Would I be pigeonholed if I accept a content copywriting position?

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It depends. You could stay in agency land for 12 months and make nothing portfolio-worthy with the associated stress and poor pay or *try* content for 12 months make nothing portfolio-worthy, get some sleep and make real money (pharma / tech / fin).

I've done both and it's fine. Just make sure you don't hang out there if it's not what you want.

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The work in your portfolio is the work you’ll get hired for. So, yes.

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Yes, run away.

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If you could write fun, diverse content I'd say go for it. But if you aren't allowed to create interesting, unique voices and it's the standard content voice you see everywhere I can see how you may get stuck in that world.

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Would you be pigeonholed at some companies, possibly. In the industry, if you allow yourself to be.

You can do anything just long enough to develop or flex a skill and then tell the story of how that has created an opportunity for you to take a new step into another role.

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