what a bfa gets you
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i dig your work prodigal
have you made a detailed list of the different types of companies you could work for?
sometimes that helps.
fer'instance...
magazines:
what magazines are published in your city..there's gotta be a few...from trade magazines on down..anything will do....start sending your book to them...ya never know when an inhouse art-dept might be looking for a new designer on staff...Consulting firms:
thats what i do.
wasn't always that way, i used to work in advertising back in the day, but took an interview at an IT consulting firm years ago and never looked back..
in IT, a lot of the work is obviously back end, coding and stuff...but they do need a designer on staff (if they can afford it) to help keep their front end design looking sharp (for web related projects) as well as to help in sales...nothing can sweeten a potential IT sale (example, say the consulting firm has a gig doing a dashboard type of program for a banking institution..it's gonna need a front end..the bank will love to see examples of such things at the first sales meeting...gets em excited)
anyhow, thats the sort of thing i do...
IT consulting firms (if you're lucky) can pay very well...usually a lot higher than junior or even mid level ad agency jobs)Inhouse designer for a big company:
places like Banks, Financial institutions, or hell even some big chain stores will have an inhouse design dept.
it can be boring, it can be lame..
but it is design, and it pays better than gig you have right now...anyhow, those are just a few ideas of someplaces you may not have thought to apply to..
a lot of times, young designers will just send their books out to ad agencies or design firms without realizing that those places often don't hire very often....and totally forget that their are TONS of other places that higher designers.anyhow, hope that longass post helps out a bit...
cheers
ex