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Last post: 4 months, 1 week ago | Thread started: Aug 27, 08, 6:34 p.m.

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• surface

  I've spent two years working as an in-house graphic designer/print manager for a company located in Southern California.

  Come the beginning of next month I will be leaving the company and moving out of state. However, they want to keep contact by having me still work out some print collateral such as ads, event flyers, etc.

  My supervisor just approached me today with what I was looking to make as soon as I leave in house and start work outside of the company.

  Has anyone had any experience with this situation? Should I just run back to my typical freelance rate? Maybe work out a contract to set up some package? Maybe charge by month on the amount of work I'm receiving?

  Aug 27, 08, 6:34 p.m. – Permalink

• dbloc

  where do you work at?

  • A chain-store boardshop.. Shoot me an email if you want details.– surface

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 6:35 p.m. – Permalink

• detritus

  If you know their brand inside out and have healthy working relationships with your current colleagues/bosses, you are far more valuable to them than some random schmo they don't know, so you shouldn't blink at charging your normal full rate.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 6:40 p.m. – Permalink

• surface

  detritus,

  All is well here. I'm leaving on great terms and even received counter-offers for me to stay. Two years spent helping build a new identity for the company so I'm fairly familiar with the brand and its current direction.

  The only thing I'm afraid of is offering or throwing a number at them that may scare them and have them think of ditching me altogether and just settling with another one of the designers in-house.

  • if you arent in-house anymore a higher fee would be fine as they arent paying insurance..– edd-e1/2

    always charge a competitive strong rate. dont hold back.– edd-e2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 6:43 p.m. – Permalink

• airey

  charge an hourly rate as-per any freelance. if they offer a lot of work then offer a reduced rate. your relationship with them will save them a lot of hassle + they no longer need to pay your holidays/medical/whatever else which puts them ahead.

  with this situation you only get one chance to make the change in status work for you and you have to put down your ground rules of it can become a bit of a mess.

  just my 2cents from some experience is this.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 6:44 p.m. – Permalink

• surface

  *bump

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 8:10 p.m. – Permalink

• edd-e

  surface-

  do you need contracts? or forms?

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 8:48 p.m. – Permalink

• NONEIS

  I say NO contract, this work should be on your time, not theirs. I would also suggest you use a day rate instead of hourly moving forward if you have the sort of relationship you describe.

  • +1– jamble

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 10:36 p.m. – Permalink

• surface

  NONEIS..

  I was on the same page as well. I was thinking of avoiding a typical freelance rate because I think there's potential for more money than that. As far as day rates go.. I'll start working up numbers that I can offer.

  The workload being given to me outside of the office is definitely a lot less. I'm pretty much being rid of all the day-to-day little duties such as little flyers and signs here and there and just being handed the more important stuff such as ads and major event campaigns. All this stuff isn't TOO much work so I was assuming that if I charged a typical freelance rate, I wouldn't be making as much money as there could potentially be.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:52 a.m. – Permalink

• dyspl

  Assuming that after 2 years you know how they work and the things the would want from you, that makes the job fast and easy. Even less paid, it's money you can get without too much pain.
  You could aknowledge on a number of flyers, adverts etc.. per month on a 6moth period.
  This would gives you a sure amount of money per month and would allow you to search for other clients or doing personal works without worring too much about the money.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 4:28 a.m. – Permalink

• surface

  dyspl,

  I was really leaning towards something along a monthly paid contract for maybe 6 months exactly. It's definitely a lot easier work and much less of a workload so I know it won't shouldn't be expecting too much money since it won't bite into too much of my time, allowing me to either score another job or just work on some more freelance.

  I'm going to see what I can work up contract-wise to maybe tie down a certain amount of ads and event flyers per month and go from there.

  Thanks for all the advice.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 11:28 a.m. – Permalink