After a year stint as a Creative Recruiter at the Creative Circle, Lovell’s brought her talents to VMLY&R and constantly works to fill its staff with the greatest creative minds that she can. Here’s her process and perspective on finding talent.
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Visuals by Kayla Homenok
Creativity & Well-Being: Shifting the Way We Think About Work
The culture of overwork has brought many of us to a point where burnout is becoming very real and to a point of defining our full identity and sense of self by what we have achieved in our work or careers.
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Illustration by WNW Member Lu Zhang
5 Ways Freelancers Can Become Financially Confident This Year
If you’re a freelancer struggling to understand your finances, you’re not alone. 72% of Americans report that their money stresses them out, yet talking about money remains taboo. Let’s make 2021 the year we change that.
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21 Years, 21 Lessons: About Success & Failure as a Creative Immigrant
Us immigrants, we tend to shy away from voicing our stories because we are afraid of how it will effect our status. Here’s to hoping that telling my story will help someone else like me in their journey.
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Asking Not Asking #33: All or Nothing
Over the past year, art has been calling out to me again in a way I can’t ignore. Her pleas have been getting stronger, more urgent—and more disappointed in my lack of resolve to commit more time to her—time I simply don’t have right now.
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Asking Not Asking #32: Questioning Next Steps
“I think freelance life has shifted my focus from doing what I love to worrying too much about money and business. That makes me feel like something is not working. I want to be excited about what I do again.”
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Asking Not Asking #31: Ready for Creative Expansion
As I work on my plan for the next five years I'm craving an expansion while holding onto my mastery. How do I expand to take on a bigger creative role, while keeping the market's trust in what I do very well?
Read MoreHow to Win an ADC Award, According to Past Winners, Judges, & The ADC Team
We want you to bet on yourself and we’re here to help. While the ADC Awards are highly competitive, winning one can quickly take your creative career to the next level. So we spoke with past winners, a current judge, and the ADC team to gather helpful tips for entering your work and best positioning yourself to win
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Asking Not Asking #30: Needing A Refresh
I know my work will be better and I’ll be able to focus more if I take time for myself. How can I start to say yes to myself more, not just during this time of year, but on a more regular basis?
Read MoreReady to Hire a Product Designer? Read Our Breakdown of 12 Awesome Product Designer Portfolios
In this post, we explore 12 product design case studies and discuss how to come away with meaningful answers to all of your questions about product designers.
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Asking Not Asking #29: Rethinking It All
Taking time off made me realize how fast-paced my work and life was. I might want something different. How do I decide without uprooting my entire life?
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Asking Not Asking #28: Burned Out on Social Media
Is it necessary to post on social media daily? Will we lose work if we’re not sharing like everyone else? How can I get rid of my anxiety and have a more reasonable approach to all of this?
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Asking Not Asking #27: Looking to Leap
It is a wonderful stable job with good benefits so the thought of leaving something so steady is scary. But my dream is to do something focused more on spirituality/new age modalities and/or personal development…
Read MoreHow to Get a UX Design Job
So how does a UX designer not only get a job but make sure it’s a good one? As you might guess, it requires more than hard skills and proficiency in prototyping tools.
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Photography by WNW Member Ben Sellon
Meet Mt. Freelance, an Online Course Built to Take Your Career to New Heights
If you’re looking to start living the freelance dream, continue basking in it, or are simply looking for ways to fine-tune your independence, meet Mt. Freelance, a 4-level, 33+ lesson online video course built with practical steps to become a master of your freelance career.
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Art, Pray, Love: On the Unexpected Benefits of a Residency + 6 Tips to Make It Worth Your While
I forgot how much I needed other people. On a soul level, the residency kind of saved me. I had no idea that what I needed most was feedback and collaboration, not more hours logged at a desk.
Read MoreHow Alex Center, Former Design Director at Coca-Cola, Gets Amazing Work from His New Creative Team
In our conversation, Alex Center shared the specific strategies he uses to ensure his CENTER team is able to produce their best work, along with where he finds new creative talent for projects.
Read MoreAsking Not Asking #24: In Search of Patience
I graduated top of my class and it’s humbling to be a small fish in a big pond again. I know I’ll get better in time, but I’m struggling to be patient with myself and my career. How long does it take to get really good at something? To be recognized? To have better opportunities?
Read MoreWhat the Best UX Designer Portfolios Have in Common (Including 10+ Examples)
We discuss five qualities that the best UX designer portfolios share, along with several portfolio examples for each one. If you’re looking to hire a UX designer for your next project, use this post to help you find the right designer for your team.
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