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While I have placed people across industries (from media to brand, for instance), the transition is perhaps a bit more linear than most people expect. If you are looking for something different, you need to zero in on a project, client, or discipline you've recently tackled and use that as the pivot point. In other words, just because you are a creative director doesn't mean you are hirable as a director in a totally different industry unless there is a through line (category expertise, strategic channel focus, etc.). In this market, there is a supply of folks with domain expertise to hire—ask yourself what makes you so special?