How to land your first design job!

Advice for landing your first job in the design industry! What to apply for, how to prepare your portfolio, and other things you need to keep in mind...

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I hope you find this video useful! If you have any more questions about landing your first job, feel free to ask them in the comments. It's always hardest to get that first piece of experience, but trust me it's worth the effort to be working in the design industry and being a designer full time!

For more portfolio advice, check out my portfolio review series:    • Portfolio review  

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I'm Charli and I'm designer from New Zealand currently living in Valencia, Spain. I’m the Creative Director at a remote tech company called ConvertKit and I posting videos about the design projects I work on and the tools I use, as well as vlogs of my life as a designer. I regularly livestream what I'm working on in Coworking Club streams. Welcome to the channel! Please subscribe and say hi in the comments, and maybe we'll see you in the live chat on the next stream.

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After Effects (intro animation)*: https://charli.link/aftereffects
Figma (web design): https://charli.link/figma
Photoshop (thumbnails)*: https://charli.link/photoshop
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Video captions by Rev (very cost effective service! I recommend)*: https://charli.link/videocaptions

Intro & end card animation by Austin Saylor: http://www.austinsaylor.com/

Editing by Nancy Palm http://nancypalm.com & Belén Albiol   / molen.audiovisual   (or sometimes by me!)

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