💛#PortfolioDay News - Issue #7
Hello! The next #PortfolioDay is just two weeks away, let’s take a look at what you can prepare now in order to put your best foot forward.
April's #PortfolioDay
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, April 11th, 2023. 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.
Protect your work
We at #PortfolioDay are HEAVILY ENCOURAGING you to run your work through Glaze before uploading anywhere online to help prevent your work from being used in datasets without your consent. To find out more, please visit the Glaze Project.
Some other precautions to consider:
Only upload web-sized images to the internet.
Watermark everything.
Consider cropping images that you share to social media and only displaying full versions somewhere you control.
Keep your portfolio behind a password or paywall.
Preparing your post
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. For Instagram and Facebook, take a look at the Meta Business Suite to help you plan and schedule your posts.
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.
🔠Around the Industry
🔸 IATSE conducted a survey of VFX workers and the results are in.
🔸 Interested in supporting the movement to protect human artists? Here are some things you can take action on right now!
Sign this petition: humanartistrycampaign.com
Take this survey: 2023 Survey of Illustrators and Graphic Artists About Copyright Registration Issues
🔸Want to know more about Glaze? Read this TechCrunch article.
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!