"There's a huge benefit to bringing in fresh blood, fresh perspective and fresh energy," says Justin Gignac, Working Not Working's co-founder and CEO. "Sometimes, a freelancer's enthusiasm and point of view can shake up a team that may have gotten bogged down."
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ADCAN Empowers the Next Generation of Creatives to Make an Impact
Asking Not Asking #3: Exhausted
“But I feel like somehow I can’t move forward. Did I not work hard enough? What can I do to make this situation better? What should I do when the uncontrollable things (in regards to the current political climate, law reforms, etc) affect so much in my life?”
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Etsy Alums Celebrate Collaboration & Year-Round Summer Vibes
After working closely together at Etsy, WNW Members and creative duo Melissa Deckert and Nicole Licht decided to keep the party going and form their joint studio Party of One. With their latest project, Melissa and Nicole are exploring the very nature of their collaborative spirit.
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WNW Member Michelle Kondrich
How Two Freelance Creatives are Turning Advertising into Altruism
Creatives & philanthropists Tiffany Appleton and Kirstin Roquemore started their own type of freelance business model. One that turns every print ad, script revision, and 92-page pitch deck into an act of altruism. This long-time creative duo just finished building a school in Nepal and are working on a second one in West Africa. Meet Freelanthropist.
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Overshare Podcast: Joan founders Lisa Clunie + Jaime Robinson on Taking No Shit & Having Fun Doing It
There's a lot packed into this episode with the two founders of creative agency Joan. There are songs sung, honest insights on the challenges of starting a business, and a few references to Howard Hughes bottling his pee. In this episode, you will learn that happiness and ambition can actually co-exist, and how meeting a stranger that shares your passions can unlock whole new chapters in your career.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Adam J. Kurtz on Helping You Feel Your Feelings
For Episode 7 of Season 2, host Justin Gignac sits down in the studio with artist, author, designer, speaker, and personal growth encourager Adam J. Kurtz. In this episode, you will learn things really are what you make of them, and how a small shift in how you think can make all the difference.
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Work by WNW Member Matt Sorrell
How Not to Get a Job in the Creative Industry, Part 2: The Work
WNW Launches a Swag Shop
For perhaps our greatest act of generosity, we're selling out. That's right. The Working Not Working Shop is here. We're finally giving our members the chance to stylishly rep the WNW brand and pay us handsomely for the honor.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Chobani's Kwame Taylor-Hayford on the Untapped Potential of Living a Safe Life
Justin Gignac sits down in the studio with Kwame Taylor-Hayford. In this episode, you will learn the value of being curious, pushing yourself every day, and how appreciating different cultures and people can positively affect your creative perspective.
Read MoreMembers to Watch: July
Here are nine ongoing and standalone projects from WNW Members that caught our eye this July.
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WNW + BBH Summer Happy Hour: Recap
We recently moved our LA office from Venice to West Hollywood and needed to properly celebrate the move. So we teamed with our new officemates BBH LA to throw a happy hour in our new digs in support of one of our favorite non-profits, Safe Place For Youth. It was a great opportunity for Working Not Working Members, local creatives, and influencers to connect with each other, the WNW team, and one of Los Angeles's premiere agencies face-to-face.
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Julia Pott Has a New Cartoon Network Series & A Ton of Creative Advice
Julia Pott tells us how she settled on the tone of her show, what it means to have plenty of Adventure Time alum by her side on this journey, and what she's learned about herself and the world of showrunning that she's excited to bring to Season 2.
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A Mixtape from Allison Filice for Transmitting Your Creative Beacon
“What we should focus on is understanding who we truly are, what our unique message is, and creating our beacon that we transmit out into the world so that other people can find us. Our beacons are our illustrations, our blogs, our paintings, our photographs, our sketches, our videos.”
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Composer Robert Miller On "The King," Voicing a Thesis, & the Value of Empathy
Robert Miller is a prolific, award-winning composer of music for film, television and the concert hall, with a career spanning more than 20 years. We discuss the particular challenges of composing for a film that's already packed with Elvis songs, and why when crafting the score, Robert tuned his ear to the thesis of director Eugene Jarecki rather than the sounds of The King himself. Robert also offers a trove of insights into his musical process as well as advice for up-and-coming composers.
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Overshare Podcast: SNL Editor Adam Epstein on Optimistic Nihilism & the Power of Great Teams
For Episode 13, Justin talks to editor Adam Epstein, who's been at Saturday Night Live the past 9 seasons, and has edited over 100 digital shorts, including all of your favorites. It's a really fascinating discussion of what goes on behind the scenes of a historic show that's managed to gain even more stature in the past couple years. And hearing Adam's process for how he approaches his craft and handles the pressures of time restraints and audience size is really insightful for fellow creatives.
Read MorePay Homage to Your Passions to Improve Your Creative Career
It's unlikely that anyone else shares all of the same interests as you, and personalizes those interests in the same way. Switching over to following and pursuing work which aligned with my passions has made the biggest change to my career and work. I can’t say enough how important it was to me for my happiness as a creative but also for the purity of the work.
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How Turning to the Physical World Can Yield Unique Digital Outcomes
We usually try to find inspiration from other professionals. It's probably the most convenient source, but too often leads us to an infinite loop. Looking at the work of other professionals from totally different fields could be a better approach and lead us to more unique outcomes.
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Illustration by WNW Member James Clapham
401 (Yay!) How to Save Your Creative Future
The days of company pensions are long gone and we’re staying alive longer than ever. There is no doubt that we need to save aggressively for our retirement so we can afford to live when we can no longer work.
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