2014 · Careers · Editorial composite
I didn’t get the agency job. So I built a tiny studio.
The rejection stung for a month. The first independent client stayed for eleven years.
Join an established agency.
Started freelancing while applying elsewhere.
The freelance work became a small studio.
The missed job became the nudge.
Composite story; no financial estimate.PAIN LEVEL3/10
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