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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.
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)
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)
CONSIDER…CONTRACTS
RATESREPORTING TAXES
TRACKING EXPENSESEXPECTATIONS
NEEDSCOMMUNICATION
ROLE OF OTHER FREELANCERS OR EMPLOYERS
FIND CLIENTSWORD OF MOUTH!
MEETUPS, FRIENDS/FAMILY, FORMER EMPLOYERS, FRIENDS, LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AREA COMPANIES OR
AGENCIES IN CRUNCH TIME
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)