Interviewing at a few startups so I can stay in Europe. Whats a few red flags i should look out for?

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There are actually a lot of red flags in Europe.

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Huge red flag if your line manager is not a creative or does not have any creative/design background, which is the case for most startups.

You’d have nobody to learn from or look up to from a design perspective.

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Yep. Been there… you end up executing the marketing people’s “ideas” or “beautifying” their 100pg PPT deck.

If they ask you to complete an extensive “design challenge”. This is called spec work and is upsettingly common with startups, and particularly european ones in my experience.

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What are your biggest concerns?

I was at an org where I was one of two designers for all global offices. While I gained both soft and hard skills, I need an actual team and non-toxic work conditions. I’m aware that’s hard to find with startups so I may have to compromise on some things. Trying to figure out, as a creative, what sorts of things are a no go

Strength of marketing team, strength of creative team (if any), portfolio of creative lead.

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