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newly-promoted ACD salary in NYC?
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I still have crippling ADHD so i think i've had to let go of what I thought life would be.
Yes and thanks for reminding me. In 2016 I was a junior Art director, today I am a Creative Director who was just honored on Ad Ages creatives to watch coming off a year of dozens of awards in a career with dozens more. This is not a brag at all, I have worked my ass of day after day and I think I’m most proud of the younger creatives I have mentored and taught (at portfolio school) who are also now award winning creatives some of who also made ad ages list. That’s what really matter, how do you give back and help bring the next Gen toward?
Nope. This industry has imploded.
No because I couldn’t factor in how much racism and favoritism would block my path. I’ve reached the glass ceiling of being a senior creative in the span of 7 years. And in those years I’ve seen no poc in senior positions or director levels.
I wanted to be at 100k/yr by 30 and 200k/yr by 40. Both achieved and those were my only career goals. So from here it’s all gravy I guess?
Doing okay from a financial perspective but I didn’t image the almost constant worry of job loss.
2016 was the exact year I discovered “FIRE”: financial independence, retire early. Which is to say I learned to delay gratification, pay off debt, save and invest money aggressively and that would compound into a level of freedom. Ultimately leading to the ability to step away from a job I hate in the not too distant future, and live passively off the growth of investments. So yes I would have never imagined where I would be today given where I started 10 years ago but it has not been unicorns and rainbows (lots of financial sacrifices and living like a broke person for many years). But I could quit tomorrow and survive until age 59.5 with a part time job at Walmart if I had to.
I was totally on track for a long time. Then at 50 I got hit by an oncoming train.
Sort of. I think if you told me what my salary was I would’ve thought it’s a little less than expected but the reality of living costs make it feel paycheck to paycheck. I think the biggest issue I have with my career is the anxiety of investing in a future with an advertising industry that is increasingly unstable and cutthroat.
I would have thought I could have had a fall back of say going brandside for the rest of my career if needed, but that isn’t the case.
Nah. I could have done better. Now out of work and not sure what the future holds. Had a good run I guess. Not what I had hoped for, but more than I could imagine when I got in this business.
Far exceeded, yes.
Currently beyond my expectations money wise. I never really chased titles/money until I had my first kid in 2018. I stopped caring on the type of clients/projects I want to work on and just trying to cash out.
I was supposed to own 2 Airbnb’s one in my home town and one in a tropical vacation area. Covid through all that off.
Yes and no. This industry opened doors for me I would never be able to open on my own. Creatively rewarding. Getting to work along very talented people. Both on the ad agency side as well as on production side. Going on shoots with Hollywood A-list directors and actors. See and experience things like filming out of a helicopter. Shooting inside and near the Eiffel Tower and closed portion of the Great Wall of China. Travel to all over the world and stay at 5 star hotels on clients' dollar. Exclusive parties. Award ceremonies. Dating pretty people. Blah blah blah. Today I'm jobless and broke.
What years did you have that 5 star expense account?
My life hasn't turned out for me at all. I don't have high hopes for the next 10 years either.
In 2016 I wasn’t a serious person, even though I thought I was. 25-35 is a humbling experience when you look back on it. I wasn’t seriously thinking about where I want to be in 10 years like I am now.
nope
Rising Star
My life and career are way more on track than they were in 2016. Which is still a far cry from being on track
Nope. I have a degree in English. I don’t know how I ended up as an investment manager lol. I’m grateful to have a job though!
Not at all. But hey, I think i’m still able to get a career boost under the right light.