In-House Designer
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- Kirshar0
Bio and I work in-house for the same resort/casino. Going on three years for me and it has gone from a virtual sweat-shop environment to something better. I remember once or twice when creative freedom was granted and I was able to expand my portfolio. Security and pay is very nice, but at what expense of creative self?
- kld0
Inhouse contractor at a retail broadcast network. The pros are that I'm making freelance rates and I get to do a little of everything(print, broadcast, interactive, etc) but the brands and the design is pretty much bland most of the time. One up side is I leave at 5pm everyday which is when the interesting freelance work starts up.
- spendogg0
I did the inhouse thing once in the late 90's for a financial institution - it was a great learning expereince, very challenging. I hit the learning ceiling at a year - stayed another 8 months and got the hell outa there.
- Bullitt0
I work inhouse myself. Been here for a handfull of months now. Its not bad. Moneys better than before, but not sure if its going to help my standards get better, in terms of creatitity. It also doesnt help that they thrown me in an open plan office with their phone suport team either - Very hard to conentrate.
- Bullitt0
So who has their own office? lol
- paraselene0
funny, i actually do.
the poverty-stricken ngo kid has her own room, even. and three machines.
my office is brilliant.
- radar0
whats "ngo" paraselene ?
- paraselene0
non-governmental organisation
*charity*
- pocho0
I work in house for a formerly bankrupt SoCal county government.
When it's busy it's insane...when it's slow i'm on NT.
It's slow today.
- spiralstarez0
I work in-house for a company that provides server technology for online digital-to-print photo fullfillment.
We have a few major brands I do web and email marketing stuff for but it gets dry and repetetive.
If I really enjoyed this job, I probably wouldn't be on NT very often.
Pay is better than lots in Vancouver, and I have benefits. Allows me to enjoy free time more and pay down my school loans.
Definitely not forever that's for sure.
- jimeeboy510
I work inhouse for a laptop company. Mostly internal marketing collateral work. Its kinda easy, but busy work. Trying not to take it forgranted...heard?!
- seed0
I have had 2 fulltime jobs so far. Both inhouse. I have a hard time getting any interesting portfolio pieces from work. My current job pay well though and the people are cool here which makes a huge difference.
I would like to work at an agency but there are only a few in my area that I am interested in. They rarely seem to hire designers and would probably rather take someone straight out of college and pay them a minimal salary.