Examples of other jobs not necessarily related to Graphic Design:
- Design Consultant
- Project Manager
- UI/UX Designer
- Illustrator
- Product Designer
- Freelancer
- Typographer
- Copy Writer
- Publication Designer
- Content Strategist
- Brand Strategist/ Creative Director
- Web/Motion Design
- Set Designer
- Curator/ Events/ Production/ Design
- Merchandise Design etc......
It gives us a lot of options and possibly a lot of people that we can contact.
Explorer (ISTP-A-ISTP-T)
VIRTUOSO - Bold and practical experimenters, master if all kinds of tools
- Agile with skills
- Freelancing ?
- bold mindset
- Campaign Strategists
- Project manager
- Art Direction
- Brand Strategists
- Content Strategists
Reaching Out
- Start research on potential agencies, studio's, social media - their aesthetics, previous work
- How are you able to help, fit in in the studio, agency etc
Ways to Communicate
- Email - not as effective, might not be able to get a reply, not able to stand out (have ppers review your mails, Use Grammarly)
- Social Media
- Phoning - save you a lot of time, prepare a script e.g. bullet pointing them, prompts keep you on track
- In Person
- Send something physical - but it needs to be something really good for it to be really effective. - have to have clear relation to what they do; something they have a clear relation to.
- Invite them to your event or exhibition - great opputunity to meet them, build a relationship o their
Lauren Berger's (internqueen.com)
- Send from professional email address
- Subject Line needs to be searchable so it's easy to find in inbox (relative words or phrase)
- Professional but not too formal greeting and warm up line (Hi nice to connect with you through email...)
- Email needs to be short and concise - include resume or cover letter)
- Closing - Thank you for taking your time and I look forward to hearing form you again! Best/Sincerely
The Futur
- Sell yourself through confidence
- First impression is key.
- "Portfolio doesn't matter" - depends on the context or who you're talking to.
- Talk up soft skills - teamwork, adaptable skills,
Other Tips
- Explaining why you'd fit in the environment
- Have a clear ask - say exactly what were after, why you need them and why they need you
- Make email easy to respond to - Define exactly what it is that we want to do
- Follow up - maybe after a week? but in may depend on context, if they give you time period to reply and not reply then follow up
- Get in touch with multiple people at a time
- Take things offline - Face-to-face or event, less likely about them ignoring you? establish a relationship, networking
Writing a Mock Email
I wrote a mock email using the tips above e.g. from Berger with keeping the email concise and straight to the point and specifying what I can offer and what they can do for me.
Response
- It was clear and succinct, clear and knew what you were talking about
- Maybe don't start with 'Good day!' - sounds a bit patronising
Thoughts & Reflection:
I found this session really helpful and found the emailing bit really useful for when I actually contact the studios that I want to work with. Also, I was worried about the thought of only doing 'Graphic Design' placements, but after the brainstorming activity I realised that there are other areas in which I can delve into that are more of what I actually want to do and learn more about.
I found this session really helpful and found the emailing bit really useful for when I actually contact the studios that I want to work with. Also, I was worried about the thought of only doing 'Graphic Design' placements, but after the brainstorming activity I realised that there are other areas in which I can delve into that are more of what I actually want to do and learn more about.
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