It’s no secret that finding a job in the creative and design field can be difficult. According to new research, the demand for creative talent will remain fairly stable but show some decline in 2018, with 5% of advertising and marketing executives planning to expand their teams in the next 6 months, down from the Read More.
Hiring designers is one of the most difficult tasks for non-technical business people to do. Many companies need help improving their website or designing marketing and sales collateral — making this a critical task if you want to hire the best designers you can. So how do you effectively select designers for your projects? Here Read More.
Marketing is experiencing a shift from a permanent workplace to a more flexible, contract environment. More than 55 million Americans have shifted to this elastic lifestyle and many growing companies, large businesses and marketing agencies are also jumping on the freelance bandwagon. Despite this growing trend, there’s still a large number of businesses that are Read More.
When it comes to hiring freelancers to work alongside in-house creative talent, there are mixed feelings. On one side, many agencies pride themselves on being able to complete projects completely in-house and fear losing clients to freelancers. On the other hand, there are agencies who embrace contract talent and use them when they need specialized Read More.
Many creative professionals are leaving their 9-5 corporate jobs for the freedoms and work life balance that freelancing provides. As a freelancer, you’re no longer confined to strict work hours or obligated to work on projects that don’t inspire you, however, you still have to make a living and make your clients happy. One way Read More.
More and more people are ditching their 9-5 jobs and opting to join the freelance workforce every year. In fact, there were 55 million freelancers in the U.S. in 2016 — an increase of 1 million compared to 2015, according to freelancing platform Upwork. However, even as freelancing becomes more prevalent and employer hiring behaviors Read More.
