Sunday, July 10, 2011

Looking for Work

What I've been trying to do the past couple of days is land a job designing gig posters. If I can team up with a band, record label, or venue, I'll have a steady stream of work and income. It'd be a good way to get my foot in the door. I'm at a bit of a disadvantage because I don't have a portfolio, and I'm working on GIMP instead of photoshop, but to compensate for that I plan on offering a free poster to prove that I'm competent and pricing each poster at $35 for the design. I don't know what the usual cost of design goes for, but $35 seems extrememly competitive for a high quality design.

So far I've contacted someone related to a local record company about making gig posters and I've gotten no reply. I'm guessing I'll have to talk directly to someone from the company to land the job. They represent 14 bands so I'd be doing at least one poster a week. I'm really hoping to score this job.
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13 comments:

  1. GMSoccerPicksJuly 10, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Good luck and don´t get discouraged. Sooner or later you will land a nice deal.

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  2. AesthetikosJuly 11, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    Good luck, any job is a good job (Except for illegal ones!)

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  3. Sar1231542July 11, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    Good luck with the job! (:

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  4. MarkJuly 11, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    Good luck, I'll be following to see how things go!

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  5. Come At Me BroJuly 11, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    This is great!

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  6. Gambling DegenerateJuly 11, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    interesting, seems like an interesting line of work

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  7. AnonymousJuly 11, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Good look with your job, it's hard to find a good job in the summer.

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  8. ToDecomposeDudeJuly 11, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Good luck with the job, man...

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  9. NeonJuly 11, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    I will have a gig in November with a band. I might be contacting you ;)
    +followed

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  10. DIYgamingJuly 11, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Sounds awesome!

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  11. MikemageJuly 11, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    If you had some previous work I could look into some projects for you. Just keep me in mind - spreading my love, +FOLLOWED, for life :D http://cryptozen.blogspot.com/

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  12. ShawJuly 11, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    That's alot of initiative, asking for a job that people don't seem to be actively looking for.

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  13. Charles GodfreyJuly 15, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    I honestly don't think you're at a technical disadvantage by using GIMP. Maybe people think that you absolutely need PS to do things, but that's not true. I've seen great professional work done with GIMP.
    Just look for the CMYK plugin, you're probably going to need it.

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