digital art director in singapore
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- dijitaq
i have a job interview with a digital production company in singapore. i was wondering what is the annual salary for a digital art director there in singapore?
thanks
- utopian0
55-75k
- d_gitale0
^ aim higher
- d_gitale0
also depends highly on work experience i guess, and make sure that you will get tax free housing allowance on top
- dijitaq0
thanks for the info d_gitale
- d_gitale0
I have been living there for almost 3 years, just moved on a month ago... if you have any other questions let me know
- clearThoughts0
How's the life there? Wouldn't mind living there for a bit, must be quite happening right now, no?
- Frosty_spl0
Can you live there being an English speaker only?
- dijitaq0
if i do get the job, i may be keen on looking for apartment near bugis or little india since i'm muslim it would be easier for me to find halal food in those area. and also i can take either north-east or the east-west line since the office is near the outram mrt station. do you recommend living in either of those two areas? or do you have any other suggestion based on the office location.
thanks again d_gitale.
- d_gitale0
Life there is great, especially for well paid expats. I would call it Asia for beginners. The climate can be a bit hard to get used to in the beginning, depending on where you come from. Pretty hot and high humidity. Public transport is amazing, very well organized. As is all of Singapore, really.
And its a great location for weekend trips to lots of beautiful places in Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia. The city is not as bustling as others in South East Asia, which I really liked.
Main language is English, so no problems there. Only very few, mainly people newly arrived from China, do hardly speak it. And most locals have a relatively strong Singlish accent, but you will get used to it.
- chrisRG0
weout of curiosity, any good job search websites? who knows what come next!
- d_gitale0
@ dijitaq
Bugis is a nice area, very close to the center. It is also home to some nice middle eastern restaurants and Shisha bars near Arab Street. One of my favourite areas. It all comes down to what kind of apartment you are looking to rent. Rent is very expensive. If you are looking for a condominium, as most expats do, expect something around 3K SGD for a decent sized unit. I used to live only in so called HDB apartments. Those are purpose built apartment blocks for locals. Just make sure they are legally renting it out (the landlord needs to own the apartment for at least 5 years before they can, if I am right). As a tenant, you should be registered with the HDB department and pay stamp duty.
If the East-West line is convenient for you, you can also look into the Tiong Bahru area. You do not necessarily need to be near an MRT station, the bus network is also really good.
Regarding halal food, you should have no problems. In the local food courts you can always find Malaysian or northern indian food, and it is damn cheap.
- dyspl0
HDB are fine, and you get a better insight of local life.Our appartment was on Telok Blangah dr. We had a great time there!