Should I bump up my day rate for pharma?

Background: Many years working at big agencies and have recently gone freelance, charging an average day rate of $1,500. I’m wondering if I should ask for higher for this pharma gig I’m in talks with.

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My pharma shop let go all freelance.

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Curious where you landed with your pharma rate.

Sorry, misread the time stamp on your post. Thought you posted this months ago. I typically ask for $125/hour, but lately the holding companies have been nickel and diming, trying to cap rates at $75–80/hour. Line you, I have years of experience and a current book with solid creative case studies.

In this market, see how they react to $1500. It’s been hard getting our regular rates. And you don’t want to price yourself out of a gig. Even pharma has been hit with economic realities/cut backs.

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