I've been editing for a long time, but I'm brand new to agency life. I was hired as a FT in-house editor, but 9mo later, I'm absolutely drained (I come from publishing, which was not nearly as brutal)... and while I love the work and the people, I just canNOT anymore with the hours. Is it easier to set limits and have a life as freelance? What happens to rate if I already have an established salary? Do I just need to bow out of this industry if I want my life back?

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Yes, in house editors get absolutely beat upon. That’s true everywhere. They will continue to take advantage of you until you can either quit or convince them to limit you hours to some kind of normalcy.

Freelancing is more tolerable, but comes with its own challenges. You must have a few consistent clients and your current agency might not even be one of them. There’s a lot of stress in wondering about your next job.

A nice middle ground is getting in full time at a post house where there are producers to protect you from agency demands. These jobs are not easy to come by, but you can try for them while working at your current job.

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Want to make sure you’re talking about the same type of editor, since you mentioned a post house. OP is an editor of words (not a video editor), and I’m assuming they’re in pharma. Apologies if this was already clear.

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