Dive summary:
- When agencies find themselves stuck with an unhappy client or a big account pitch, many call on high-profile freelancers to help solve their issues.
- These ad mercenaries command a hefty price tag -- up to $2,500 a day -- to work their magic on an agency's project.
- This career path has it's advantages and disadvantages; the position pays well and avoids the day-to-day drudgery of agency life, but is also high pressure and rarely results in any concrete work to add to a portfolio.
From the article:
"It sounds like a dream job. No strings attached, fat paychecks and little of the day-to-day drudgeries that unfortunately can define agency life — and most jobs, really. The short, lucrative bursts leave plenty of time for these top-level creatives to pursue other pursuits, whether it’s travel or photography or their true artistic passions."