Just saw a post: Level Studios is looking for an ACD in the Bay Area. $140k-160k. That's gotta be low, right?

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It's truly wild out there right now. Interviewed for a senior role in SF last year that tried to pass off 85 "as competitive."

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This is crazy to me. I get the current job market, but in normal times, I hope this doesn't fly.

The Bay Area specifically had been worse than others

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Calling it overpaid is wild

Spent the last few years at a small indie shop in SF. I was making 100 as a senior while ACDs were only at 130.

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That’s pretty high in today’s market, IME.

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Level Studios was mostly digital so 160k tracks.

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Reminder salaries do not just go up. They match the market. Nothing about todays economy, or our sector suggest advertising salaries would remain steady or grow.

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