i should have written this last week, but i’ll write it now.
last year, one of my professors said something along the lines of, “your first job isn’t going to be your dream job, but it will open up doors.”
he couldn’t have been more right.
as it turns out, sometimes your second job is your dream job.
my first job out of school was fine. it was quite comfortable, actually. decent starting salary. minimal work. i met some fabulous people there. but i have nothing to show for it. they under-worked me and mismanaged me.
you can’t expect a young, hungry creative talent to just sit and wait forever for something to do. i waited for a while. but while i sat on the figurative side of the road, a figurative party bus stopped and picked me up…just as my current employer gave me a raise and put me on a new account. (or figuratively, my current employer gave me a few bucks and a new pair of walking shoes)
hearing from the recruiter, at first, made me feel weird. i thought, “is this for real?” i didn’t realize recruiters looked on the site he found me on. i went on the interview for shits and giggles. i was curious, but i wasn’t unhappy at my job; just bored. when i got the offer while i was in florida i was so excited i screamed. when i asked my aforementioned professor if i should take the job, he said in an email:
“You would have to be certifiably, Charles Manson mad. Demented. Crazy. Nuts. Mentally disturbed. Pyschotic…
…I think you get my point.
Go for it. In a heartbeat. Don’t waste time. I will send a killer recommendation and bcc you as well.”
and i am so glad i listened. which i guess is the point of this post.
last week was incredible–
i spent most of my time at this production studio down 5th Ave…in a sound studio recording actresses for animated storyboards of the TV spots i wrote. overseeing production of those storyboards. i even got to record a voiceover for another team’s spot because they liked the way i said something. it was so unreal– watching my ideas come to life. absolutely thrilling.
what’s more is that i have two spots that went into animatics and are going into qualitative and quantitative testing. and they’ve been sent to the FDA as well for review. my creative director thinks one of my spots has a big chance of surviving which is so exciting.
yay!
Tags: advertising, animatics, bad decisions, charles manson, dream jobs, first jobs, fucking nuts, good advice, good decisions, recruiting and being recruited, storyboards, tv commercials, voiceover
