Hi, all,
I'm about to be offered a full-time retouching position at an image agency that deals with high-end, fashiony celebrity portraits. The position isn't locked away, but the first interview went well and they would "love to bring me on," pending my meeting next week with a few of the bigwig bosses.
I'd love to be able to go into this final interview knowing precisely what sort of salary I should be expecting.
I know a lot of you are subsisting on freelance work (and I've done some myself), but I don't think simply extrapolating my freelance rates would be appropriate for this, considering it has much greater stability/benefits (and probably boredom). If only I could get my freelance rate for 35 hours per week!
Other information: I'm young, 23, so I bet they will try to pin me as "entry-level." I'm both a little hesitant to demand too much and to simply accept whatever they offer, but I'm also worried that I am going to be shortchanged on account of my age. The "entry-level" designation might just be an excuse to pay me less. I would be, however, replacing their current retoucher who is probably in her 40's, so I imagine there is a possibility I might get an offer similar to whatever they are paying her.
Any advice/benchmarks you have would be infinitely helpful to me. Thanks very much in advance.
Gabriel
I'm about to be offered a full-time retouching position at an image agency that deals with high-end, fashiony celebrity portraits. The position isn't locked away, but the first interview went well and they would "love to bring me on," pending my meeting next week with a few of the bigwig bosses.
I'd love to be able to go into this final interview knowing precisely what sort of salary I should be expecting.
I know a lot of you are subsisting on freelance work (and I've done some myself), but I don't think simply extrapolating my freelance rates would be appropriate for this, considering it has much greater stability/benefits (and probably boredom). If only I could get my freelance rate for 35 hours per week!
Other information: I'm young, 23, so I bet they will try to pin me as "entry-level." I'm both a little hesitant to demand too much and to simply accept whatever they offer, but I'm also worried that I am going to be shortchanged on account of my age. The "entry-level" designation might just be an excuse to pay me less. I would be, however, replacing their current retoucher who is probably in her 40's, so I imagine there is a possibility I might get an offer similar to whatever they are paying her.
Any advice/benchmarks you have would be infinitely helpful to me. Thanks very much in advance.

Gabriel
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