Job Hunting Strategy for Creatives
Portfolio Makeover Tips
A course by Marko Pfann , Business Adviser
About the video: Portfolio Makeover Tips
Overview
“Your website is often the first impression future employees have of you. So it is imperative that you bring some personality and business context to your creative portfolio. Your website is meant to be a sales page not an archive of your creative work.”
In this video lesson Marko Pfann addresses the topic: Portfolio Makeover Tips, which is part of the Domestika online course: Job Hunting Strategy for Creatives. Learn out-of-the-box techniques for making an impression on potential employers and landing your dream job in the creative industry.
Partial transcription of the video
“Portfolio Makeover Tips In this lesson, we'll talk about your portfolio and give you some quick tips on how you can improve your portfolio and your social media profiles. Daniela, why did you choose the layout that way? I'm using templates in Squarespace. You can't create it the way you want to, you'd have to use a template. I chose this one because it'd allow me to divide my work in different tabs. I decided to have the first tab show my personal work, which is work that I'm most proud of and that represents me as a photographer the best. Then I chose to divide the work into different tabs...”
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Course summary for: Job Hunting Strategy for Creatives
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Marketing & Business -
Areas
Communication, Creative Consulting, Portfolio Development

Marko Pfann
A course by Marko Pfann
Marko Pfann is a business adviser based in Munich, Germany. During his 20-year career, he’s gone from being a motion designer to owning his own agency, and now, he works with creative studios and agencies in the fields of film, graphic design, visual effects, and branding to find and win their dream clients.
Marko has branded and launched over 60 TV stations and won more than 20 creative awards, including one at the New York Film Festival. His work has taken him to New Zealand, Australia, Europe, and America for clients including Astro, Das Erste, and Red Bull TV.
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