Hey, anyone got any advice on getting freelance work with design agencies/studios?
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- Hi Ashley,I would recommend doing some research and making a short list (5-10) people whose work you really admire. Write to them (email, or better yet, a hand-written letter in the post), telling them specifically what you like about their work (be specific about a past project of theirs that you like and say why). Flatter them and tell them how much it would mean to you to work with them, or even just to meet for a coffee if they can spare 20 mins one day.Include a link to your website / work (and make sure it all looks ts best, remove any projects you're not proud of, make sure they see only your best stuff).Follow up your email / letter with a polite phonecall 1-2 weeks later, saying you know how busy they must be, but have they had a chance to look at your note & would they be up for meeting.Good luck!Amy x
- Let’s correct some of these replies, clearly wrong direction.When you say freelance for “agencies” are you talking about advertising agencies ? or recruitment agencies or agents that represent you for freelance work to work in a studio or advertising agency? this could be for a day or week sometimes under a contract basises.Just to clear up recruitment agencies what they do, normally you send over your portfolio/CV underline in an email or phone call what you are looking for “freelance work/projects” that would be done working directly with a studio/advertising studio.In most cases if you are on the books of recruitment agencies they will normally ask if you want to apply for perm/temp role or freelance projects i.e. you may be brought in for pitching for new business or clients --- working with a creative team. This can be exteneded as to working longer on a campaign.If your a studio or designer, illustrator with a certain style then you go through a different method you would represented by a talent agency not a recruitment agency. They work in the same way but sometimes studios and advertising agencies want a certain done by particular artist or studio that focus in style or can bring that look and feel into fruition.How to apply:1. Create a shit hot portfolio/CV (PDF format or website) find studios or agencies you wish to apply for state in the email you are looking for freelance work and the disciplines you work in and what projects you can do.2. Put your name down for recruitment agencies as this can be better in the future for people in the industry to recognise you.3. Have a day rate, and hourly rate4. Make sure you are registered as self-employed or even better a Limited Company as this can mean you can work with more agencies and studios in the future.5. Understand invocing6. Availability make sure you are organised when and where you are working
- As mentioned already, you could do a lot worse than just emaling details through to agencies who you think you would be a match for. We hardly ever get any direct quries for some reason? so i do take the time to respond if people have made the effort.The reality is though, its unlikely that you will make an enquirey at an opportune moment. I tend to put people down on a list if i think they could help in the future, but you will always be under the people we've already had experience with.I would regularly contact agencies who have responded to your enquirey positively to remind them of your availability.Also, register with a number of recuiters who specalise in freelance. When you are really up agasint it on a project or somebody is ill, its easier to get an agency person than to start calling around and seeing who is free when. Thats half a day gone that you didn't have to start with!Good luck
- Love to find out more about this too!
- 217 / 5000Resultados de traducciónWhat I do is make a list of agencies, select those in which I can fit in and contact them through a worker or their contact address. Almost none of them respond, if I'm honest.
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