This week Ting talked with us about work and industry.
Where to search for a job: LinkedIn, studio social media, company website (type maya to search work in company)
portfolio, cv, interest in concrete job, availability.
Ask a recruiter on the job fair: are there any projects, when is the best time to apply on this position, what are you looking for in animator, salary, research about studio before, how they operate (the workflow).
Key words through ai: look for job description.
Cover letter:
– not what in cv
– Why you want to work in this company
– How can you contribute to the company
– What I can learn from job
Showreel:
– customize it
– Best work (judge by weakest work)
– Strong beginning and strong ending
– Under 1 min
– Put info: what did you do
Interview:
– Hr/artist/hr
– Info about interview (small-talk)
– Be honest
– Why you want to work on us
– Why we should pick us
– What do you know about us
– Know Background of the company
– I have interviews lining up
– Experience? Not yet
Ex:
Tell me about yourself? (1min): they want to see how u communicate and who u are; experience, what u did, your interest linked to experience
Why do u work for them? Projects, future plans of company that align with you; I saw your work and I liked style/animation/emotions
What is your strength? Pick one skill and speak how u really case; I’m good at this, but it is not a problem
Do u have questions? For this project what is the biggest concern/challenge? General question: pick one shot from their project and how do you did it (for artists)? If you hired me, and I’m working for the company, could you go back to my interview and tell me about one point where I could improve?
Which project would you prefer to work on? They all sounds very good, but I prefer this one, although I like others too
How fast you animate? It depends on the project, Riggs, style, feedback. If I had more details, I would give you more precise answers. Give them number: 90 frames = 8 hours = 1 day
Freelance
you need a networking
Paperwork
Rate: they show you project: in total it would be 3000, make sure everything is written down (feedback how many) // hire u day-by-day
If you have 3 companies, then you stable
3 layers of freelance
- Rate how to calculate per day
- How much you want to get per year
- How much you can bring money for them
To be good freelancer, be good at 2:
Your work is high quality
You never miss a deadline
Have a nice personality