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Based on my 12 years of experience, I can tell you a creative director does not need a kickass portfolio. Your design skill is actually a secondary element. Your ability to lead, talk, present, persuade, and sell is PRIMARY. It doe not matter how good your idea is if you can't sell it to the client and close the deal.
I'm a creative director in a very small company, every day I feel like I should deliver more and become more experienced. Sometimes I feel like I am out of ideas, sometimes I feel like at the age of 24 I should know more about the process and have a better portfolio. But whenever I look at more videos like these, they teach me it's all part of the process. I hope I will achieve my goals someday, You would too!
@@valentine2411 it’s all about being the best at what you are doing, or at least having that charisma in yourself. To build that you need to be a better communicator, you need to help others grow and you have to have the basic knowledge in every tool related creative. Now if you are on this track you can score this on your next cover letter
I wish I didn’t miss the live but those are great information ! I have a question that might be out of context but I will be glad if I get an answer from such experts in the field. I graduated in architecture this year and I really loved my field but I recently found myself also interested in graphic design and started taking online courses right after my grad. I think I am doing pretty good since I already mastered so many CAD and adobe softwares during my studies and now I am really confused and don’t know wether I can do both architecture and graphic design as a career. Thanks you again and all the futur team for the amount of information you are sharing everyday !
@Oumaima L. That's awesome that you are so passionate about architecture and graphic design. Perhaps there's a way you could combine those interests? One of my all time favorite pieces of motion design is all about architecture: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AQ-3aRhvFwU.html
@Oumaima L. your story mirrors my own journey in many ways, so I think it's very possible. I think, though, that you may need to make sure you decide exactly what you want to do in the two industries, then structure your career around those specific skill sets. I can not emphasize enough the importance of being part of a team or company that will support your unique journey, as well as having a network of people to refer work to or direct for projects, especially as you get more work. All the best in your journey.
I was working on a project and got too attached to it. I had contradictive opinion with my client, and I felt like I knew best about how to make it visually communicated. And then I watched this video and it suddenly woke me up. I instantly realized that eventually it was not going to be mine anyway. Thanks for the wake up call guys :D
"Working for dream clients" Honestly, I think working for B2C businesses is more hyped up than it should be. I used to work for an Agency who's clients were Disney, Paramount and Universal Studios and it wasn't all it was hyped up to be. The work environment is stressful because you're always having to strive for perfection along with micromanagement from the managers above, and theres a lot of poor HR management in Agencies. I should say, not all agencies are like this, but in my experience this is true. Each to their own at the end of the day, maybe it was because I wasn't freelance, working for a London Agency and underpaid.
Starting late can be give you a huge advantage because you can draw on all the other skills and experiences from your life and feed it into your work. I took an internship at 29 (40 now) and wouldn't have done it any other way :)
I am late for the live, but I do want to ask Tom on how did he learned motion graphics, is it self study or he took another course focusing on motion graphics?
Hi Gab! I studied graphic design at University which gave me a great foundation but most of the animation side is self-taught. There wasn't really any motion design specific training available back then.
Tom Crate hi! I do have a little bit background on motion graphics but I wanted to learn more. I am a graduate of Fine Arts. Can you give me some pointers on where should I start, what channel here on youtube would be great to subscribe or website where I can checked out? Thank you for responding btw. 😊
@@gabmasanque745 The Futur Academy is a great place to start! :) There's a ton of great resources on RU-vid if you just search "motion design" . The School of Motion channel also has some good intro material. I have some videos in the pipeline for my RU-vid channel although it's currently empty. Keep an eye out for those :)
@@MatthewEncina Like how did they become a creative director in the film industry, what roles did they have before hand and what the job entails. Is studying film necessary for that position or is it more so a business forum, and what does their day to day look like.
