Tips from those of you who have moved from agency to in-house?

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I went in-house for 5 months. Conversations shifted from "here's 100 ways we can make this idea great," to "here's 100 reasons why legal will say no."

Long story short, I don't work in-house anymore.

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Ask what their process is. Ask what the company vision is. I wish I had asked these before taking my current position...

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@CW1 I went because agencies weren't hiring and I needed money. Then shortly after starting, I felt my soul start to diminish.

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Don't.

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@SC1 when you went were you aiming to make good work, or just get better hours than agency-side?

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Love the product/brand. It makes a HUGE difference in your experience

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I actually worked on more creative stuff working in-house. I'd go back, for the right brand.

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@CW1 this is actually my first agency experience. I started out in-house.

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They don't want to innovate. Or can't.

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@SC1 That happens at agencies, too, unfortunately.

@Designer 1, what made you want to come back to advertising?

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