💛 #PortfolioDay News - Issue #1
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🎃 October's #PortfolioDay
...is right around the corner! If you are looking for work now or soon, you are invited to share your work and availability across social media using the #PortfolioDay hashtag. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, October 11th, 2022.
TIP: You can prepare a Twitter post ahead of time via the web app. Just click the calendar icon below your post before hitting "Tweet" to schedule it for later.
Remember to include:
Short introduction
The kind of work you are looking for and your availability
Portfolio link
Contact info
The #PortfolioDay tag
4 of your best works
This is the recommended format, however feel free to modify as needed. The point of the format is to make the tag searchable and friendly for potential clients and recruiters. Speaking of clients and recruiters...
Hey Clients and Recruiters!
Need to hire a creative but don't know where to start? Take a look through the #PortfolioDay tag! Creative collaborators are ready to meet you. Use the search function on Twitter or your social media of choice and type in #PortfolioDay + *any search term* to find the right pro for the job. This works any day, not just #PortfolioDay!
TIP: Use Advanced Search to really refine your search.
📸 #PD on IG
There is now an official home for #PortfolioDay on Instagram! Follow us:
#PortfolioDay (@portfolioday_) • Instagram photos and videos — www.instagram.com 734 Followers, 1 Following, 3 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from #PortfolioDay (@portfolioday_)
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🔭 Around the Industry
🔸 VFX and Game industry workers are fighting for better working conditions. See the following links to learn more:
IATSE RPG - Rights and Protections for Gameworkers — rpgunion.org It's our turn as video game workers to win the rights and protections almost every other worker in entertainment has!
IATSE VFX Union — The union for production and facility VFX workers. — vfxunion.org IATSE has worked with the largest names in entertainment for 125 years, and now, it's VFX workers' turn to win the representation we deserve.
🔸 The AOI is conducting a survey of UK illustrators to protect artists' copyrights. See more info via this Twitter thread:
Do you know of important creative industry news that needs to be seen? Drop us a line at portfoliodayinfo@gmail.com with the subject line "For the Newsletter" to be considered!
📣 We want to hear from you!
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