Career Advice
Here’s some useful career advice from the YouTubeosphere.
The artist/YouTuber may talk about filmmaking, photography, graphic design, or another art career — BUT — if you listen to their advice, I think you’ll find that it applies to all types of art careers.
Table of Contents
Commercial Careers
Design, Photo, Film
Luc Forsyth – A Realistic Career Guide
- Clear Goals
- Strong Portfolio
- Build a Network
Katja Feldmeier – Making money on LinkedIn
- Portfolio Sharing
- Marketing
- Networking
- Clients – Organic Inbound Leads
- Warm Leads
- Reactivate Clients
- Honest Professional Portfolio
- Your Contacts
- Share & Engage
Sean Tucker – Imposter Syndrome
Kel Lauren – my design journey & how i finally found success
Luc Forsyth – Advice I’d give my 20-year-old self
Illustration, Animation, Game Design
Art Business w Ness – Getting Started in Illustration
Michelle Lam – How I got a job at Netflix Animation
J Hill – Character Artist for Games
Paolo from Tokyo – Day in the Life of a Game Illustrator
Gallery Careers
Art Prof – Applying for Gallery Representation
Contemporary Art Issue – Approaching Galleries
Kristy Gordon – Approaching Art Galleries
Surviving Art – Finding a Gallery
Angela Collier – Your Personal Statement Sucks
Collier talks about Personal Statements in applying for Astrophysics Graduate School… however, I think you’ll find that her insights apply equally to Artist’s Statements and Cover Letters for art galleries and other art careers.