So my meeting went rather well - spurred many more ideas for future ventures that we can hopefully get rolling on very soon. I still need someone who has the gift of gab to promote me in direct trade for creative skills - I'm thinking an hour-for-hour trade would rock! So, if you're interested, drop me a line.
I've been doing some job hunting over the past couple of days - mostly white collar creative think tank stuff that seems to centre around marketing and design. It seems that all of the jobs I want require at least a Bachelor's degree and I don't feel like any more school. So what can I do? I don't believe that going back to school is the only way to get around this. My idea is to show them what I can do. I intend to list out all of my skills (developed and developing), formal education and areas of dedicated self study, as well as the experience gained from side projects and previous businesses.
Then, I can show them. Now, herein lies yet another challenge. My photography portfolio is good, but I have a very limited design portfolio and many of my files from past branding/web design clients are no longer available. I have a few that have been worked on recently, but nothing like what I would need. My thought is to create a video proposal offering my services on a small project (ie. a logo, or simple brand package) completely free of charge. The gift would come on one condition; that the company would evaluate my skills and potential as an employee and provide me with constructive criticism. If I got hired out of the deal - fantastic! But, at worst, I would get something to put in my portfolio and a nice name attached to it. Maybe even a couple of contacts to rub shoulders with in the future.
Perhaps I should start with a branding package for myself? Now that would be an idea! I could launch a marketing campaign targeting the people I want to work for. Oh what fun to work for a cutting edge magazine! Hmm...I believe I have some work to do.
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