welcome to the beginner series! This is your how-to guide for starting your freelance career. If you've been wanting to make a name for yourself as a creative, or struggling to decide which path is best for you, this is the perfect place to start.
We talk all about:
- 🌟 the difference between a creative passion vs a creative career
- 🌟 the tea about big production sets 👀 (and how to tell that when they're cutting corners)
- 🌟 how to get your foot in the door through internships
- 🌟 how to choose the best path for yourself + AND get paid to do it
- 🎉 AND we announce the first winner of our giveaway! so make sure you listen until the end 👀
basically, we packed this with information, resources, and personal experiences to help you progress further, and avoid the newbie mistakes we already made.
freelancing resources:
- Find jobs with a profile on Creatively
- Find jobs with a profile on WorkingNotWorking
- Find jobs with an paid account on Freelance Founders Job Board
- Find film jobs with Austin Film Meet
- Find film jobs with Texas Film Commission
- Find the contact info for people you want to with using Hunter.io
- Improve your freelancer skills with 2 free weeks of Skillshare
- Improve your client + project management using Honeybook (get 6 months for only $1!)
- Do you have resources that you'd like to share? DM us your suggestions at @thecreativetherapypodcast on IG.
giveaway details! open until Feb 15th!
- leave us an honest review on apple podcasts
- bonus entry: share the podcast to your story + DM us a screenshot!
- 3 winners will be chosen + announced at the end of each episode of our 3 part beginner series!
- the prize: lifetime membership to Open Path Collective + a manifestation journal or passion planner
follow us on instagram at: @thecreativetherapypodcast
about your hosts:
- Daniela Brown is a holistic content strategist + consultant for sustainable and ethical brands. She has spent the past 10 years creating content as a fashion photographer + content producer in the US, Germany + Abu Dhabi.
- favorite boba flavor: thai tea (w/ double boba)
- her dog: greyhound rescue named Concha
- instagram: @daniela_brown
- website: www.danielabrown.co
- Learda Shkurti is a certified digital marketing strategist + an online brand manager for creative entrepreneurs and businesses. She has spent the past 5 years working on major film productions with National Geographic, CBS, AMC, Amazon and Twenty Century Fox.
- favorite boba flavor: mango milk tea
- her dog: supermutt rescue named Rosie
- instagram: @learda @leardastudios
- website: www.learda.net
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativetherapy/support