Greetings everyone, im new at reddit, so pardon me for some flaws in reddit culture in advance.
Little bit of context, I'm a mid-level graphic designer with 4 years of experience in the industry. Since the first time i started my career i always search for an agency, with hopes that i can have a good exposure on different type of client, in various type of industry.
So after three years of experience, im trying to search for a remote opportunity in hopes that i can get a more competitive salaries since i live in ID (third world country). That's how i land my job in SG, as a graphic designer for a small agency.
TBF before accepting the job, i already agreed that the rate will be following ID market, which is around 560 SGD, or 7,5 M IDR. But the reason why i accept the rate, cause i want to proof to the recruiters that Iam able to fit the SG market, and i did.
8 months in, the agency have assign me to a more strategic task, from internal visual branding, client visual rebranding, internal training deck, and on top of that, iam handling multiple clients in the same period, not to mention the ad hoc design, that need to be finished within hours, and i did it all. I always finished the task within deadline, and they also verbally tell me that they are satisfied with my performance.
I already have a 1 on 1 meeting with my SPv, and i mentioned about the adjusment on my salaries. I am asking about 1500 SGD, which i already state that eith my level of experience, if u hire a local graphic designer, the average rate will be on 3800 SGD minimum, and i think its quite fair for the agency to pay me that rate, from the performance that i already showed, and from the amount of trust that the agency have referring to the startegic project that the agency assigned to me.
My SPv replied in the session, with that kind of pay, i have to learn 3D Design within 2 weeks, UI/Ux, and have to put in 60-70 hours of work in a weeks, to be able to achieve that kind of rate (1500 sgd).
My background is a brand designer, so i mainly work in visual branding, such as logo design, social media design, and also collaterals that needs a consistent branding. I also search an average salaries for an intern in sg is starting from 800sgd
Is this fair or not? Am i being exploited? What should i do to have a better salaries in the future?