Portland Designers
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- Higglesbee
Hey, Portland Designers. I am a Senior Designer relocating to the Portland area at the start of September. I have been sending samples out to agencies that I want to work for full-time with a focus on print work.
While I'm doing that pretty blindly, I was hoping that anyone designing out of Portland might be able to tell me if you know of any openings, maybe even within your company?
Feel free to check my profile for worthiness if you need. Thanks to everyone in this thread who did an awesome job of introducing me to PDX: http://www.qbn.com/topics/548038…
I'm really stoked to be relocating. Thanks.
- univers0
You have some nice work!
- akrokdesign0
nice work, colby. and good luck with portland.
- I really appreciate that. Thanks.Higglesbee
- *checking my bookmarks*akrokdesign
- akrokdesign0
hah...didn't have many, but its a great one.
hit them up, if I was there...i would. :-)
- I've contacted them already, but thanks! They do amazing work.Higglesbee
- your welcome.akrokdesign
- Ya Cinco is small and probably not he best place to hit up.same
- You say they're small? You wouldn't recommend?Higglesbee
- same0
Your work is good, but I wish you had some interactive work to make it easier to take a chance hiring you ... as print is alive but its much easier to find work with an interactive angle also.
- But ya, you shouldnt have a problem, your work is good.
same - I totally agree with that last part. I've done some interactive work and I think any director could look at what I have and know its easily translatable. Thanks!
Higglesbee
- But ya, you shouldnt have a problem, your work is good.
- Vicentvangogh0
portland designer unite!
- Andy_ssw0
I'd love to visit Portland one day.
- Point50
I had always wanted to visit Portland too. And just yesterday my buddy called me and told me about how a group of guys approached his brother at a store and called him a "sand n*gger"; he's Samoan. He said he didn't know whether to laugh or get angry, eventually he chose to just leave.
/end derail
- the kid plays football for OSU or OU, not sure which.Point5
- I would have punched them all out and made them choke on their own teeth...jevad
- there is idiots everywhere. sad but true.akrokdesign
- wow, I screwed that story up... they actually called him an "ocean n*gger", however, that doesn't make a difference :(Point5
- jevad0
tight work! love your illustrations...
- Higglesbee0
Thanks, jevad!
- madirish0
I am a Portland designer, but on the other side.
;)- What do you mean, on the other side?Higglesbee
- Maine. Not Oregon.madirish
- Ahhh gotcha.Higglesbee
- arthur0
Very nice work. I'll keep my ear out for ya.
- jonaschafer0
nice work! maybe check out creative agencies like 52ltd.com or filtertalent.com
- fyoucher10
Nike is hiring! Check Krop
- Higglesbee0
Thanks everyone. This is such a great community. You guys are awesome. I saw that Nike post and thanks for the links to the 2 recruiter sites. Is there anyone working in Portland right now?
- i am, but I'm freelance.arthur
- How's the weather? I heard it was a long winter.
Higglesbee - yeah, this winter seemed to last forever. i think it ended mid-last week.arthur
- same0
Weather is good, Honestly the winters arent that bad. Rainy but not as bad as Seattle. It has good seasons here.
There are jobs here in portland but not as many as there should be for such a great town.
Contact http://curiositygroup.com/ they are right up your alley
- Higglesbee0
Thanks same I really appreciate that. Nice to hear about the weather too.
- Faction180
why are you leaving san diego?
- Im leaving San Diego because my fiance is starting grad school at OHSU in September.Higglesbee
- that's a good reason.Faction18
- dibec0
PDX Rules!
- defstro0
There's been a lot of listings for designers at Nike in Brand Design lately.
- Higglesbee0
Nike seems like it would be an amazing place to work. Anyone have any experiences with them?
- Nike is going through a painful re-org right now and things are mad chaotic.defstro
- But it's still a great place to work.defstro
- Ahhh.Higglesbee
- It can be a good place to work depending on many factors. Could be bad toosame