Presenting Creative Work to Potential Employers

06/13/2013 09:51

 

            Being hired for a job where an employee is hired for their ideas of creative process is a dream come true for many. Once these jobs are attained, they are difficult to maintain, but if the individual is talented enough, not hard to hold. The real problem lies in initially convincing a company to hire and pay an individual for their ideas or creative process. There are a few tips when dealing with presentation that can get an individuals foot in the door.

            For instance, filing a blank leather journal with sketches or artwork creates an unprofessional appearance. This can happen as a result of line ruled pages and margins. These can interfere with the aesthetic integrity on an individual’s artwork or sketches when they are trying to present them to a potential employer. A leather sketchbook would be a much more viable option if an artist is trying to create a professional attitude towards their work. Because of the page layout and design in most sketchbooks, they are a prime format for an artist to present their work in a professional setting.

            Even if an artist has an articular piece of artwork in something as informal as a leather bound address book, they should not simply rip the page out for professional presentation. The individual should do their best to recreate the artwork that they want to display in a leather padfolio, or other professionally appealing medium that will be taken seriously by employers. Individuals can also isolate the image and blow it up to presentable size by taking it to a professional photo and picture-processing center, or by using one of the various pieces of software that allows for the enhancement and manipulation of images.

            A leather composition book is also a poor choice for the professional presentation of creative artwork or sketches to potential employers. An individual must be aware of the dimensions and quality of leather padfolios before spending adequate amounts of money on them. There is nothing worse than purchasing an expensive padfolio before an interview, only to find out that sketches and artwork are too big, or are dwarfed by massive page dimensions. If any individual hoping to get a serious look by employers mistakenly purchases an inadequate medium on which to present their work, it could end up costing them a return interview, or even worse, their chance at landing the job.