Is it crazy to try to jump from Senior Content Producer to Creative Director? I work at an extremely small agency, and tend to be very hands-on with developing creative, from brainstorms and pitch to delivery. However, I do not have any direct experience in either Art Direction or Copy.
Are there any producers out there who've done this, or something similar?
What should I be doing, if I want to make the jump?

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I’d say think less about title and more about what you actually want to do. Shepherding, supporting, and executing creative projects is different from actually being tasked with consistently coming up with good ideas. Once it’s clear what parts you actually want to focus on, work to build the skills necessary to be Considered for roles where you can do just that. Working for a small company it’s likely you may be able to gain some of this additional experience there if you are well liked and ask. If not, network to learn more about what you don’t know. Your path can lead wherever you want it to, and to whatever titles you want in the long run.

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This feels like too strong of a leap IMO (also as a senior producer). You need a lot of hard skills, on top of being generally disconnected from a LOT of the creative process before producers generally get looped in. A CD role for a brand that’s more of a creative/producer hybrid might be a better fit. I think you could jump to the creative side, but would need to start a few job titles lower.

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I jumped from designer to producer...so the reverse. But I agree with the above seems like you need to pick a focus (art or copy) and refine hard skills before CD

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