Is it okay for a Sr. Creative to put spec work in their book when their current job doesn't allow for big ideas to get made?

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Yea. Call it "passion project" work.

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Yeah why not

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It's fine. Just be sure to position the work spec somehow.

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+1 to passion projects! Nothing wrong at all about showing and creating more of the work that you want to do.

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