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NATALIE SEMCZUK@TALKANATALKA

AIGAUPSTNY PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP

HELLO!I’M NATALIE:

PROJECT MANAGER, TECH LEAD, FORMER GRAPHIC DESIGNER, FREELANCER, REMOTE CONTRACTOR, CAT

LOVER, PAJAMA WEARER, ETC

I’VE WORKED WITH:

AGENCIES, DESIGN STUDIOS, DEV SHOPS, A PAPER MANUFACTURER, A UNIVERSITY, AND NOW MYSELF.

IN SCHOOL,YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT AGENCY OR STUDIO LIFE, BUT

NOT NECESSARILY HOW TO GET THERE YOURSELF.

WHEN I GRADUATED,

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING.

SO HERE’S WHAT I’VE

FOUND USEFUL(EVEN LONG AFTER GRADUATING)

AGENCIES

STRUCTURE

CREATIVEMARKETING

CLIENT SERVICESMEDIA PLANNING

INTERNAL SERVICES (HR, TRAFFIC, FINANCE)

EVEN MORE STRUCTURE

DESIGNER (JUNIOR/SENIOR)ART DIRECTOR

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

COPY WRITERSTRATEGIST

PROJECT MANAGERTRAFFIC MANAGER

PRODUCERACCOUNT MANAGERACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

GENERALLY…IT’S PROBABLY WHAT YOU WENT TO SCHOOL FOR!

FAST-PACEDEXCITING

INTERESTING WORKSPECIALIZATION

SURROUNDED BY OTHERS PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR FIELD

CONSIDER…OPENINGS MIGHT BE HARD TO COME BY

GENERALLY NEED SOME EXPERIENCEFAST-PACED (AKA BURN OUT)

NOT ALWAYS RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR WORKYOU DON’T DICTATE THE STANDARDS (SOMETIMES)

GET INVOLVED LOCALLY

GO TO MEETUPS!

UPSTATE NY AIGA LEVELUPSTATE.ORG

CREATE UPSTATE 2015 MEETUP.COM

FOLLOW PEOPLE ON TWITTER

IN-HOUSE

COMPANIESNON-PROFITS

COLLEGES OR SCHOOLSMANUFACTURING

LOCAL BUSINESSESBIG CORPORATIONSSMALL COMPANIES

STARTUPSETC

GENERALLY…FOCUS ON ONE BRAND

BREADTH OF EXPERIENCELESS FRANTIC PACENOT CLIENT-DRIVENMORE RESOURCES

CAN TRY LOTS OF PROCESSES, TOOLS, APPROACHES

CONSIDER…SMALLER TEAM

MORE RIGID STRUCTURE OR GUIDELINESSTRATEGIES AND FOCUS MAY CHANGE SUDDENLY

ACCOUNTABILITY SHOWING RESULTS

GET INVOLVED

GET INVOLVED IN YOUR INTERESTSLOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS

COLLEGE/NON-PROFIT INTERNSHIPSMORE MEETUPS! (STILL)

FREELANCE

CONSIDER…CONTRACTS

RATESREPORTING TAXES

TRACKING EXPENSESEXPECTATIONS

NEEDSCOMMUNICATION

ROLE OF OTHER FREELANCERS OR EMPLOYERS

WHAT PEOPLE LOOK FOR

RATESRELIABILITYEXPERIENCE

WORD OF MOUTH RECOMMENDATIONS

FIND CLIENTSWORD OF MOUTH!

MEETUPS, FRIENDS/FAMILY, FORMER EMPLOYERS, FRIENDS, LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AREA COMPANIES OR

AGENCIES IN CRUNCH TIME

FREELANCERSUNION.ORG BLOG.BENCH.CO

TRYZEN99.COM/BLOG CONTENTLY.NET

BUSINESSOLOGY SHOW THE ART OF VALUE

BIZCRAFT THE FREELANCE PODCAST

LADIES IN TECH

REMOTE

OPTIONSALL REMOTE COMPANY

GEOGRAPHICALLY-BASED COMPANY WITH SOME CONTRACTORS

GENERALLY….FLEXIBLE

LIVE ANYWHEREWORK ANYWHRE

NO COMMUTECONTROLLED INTERRUPTIONS

LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES

CONSIDER…HARDER TO BE HIRED WITH NO EXPERIENCE

EASIER TO WORK LONGER HOURSNEED SOLID COMMUNICATION SKILLS

MIGHT NOT GET TO KNOW COWORKERS AS WELLYOUR HOME NOW = YOUR OFFICEALWAYS NEED RELIABLE INTERNET

PAY NOT SCALED TO LOCATION

LOOK FOR JOBS

WEWORKREMOTELY.COMAUTHENTICJOBS.COM (FILTER: REMOTE)

WORKINGNOMADS.CODRIBBBLE.COM/JOBS (FILTER: ANYWHERE)

FURTHER…

TALK TO EVERYONE

HERE!

GOOD LUCK!

NATALIE SEMCZUK@TALKANATALKA

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