I finally have a job as a Graphic Designer. It is for Essen Healthcare. It is a very small department. It consists of two people, including myself. I currently have a part time position. My first assignment was to create a social media post for Domestic Violence Awareness. Also known as Purple day. I don’t really get much direction in what to create or a detailed brief. So the idea is to just come up with a few roughs. I usually come up with 3 and send them to my supervisor for feedback.

My focus is to work on improving the social media site and creating post’s that will get as much views as possible. The environment is that we don’t really have our own office or area. Since we are a very small team. We share a cubicle area with a call center for the company. The dress code is very casual. Jeans and regular shirt or button up, and sneakers.

I have applied to jobs in places such as Editorialist Magazine, The 88, and B Robinson Optical. Also Equinox, Refinery 29, and Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce. Most of these positions want the intern to work with all aspects of their creative direction and with the social media aspect as well. I’m looking for positions that apply to what I currently have a portfolio that goes with the position. I would hope to eventually work more in Illustration.

These were some of the suggested internships on the site along with a few others from Indeed.com. Since that is the website I have had the most luck in finding previous jobs with.

I was also recommended a position from a friend. I sent him my resume and portfolio and hoped for the best. I believed this as networking at work and also being my best chance at employment.

I feel I will need assistance with my resume. Since I don’t really have real world experience as a Graphic Designer. My focus for my senior project is Illustration and Video game art. I am creating and concept art book and looking to have some finished art pieces to start creating a portfolio within the next few months. For now I have a portfolio with mainly graphic design work and advertising from classwork. I would say its a bit rough. But it is better than nothing.

I have sent my portfolio and resume to a couple of more places by week 2 and 3. I would say about 10 per week. I decided afterword to work on my portfolio and resume a bit to improve my chances of finding work. and continue based on multiple feedback and suggestion given by professors and people in the field. I’m trying my best to work with what I currently have.

I still currently do not have an internship. I have applied to a few positions. Some recommended positions on the internship Openlab site. Most of the jobs I applied to have been on indeed.com. I have applied to a few Graphic Design intern positions. I would say about 15 at the moment. I have not received any response yet. I will continue my search more this week.

I figure this will be tough considering I’m searching for my first Graphic Design Related position. I’m more interested in Illustration, and Video Game Design. But I believe I should get anything I can find to overall build experience in the field and built upon that.