What's a normal promotion timeline to get from copywriter to ACD? Assuming a standard level of competence.

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6 months at the absolute minimum. And you need to win a Cannes lion in that time. If you don't make that timeline you're basically washed and should go work at Wendy's.

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You think I'm joking? This is Fishbowl, not some second-rate chuckle hut!

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Depends on the agency. In most cases, you really shouldn’t be an ACD without at *least* 7 years of experience.

But I’ve seen idiots promote some kid with 3 years of experience to ACD just to absolutely crash and burn and take an account down with them.

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Standard level? 7-10 years.

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seems like 5-10 years these days but it really depends on a ton of factors

The job market honestly. Tons of layoffs you can also freelance your way to a higher position. You just have to sell yourself at the interview.

If you win awards you may be able to fast track to a leadership role.

When you create spec work that the industry praises with a few people in a group, it becomes a credential of either leadership or project management abilities.

That’s very sound advice actually.

I've been working as a copywriter for 30 years and never got promoted to ACD (made senior copywriter at least if only for being old lol) so i applied for a job as a creative director somewhere and got it so maybe that's what you should do too (full disclosure, a little under 5 years was the longest i'd stuck it out at an agency (i got promoted to general manager there though)

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