Previous LCA Graduate - Harrison Park

Life After LCA
Former Leeds College of Art Graduate - Harrison Park

Advise and Experience 

• Build relationship - talk to professional, twitter, Facebook. Partnerships 
• Keep up with work 
• Work hard and motivated 
• Be flexible - balancing different/various or more than one task
• "Don't be a dick" - be genuine and honest 
• Don't be afraid to ask 
• Rejection happens - learning experience, learn from your mistakes 
• Stay true to yourself - if you believe the job is not right for you, just quit and find somewhere else. 
• StudioDBD - (who he works for) research 
• Go to events that you love 
• Normal day at a studio - lots of email, then do projects, spend more on after brands, depends on the clients request, mixture of type of projects, paperwork - but rewarding seeing the billboard.
• People care more about portfolio than grade, publicity is key. 
• Most useful thing in LCA - visiting professional, might create a relationship with them, possibly work with them in the future, use the facilities in the university, the people in the university (create connections with other students in different fields) Copyrighters. 
• Apply for jobs closer to where you live - London is harder to get a job, need to commute (experience)
•  How to send an email to big studios or some professional whom you want to gain placement or work experience. Do not say, I had a look at your website etc. Do say what project you are doing, how it would be good to link there work with them etc. For example sending something eye catching (gifs with messages) highlight your personality through the email.
• More mature people gain more experience
• Twitter is a great social media to meet professionals
• Identify the studio you want to work at - keep your options open. 
• Freelance you get a good amount of money, however the job are only small things, build relationships with people you work with  
• Creating studio is more risky compared to freelance 
• Personal work can be done with freelances - Projects on the weekend, you can manage your own project.