Establishing a Career in Graphic Design

Presented at Cavite State University - Silang Campus on Oct 26, 2019

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1. Establishing a Career in Graphic Design jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
2. What You’ll Learn • Overcoming roadblocks • Creating a professional portfolio • How to be job ready • Ace the interview • Freelancing life as a creative jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
3. Overcoming Roadblocks jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
4. Ditch the thinking of being perfect. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
5. Overthinking is the #1 cause of not doing anything for something you’re passionate at. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
6. It’s okay to start Small . jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
7. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves People don’t wanna start small cause they don’t wanna look less than anyone, where in fact starting small is the smartest thing you could do.
8. Have a BHAG. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Big Hairy Audacious Goal. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras
9. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Always play the game with a infinite mindset although we’re living in a finite world.
10. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Creating a Professional Portfolio
11. STOP worrying about looking good. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
12. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Sharing your personal journey/challenges is extremely useful if you want to build a long-term creative & professional career.
13. Worry more about achieving your goals. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
14. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves People don’t care enough if your work looks good in any screen, they only care about on how you can help them solving their own problems.
15. • Identify a problem that resonates with you & find a way to solve it • Build a portfolio/website that resonates with your target niche • Communicate “Why” “What” and “How” ideally for just 5 seconds • Under promise and over deliver • Be consistent jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves What you should do
16. How To Be A Job Ready jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
17. Being an excellent communicator is not a soft skill anymore. It’s an essential skill now for any job. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
18. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves 90% of people afraid of speaking. But, as I always said that you need to spill out your ideas or forever hold your peace.
19. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Learn These 5 MUST Have Skills
20. • Creativity • Collaboration • Persuasion • Adaptability • Time Management jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Learn & Develop
21. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Ace The Interview
22. Don’t worry about your accent/grammar. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
23. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Don’t think about what others thinking about you, cause they’re busy thinking about what others think about them.
24. Be yourself by studying others. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
25. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Observing others how they behave in a situation or environment says a lot of things about yourself.
26. Position yourself as a forever learner. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
27. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Never stop learning because, knowledge is not just power. Knowledge is profit as well. When you keep learning you’ll Keep earning something.
28. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves Freelancing Life as a Creative
29. Being a creative professional is a hate - love relationship. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
30. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves You’ll face a lot of uncertainty but, you’ll figure out along the way that acquiring the right mindset not just the right skills is extremely useful on pursuing a unconventional path.
31. Imposter Syndrome is real. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
32. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves You’ll feel that you’re not enough but, that’s just a way of telling yourself that you’re just a human being.
33. Turn every challenges into opportunities. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
34. jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves If you tap into your natural creativity, you have a chance to be extraordinary.
35. Ask Me Anything jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves
36. Limitations Breed Creativity jaychristteves.com @jaychristteves TURNING CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES NOVEMBER 20, 2020 jaychristteves.com/book Learn more at
37. Thank You!