ONE METHOD - steve miller comes to visit
One of the bigger fishes in the sea of multimedia design, One Method covers both print and digital areas of the industry. Here's the breakdown:
One Method is an open concept shop working out of Liberty Village in Toronto, Ontario. Steve (picture below) has been there for six (6) years.
He's gone from retail to musician to bcomm marketing to being a "suit"! He's even done some copywriting. And now? Now he's a Creative Directer (CD) at One Method. The Creative Director does a variety of tasks within the company. ie) Creative and strategic thinking, presenter, performer, communicator, marketer, idea conveyor.
What he's looking for?
• fantastic design; if you're going to be a designer. be fantastic at it.
• no ego; you can't have one is this industry, you've got to take criticism.
• variety - multifaceted; know other programs, not perfectly, but be familiar.
INTERVIEWS:
- work (50%); presentation (portfolio)
- brief rationale
- think mobile! think social.
- ideas
- not just sites, put a little of everything you can do. Show diversity.
- you (50%); first 5minutes
- speak intelligently
- take comments
- you're only as good as your weakest site - update your portfolio and show only what you think is your best work.
obvious tips: no sunglasses, no chewing gum, and no blackberry messaging!!
CLOSING REMARKS:
• take courses, stay up-to-date!!
• practice your presentation skills
• read a lot
• get all the experience you can
• think social,think integrated
• get on LinkedIn and Twitter
• be DEV savvy - flash, html5, wordpress, etc...
• offer more than just design
• be a people person
and a final....
"you are a salesperson - remember that."
and check out these awesome books and links:
HOW TO CONTACT STEVE?
steve@onemethod.com
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