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Sounds like Omnicom. This has Wren written all over it.
Can’t spell wrench without wren.
You hunt for them to eat. Welcome to the game. Sad.
Pro
Why would they hire people who are paid more?
Parlay that big pitch win into a nice salary bump at a different agency?
So I have had in the past, a handful of clients that I have bounced around working for helping to stand up operations after an account was won by an agency. Due to experience in the vertical & with specific clients / teams. It’s typically either the agency or the client that seeks me out. There are many people like this in the business. You sometimes have pitch teams that win and then you have ground teams that stand up operations. For what it’s worth often my tours on stuff like this did not last indefinitely, either.
I don’t do this any longer, I’m full-time on a client right now but every once in a while, I will get a call for something like this.
These types of skills are most commonly grown through a long period of being a freelancer and developing solid deep relationships with clients.
I have many creative friends that are freelancers. Most of what they do is pitch. They have zero interest in working on an account long-term.
Just some perspective from somebody in the trenches, but I will say it sucks especially if you were invested in winning the business. I’m very sorry, this has happened to me as well. Best to not take it personally as there are likely levers being pulled at levels way above that impacted this decision & it likely has nothing to do with you.
Where is this that they cut the matching 401k? That seems like a new low
Omnicom
This is probably the biggest reason this job makes no sense. And you should also get a piece of the action. Someone got a big payday just not you
Pro
Congrats on the W. Enjoy the L.