Intern - Origin Story

First started simplifying by contributing to a friends blog - which then led to more enthusiasm towards blogging/writing/publishing.
Started applying for internships to get more experience. Got to do a 2 month one in Milan with Domus architecture magazine.
This is where he started to take interest in other people's work.
Interned at Boat magazine next, an independent art magazine, for 6 months unpaid.
They went to Athens in Greece and found genuine stories from the local people to publish in the magazine.
He was shown different ways to tell these stories (eg. video).

First publication was only 5 copies, just to show the concept of the magazine.
They made a promo video to raise money and put it on kickstarter.
This raised just enough money to get things off the ground.

Now Intern is moving away from publication and going more digital. They're mixing up the ways their communicating. eg. they'll be doing podcasts/videos in the future.
They're now bringing in client revenue by providing their style/service to clients/the world.
They keep fresh/new by providing different types of content - by being innovative, evolving and responding to audience needs/ what they want.

How to Get A Placement

Key Issues you're struggling with?
Putting off applying because your work is not similar to theirs.
- Don't let that put you off, until you email them and get a response, you won't know.
We don't get responses to our emails.
- That's just the way it goes sometimes. But keep on contacting different studios/places, the more you contact the better the chances of getting a response.

The range of different roles that you could do:
- Graphic Designer
- Freelance (freelance in agencies)
- Junior Designer (in a design studio)
- In-house Graphic designer
- Junior Designer (in an ad agency)
- Creative Director
- Marketing
- Consultancy
- Teacher
- Social Media manager
- Studio founder
- App designer
- Ux/UI designer
- Illustration
- Typographer
- Product design
- Blogger
- Set design
- Content strategist
- Art director
- Ad creative
- Packaging design
- Pre-press technician
- Front-end web design
- Motion design
- Exhibition design
- Interior design
- Printmaker
- Account director
- Brand strategist
- Media planner/buyer
- Image retouches
- Artworker
- Magazine editor
- Event production
- Video artist
- Artist
- Podcaster
- Animator
- Editorial design
- Spatial design
- Research design
- Clothing design
- Tattoo artist

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator

My personality type: Protagonist (ENFJ-A)
Jobs from the list above that may be appropriate for this personality type:
- Teacher
- Blogger - inspiring people
- Podcaster - voicing your opinion, having it heard
- Founder of a Studio - leader
- Creative Director
- Art Director
- Any Freelance design role
- Brand Strategist - maintaining consistency of the brands tone of voice, laying out how the brand visually presents itself online/in print
- Magazine Editor

Reaching Out

- You have to do your research, invest time and be resilient.
- How to get in touch: Visit them, Email, Call, Send them mail, Social Media
- If something is not working, mix up your strategy. Try something different.
- Send something physical - it's a lot harder to ignore than an email. It is more memorable, impressive and more personal.
- Call them. This builds a better relationship with people, and is less expected.
- Invite them to your event/exhibition. Send them very nice invitations. It's a good introduction.
- Have your peers review your emails before you send them. (Look out for: bad spelling, sentences that are too long, capitalising the wrong words)
- Don't sell your work or your process, sell yourself!
- Be confident, clear and succinct in your communication.
- Talk up your 'soft skills' and 'fit'. 'Soft skills' are transferable skills, personality traits, stuff that is really useful in all areas. Your 'fit' are those personality traits and interests that will make you a good 'fit' with their studio/the people.
- Have a clear ask. Don't beat around the bush, be direct and ask straight away what you want. Ask them first if you can call them/visit them to discuss the possibility of doing some work experience.
- Make your email easy to respond to. If it would take them more than one sentence it's too long.
- Follow Up. If no one has replied, email them again.
- Your first goal with any communication should be meeting them face to face.