Over the summer, a large majority of my time was spent
working. Although nothing related to the career I wish to pursue in the future,
and at a place I am familiar with since I have been working there for two years,
experiences gained from my time spent there can still help in future careers.
My role was as a play assistant and party host at a children’s indoor soft play
centre. This meant that a lot of contact and conversation with the public was necessary
and unavoidable. Such experiences, over this summer and throughout the time I
have been working there, have continuously helped me to develop skills working
with customers, which can be useful in a future career within the graphic
design industry when dealing with clients. This designer-client relationship is
probably the most important one therefore it is essential that you know how to
deal with certain situations and can clearly communicate ideas and intentions.
Working with a team of people in this job could also be applied to situations
where working in a collaborative team is needed, such as working in a studio,
for the same reasons regarding communication, as well as showing the importance
of collaboration in certain situations and for certain
briefs.
More related to the graphic design and arts industry, in my
spare time over the summer I worked on a couple of commissions for people,
using both digital and hand-drawn methods. Alternatively, to working as part of
a team in my part-time job, this experience was freelance, allowing me to work
more freely. This experience held more personal responsibility, and so taught
me how to better manage my time and work more closely with an individual
client.
Towards the end of the summer, I celebrated my 21st
birthday. This is the next big milestone within my life in terms of birthdays
and it made me reflect on what I have already achieved in my life so far and
think more carefully about what I wish to pursue after graduating from
university. Reflecting on this made me realise of how much importance this is,
and as a result I have started this year feeling much more motivated to work in
order to push myself closer to where I want to be in life.
In order to help me step closer to a career within the creative industry, a couple of contacts have been made through word-of-mouth, for instance close relatives and friends taking about my future aspirations and current education. One contact works for the marketing department at York University, whereby the department holds a small graphic design team. Another contact works as part of a graphic design team for the company Autoglym. Both have offered work experience if needed, which would be a valuable experience to have during this year, experiencing first hand what it would be like to work professionally as part of a graphic design team.
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