1. Design
and
Media
Careers
Len
Forgione

2. LEN

5. Ge.ng
(and
Keeping)
a
Job
in
Media
and
Design
• Current
Landscape:
– Intense
compe55on
for
jobs
in
NY
– Corporate
media
jobs
are
not
as
plen5ful
– Freelance
jobs
more
available
– Tradi5onal
media
is
shi?ing
to
digital
– Employees
must
evolve
with
the
industry

6. Set
Clear
Goals
• What
would
you
like
to
do?
• What
do
you
enjoy
the
most?
• Never
too
early
to
think
about
your
career.
• Start
your
own
business…
– I
started
doing
web
design
at
Hofstra
when
I
was
17.
– This
led
to
more
web
work.

7. Get
an
Internship
• Great
prac5cal
experience.
• Nice
resume
builder.
• Interns
o?en
get
hired
a?er
gradua5on.
• Lets
you
get
a
feel
for
the
workplace
and
culture.
– I
had
three
internships
in
different
industries.
– Decide
what
you
like
to
do.

8. Network!
• “Who
you
know”
does
maRer
in
this
industry.
• Go
to
university
func5ons
or
join
an
interest
group.
• Meet
people,
hand
out
business
cards.
• Talk
to
everyone
about
what
you
would
like
to
do.
• Start
a
club
or
group.
• LinkedIn/Facebook.

9. Know
How
to
Market
Yourself
• Put
together
a
porWolio
or
reel
of
your
class
work.
• If
you
don’t
have
any
work
to
show,
do
a
quick
personal
project
on
something
you
love.
• Passion
projects
can
o?en
get
you
no5ced.
• Have
your
own
website
or
digital
presence.
• Take
advantage
of
social
media.

10. Be
VersaEle
• Be
able
to
wear
many
hats.
• Employers
today
are
looking
for
a
lot
of
value
for
their
dollar.
• Your
team
will
probably
be
small,
and
you’ll
all
have
mul5ple
roles.
• If
you’re
freelance,
a
deep
skill
set
lets
you
handle
diverse
projects.

11. Get
Out
of
Your
Comfort
Zone
• If
you’re
asked
to
do
something
outside
of
your
skill
set
–
do
it!
• Look
it
up,
make
mistakes,
but
do
it.
• Learn,
grow
your
skill
set
and
make
an
impression
on
your
employer.
• Force
your
brain
to
wake
up.
• Don’t
stagnate.

12. Be
Passionate
About
What
You
Do
• If
you’re
into
your
work,
show
it!
• It
will
rub
off
on
others,
and
your
boss
will
no5ce.
• Sour
apples
get
pushed
out
(I’ve
seen
it
happen).
• Happy
=
Produc5ve.
• Produc5ve
=
Employed.

13. Follow
Your
Dreams
• That’s
how
I
ended
up
at
Sesame
Street
and
DC
Comics.
• Be
persistent.
• Some5mes
luck
plays
a
factor.
• Parlay
your
interest/hobby
into
a
career.
• Kermit
did
it,
so
can
you.

14. What
Am
I
Looking
for
as
an
Employer?
• Be
efficient
and
take
direc5on.
• Have
personality,
infuse
life
into
your
work.
• Work
independently
when
required.
• Make
sugges5ons
and
improve
on
ideas.
• Well-­‐put
together
appearance
and
hygiene.
– Dress
according
to
the
workplace.
• Have
relevant
experience.
• Have
digital
experience.
• Know
when
to
step
away.

15. Be
able
to
translate
business
needs
into
creaEve
direcEon.
• If
you
can
develop
this
skill,
it
will
serve
you
well.
• Being
able
to
understand
what
your
boss
is
saying
and
then
create
something
that
sa5sfies
that
need
is
crucial.
• People
like
choice,
and
the
best
version
usually
wins
out.
• Fine
line
between
art
and
commerce.
• GOOD
LUCK!
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or
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