About contracting/freelancing rates?
by Sean Brady · in General Discussion · 10/17/2009 (1:58 pm) · 4 replies
Hello I am contacting and asking the gg community about the whole deal with rates for freelance work. I have handled several contract dealings in the past and I just want to make sure I am not getting screwed over. The following example has been supplied for reference purposes; On average I have accepted contract jobs for about 100 us dollars for 6-7 hours work. The majority of my responsibilities involved all forms of game art creation and implementation into a game engine.
Am i getting screwed over with this price or is this an acceptable wage for the trends within the freelancing world of the games industry?
Thank you for your time.
;)
Am i getting screwed over with this price or is this an acceptable wage for the trends within the freelancing world of the games industry?
Thank you for your time.
;)
About the author
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#2
10/17/2009 (8:04 pm)
I provide high quality work due to being a bit of a perfectionist. In terms of my skill level towards environments and props, I know the majority of the tricks of the trade relating to creating an extremely low poly and highly detailed environments/props at a somewhat fast pace/production speed (AAA looking red box in 1 hour). In terms of characters and creatures I am less skilled (AAA looking red box in 3-4 hours) as env's and props are my main area of concern. Only dealt with three character contracts in my whole time freelancing so far. I am well above that indie level of work. 
#3
10/17/2009 (8:11 pm)
i believe as a contractor one is generally expected to make 1.5 to 2x what one makes as a regular employee. so figure what you think a reasonable hourly rate would be for you, and bump it that much. you're currently charging about $14/hour.
#4
I am charging $14 per hour due to its conversion to 10 euro in europe. I will definitely follow that as it seems appropriate to the occupation.
Thanks once again. ;)
10/17/2009 (8:23 pm)
Cheers orion, that is very useful.I am charging $14 per hour due to its conversion to 10 euro in europe. I will definitely follow that as it seems appropriate to the occupation.
Thanks once again. ;)
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There is a big difference in making an indie-looking big red box within 10 hours ..and making a AAA looking red box in 1 hour. Where do you fall into that scheme ?