art director salary in SF
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- albums0
Am I the only one?
"fried rice"
nice.
- cannonball19780
nasigoreng
title: art director
$105k plus moving expenses- And I assume is an Indonesian female lesbian <3dobre
- Haha!nasigoreng
- Sr. Art directornasigoreng
- nasigoreng0
here's an update: $105K plus 5K moving expenses..
not bad, right?
Next: apartment hunting.
Any suggestion/tips for good location/neighborhood?
- akrok0
bonus stuff >> http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/4…
- lvl_130
no matter how many places you look at on craigslist/padmapper/the like will not compare to actually being here and going to open houses. especially if you are looking in the hipper areas and have a somewhat low set budget (ie. you aren't going to throw your whole paycheck at some SOMA loft for $4500/month)
The wife and I tried for months from minneapolis (contacting potential places, having friends that already lived here check out places for us) and it never went anywhere. we finally said fuck it, put all of our shit in one of those UPack trailers, had them hold it. then rented a place on Airbnb for a month, and after looking for a couple weeks locked down a place, and had the Upack stuff shipped to our permanent address.
a friend of ours actually did the whole broker thing. it worked out well for them, but they had a bigger budget than we had to work with so there is that...
and if you are being brought out here by a firm...then maybe you don't have to worry about any of this shit as they will often put you up in a temp spot and hire a moving company :D
- Thnx for sharing lvl_13
The firm is gonna cover my moving expenses so it's good. Finding the apt is gonna be a challenge.nasigoreng
- Thnx for sharing lvl_13
- akrok0
- if you want to get a head start.akrok
- Awesome! these really helps.
thnx man.nasigoreng
- instrmntl0
30K and stock options! i kid.
- akrok0
based on this >> http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/c…
93k in SF is like 70k in CHI.
- nasigoreng0
I think I might get $100,000... :)
- That sounds more like it. But beware - $100k/year goes fast in that city.brandon_phillip
- I have to find good deal place/apt to live..nasigoreng
- sothere0
right 95k is enough for me. see you soon!!
- akrok0
^
just put me in a suite at the w hotel, and a credit card from the office.
- CGN0
Tell them it's not about the money. Do it for free.
- akrok0
any good news?
- they like me so I might get good offer..nasigoreng
- best wished, dude.akrok
- thanks mannasigoreng
- lvl_130
85-100k is probably a good range for a decent sized firm/company.
and unlike most of the US, the rental prices are still going up in SF. Not to mention (depending on the hood) you will be standing in a group of about 30 people who want the same place you do, and who are willing to pay more to ensure they get it.
Have all your paperwork with you when you are looking (CA rental application, bank statements, credit statements, letters of recommendation (if you got 'em) and proof of employment (or your offer letter).
- technosoul0
check out glassdoor.com
The bigger ad agencys pay 90k up, but it all depends on your book and experience.
- nasigoreng0
Hope I can get at least 90K..
Especially if I wanna live by myself- yeah.akrok
- good luck with 90k, rents and competition are jacked.refunktion
- akrok0
based on aiga salary survey from '09. median salary for a AD in SF was $85k. with an other 11k in benefits. (total 96k).
- here's the link (pdf) >> http://chapters.aiga…akrok
- Thanks Akroknasigoreng
- you're welcome.akrok
- zoozoo0
1 million dollars