Placement Agencies
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- mudchicken
Does anyone know how much of a cut these placement agencies are skimming off the top? Creative Circle, Fliter, Aquent, and so on and so forth ...
- TheeOtherJuan0
25-55%
- JazX0
At THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE very least 20%. This will depend on the city and type of work. Most recruiters in general work on that level or more.
- mudchicken0
Ruthless
- pixellette0
55% for sure, i saw my rate and my jaw dropped :(
- mtgentry0
My first freelance gig out of school paid $30/ hr. After a few months I found out the placement agency was getting $50/hr. Man was I pissed!
- SoulFly0
it's all negotiable between them, depends on the client... Not just design jobs, but at least for accountants they can charge the client $100/hour and keep $60. For design jobs, these days they probably charge $50/hour and keep $25.
Honestly, when I see the amount of recent grads who are doing design work for FREE... or "non-profit" and shady internships... it's all irrelevant how much an agency charges.