What's my job title?

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  • monNom0

    I don't know of any junior designers with 11 years exp. Traditionally, after 5yrs you are at the senior designer level. AD/CD aren't completely vertical moves, so you can't exactly say that after X years you are an AD. (There are ADs fresh out of school.)
    CD would be in charge of the strategy, so if you've got someone above you telling you what to make, you aren't there. Nothing wrong with being a designer.

    Generally:
    CD = strategy
    AD = tactics
    SD = execution
    JD = grunt work

    • i do. It's not about the length of experience it's about the breadth of it. Also, your general assumption about roles is utter bollox.Morning_star
    • Pay grades are related to your value to the organization. @5years you are fast and productive, hence better paid. Breadth comes with time.monNom
    • and if you've got juniors doing strategy, or CD's doing busy-work, I don't know what to tell you.monNom
    • @5 years you are faster and more productive, but still a Junior Designer. Breadth of experience is not linked to time. And, if you think that there's a...Morning_star
    • ...straight career path between Junior Designer and CD you're mistaken. The best Designers are a completely different animals to best Art Directors...Morning_star
    • ...And CD is about as broad a role as you can imagine.Morning_star

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