Monday 6 May 2019

OUGD602: PPP - PLACEMENT - Springetts


Springetts 
After creating my personal branding assets I carried on to get in touch with studios. I received a couple of responses but felt I wasn't getting far by emailing and calling studios. To ensure I would get a placement I reached out to all my contacts in the creative industry through friends and any family contacts. I contacted media agency Fin London, there I know the guys well, my uncle used to be a founder and I have kept in close contact with the team there. After explaining my situation to one of the directors and showing him my portfolio he introduced me to Springetts. Managing to get me placement for a week. This was a big favour and Springetts are a great branding studio.



The studio has been around for 40 years and focuses on branding and packaging for huge clients such as McVities, Kettle Chips and GU. The studio is large with nearing 20 designers. I really enjoyed my first week, fitting in and being put on exciting projects. I was enthused by being moved around and working on array of live briefs. Although I was only meant to be there for a week, I was asked to stay for a second. This was very encouraging, and more so when on of the head designers asked me to hand in my portfolio.  The next week flew by and I was non stop, again working on lots of projects.





The second week was when I got to know the creative director. I had already been hinting that I was finishing soon. He then tasked me with creating a short video for a pitch for the next day for man united football club. I knew this was my challenge, a test almost. Me and him went through a story board briefly and I then had the evening to turn it round. I loved this sense of challenge and spent most of the night up working on it. He was very impressed and sent it off to the client.

Getting a job: 
Too my complete surprise he walked over later on that day and offered me a junior design position. He had obviously talked to the different head designers about my work over the last 2 weeks. I couldn't believe it and was thrilled to except. I think I was very fortunate at being in the right place at the right time. I very much felt a part of the team by the time I left, I realised how key it is to have good people skills. I was also very lucky to find a studio that fits my style. This couldn't have been better news. Leaving uni was something I was quite apprehensive about, this took away all these worries. Not only this but I had learnt so much in the 2 weeks and felt I couldn't learn the ways of the industry at a better place with better people if I tried.

This then effected my branding and I didn't have to worry about printing my business cards and making my website could take a backseat. I would have business cards made for me by Springetts, and I’m sure working a full time job means that I wont be taking on any freelance work so personal business cards seem like a waste of tie and money currently.



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