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Media Landscape for Creatives: Spaces to Get Noticed and Get Work

DESMA 713.13

Broaden your knowledge of the multitude of new media avenues and learn how to harness them to land creative work.

What you can learn.

Learn the most current tips and strategies for landing creative work
Explore the cutting edge fields of Expanded Reality, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality
Develop a critical eye for your online presence, and explore ways to strengthen it

About this course:

Getting work means getting noticed. You are your own portfolio, and your work shows up in different places, just like you do. The contemporary portfolio is a dynamic experience. Today’s designers secure jobs through social media conversations, self-initiated work, and an ever-lengthening chain of past clients. Contemporary iterations that showcase your work include those found on social media, as well as other emergent platforms, some of which are entirely open-source and others that are more controlled with templates and plenty of customization options. We’ll explore how creating a stylistic or technological niche focuses your opportunities including areas such as VR and traditional areas of advertising and studio. We’ll also examine platforms including Gather, Mandy, UpWork, traditional social media, and more as broadcast and production platforms. Jump in and with the strategic tips we’ll explore, let the connections unfold.