What’s the rationale as a freelancer to call one’s self an “ECD” or “CCO” or whatever when they never had that title in an actually full-time capacity? Just sounds like over-compensation to me.

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Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

Something tells me a Digital Ninja would have the answer to this

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It's so you can post as CCO on here

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You mean “ECD of my name agency” isn’t real?

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Good observation. I view it as hugely self-defeating. It’s a big red flag when I notice that on a resume; I avoid hiring people who have given themselves a promotion. In my experience, they are rarely ready for the job.

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I might as well call myself the CEO...OF MYSELF. 🤯

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I wonder what kind of companies hire those people.

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I’ve seen “freelance head of production” before and it always confuses me on who hires them? Other heads of productions??? Ecd I get, CCO, no, that’s not a freelance role.

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