The scenario
In new-offer mode, the AI presents a project-rate offer for a full brand identity package that includes an unusually high number of included revision rounds for the quoted fee. You have to decide what's actually worth pushing on, the base fee itself or the number of revisions bundled into it, and hold that position through pushback about the client's budget.
Internal-raise mode instead has you asking a creative director for a salary increase after leading a rebrand that performed well, where the studio's response leans on the exposure the project gave you as a reason to hold pay steady.
What gets covered
New-offer mode covers negotiating a project fee against the scope of revisions included in it, or a salaried offer against title and creative ownership. Internal-raise mode covers making the case for a raise after a specific, measurable project result, a different conversation than asking with no concrete outcome to point to, since it usually leans on a demonstrated result rather than a general cost-of-living case.
Both modes also cover a client or studio countering with expanded scope, more deliverables for the same fee, instead of a higher rate, which requires recognizing that trade for what it actually is before accepting it.
Scoring
How scoring applies here
The abrupt-ending penalty is the one to watch in this session for this role, since a project-rate negotiation has more than one part, the fee itself and the revision scope bundled into it, and a candidate who stops pushing once the fee lands leaves the revision terms unaddressed.
A session that closes deliberately, restating what was agreed on both the fee and the scope, scores better than one that trails off once the first number gets answered. Communication is scored alongside that closing behavior, checking whether you stated your actual priority clearly rather than leaving it ambiguous.
Frequently asked questions
Does the practice offer cover freelance project rates, not just salary?
Yes. New-offer mode can be framed around a project fee and revision scope, closer to how a lot of design work is actually structured than a single salary figure.
Can I practice asking for a raise after a specific project result?
Yes, through internal-raise mode, which is built for exactly this kind of result-based compensation conversation.
Will the AI just accept the first number I state?
No. It responds the way a real creative director or client would, with questions, hesitation, or a counter, so holding the position takes real back-and-forth.
What happens if I settle the fee but never address revision scope?
The session may end with that part of the structure unaddressed, and that costs points under the same scoring system that applies across every Intervieux interview.
Can I practice countering an expanded-scope offer, not just a fee?
Yes. Both modes cover a client countering with more deliverables for the same money instead of a higher rate, and reasoning through whether that trade is actually worth it.
Related pages
Practice negotiating a graphic design offer
Work through a project-rate fee or a post-project raise out loud, before that conversation happens with a real creative director or client.