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Also don’t senior people generally mentor and manage juniors? ACD manages more than 1 direct report...
Agree. And it’s a bad look if you seem uninterested in mentoring.
Senior Copywriters and Senior Art Directors oversee and manage juniors all the time. It’s how the juniors learn, and how the seniors get more work done. What makes you think only ACDs manage people?
Dont know. I havent seen senior with direct reps. Mentoring is one thing; a direct report is another.
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Think of it as a test to prove you’re ready for a future promotion. They’re setting the stage for your future request. Give it like 8-12 months of showing how awesome you are with that responsibility. Unless you’re in a super rush for that promotion for whatever reason
Wait, because otherwise you’re effectively telling yr own management that something is above your pay grade — not a good look and they obv don’t agree
Hi everyone - thanks for the wisdom and advice. I wasn’t aiming for management, they just thought i was suited for the responsibility and mentioned it during a casual meeting. It caught me off guard, so I wanted to understand what it all entails.
I’m a senior cw with direct reports, if that helps.
Thanks for jumping in.
Do you have fellow scw in your agency that *dont* have reports?
How many reports aprox. ?
Do you suspect that your salary is a bit higher because of your reports?
When I was a Sr. writer, I pestered my boss for a chance to mentor more Jr. creatives. Do it with gusto and prove you’re ready to be an ACD.
Agree, but mentoring is different than direct report. Direct reports is mentoring AND management.
Also, more responsibility is a grey area: if you dont have it, you ask for it in order to advance in your career. If it is given, you make sure you arent taken advantage of.