Negotiate or not?
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- SirLawrence0
no, I am not. But been there, got the t-shirt.
There is just so much more to review other than the pay. Is the agency portfolio good for yours? Is their junior staff any good? Is their senior creative staff any good? What accounts are you working on = newly aquired ones or retainer? Are you replacing a dude or is this a new position, blah blah...
Sure agencies have the money; does that have to mean to shell it out just because you ask for it? Probation is a good way here = to see if you fit in with the agency, and to see if the agency fits with you. If you propose this to who ever you talk to, you propose a business/career oriented offer. If you ask for money cuz you figure you can milk them, they will milk you. Agencies are marketing driven, overhead guided workplaces. As an AD you haven't got that much leverage, but you're in a position to go earn it.
So go earn it :-P