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5 Tips for Making the Jump from Full-time to Freelance Way Less Scary

The truth is that the shift from agency job to freelance can be intimidating, but it can be a lot less scary if you have a plan for how to make that transition and actionable steps to take you from here to there. For me, I knew I wanted to pursue lettering. I figured out what kind of work I wanted to do once I left the agency, how much financial cushion I needed to feel comfortable before quitting my job, and started working towards making those things a reality!

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[Blog Post] Dear Burnt Out Art Director...

By October that year, I was drunk crying to my best friend in the back of a cab. Sobbing, I admitted to her that I felt drained and uninspired at the agency but also felt guilty for feeling this way because it was supposed to be my dream job. That was my conundrum: finally acknowledging I was unhappy with the long hours & mundane work but at the same time feeling obligated to stick it out. I found myself making lots of little excuses for why I couldn’t quit at that point.

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Why I decided to quit my job in advertising

[Blog Post] I had just graduated top of my class from SVA with a degree in Advertising, and my partner and I had just landed our dream jobs as junior art directors at a big NYC agency. It ticked all my boxes: great salary, reputable agency for my resumé, and snacks all over the place. This was the job that was going to make all those late nights working my ass off in school worth it. I could feel it. By October that year, I was drunk crying to my best friend in the back of a cab.