Interview - Marketing & Design Junior

Interview - Marketing & Design Junior

   14:30       Dav31d

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Okay we are in the new year now and I thought it would be positive to start off with a positive which leads me to this post. So I have a friend (who I've known since secondary school) who informed me of a marketing & junior designer vacancy at his place a rule I tend to hear so often is 'it's now what you know but who you know' which I felt was directly applicable to this situation.

So with that information I decided to apply for the position, lo and behold I had an interview with Aegis Vision Limited (the company) it was literally all thanks to my friends referral and making me aware of the position in the first place! I didn't feel this interview was as tough as some of the other interviews I had towards the end of 2015, but that could have been me getting use to the idea of being interviewed a bit more frequently or being well prepared for what I know is to come or perhaps a combination of both. The interview went well I believe the company liked my work and they felt I was ambitious if I was successful in the interview they would set me a brief to do by a deadline and if they liked it then I would go through to seeing the CEO. I did the brief and sent it to them before the deadline (exactly to a minute). They didn't actually specify if they received the files but I can only assume they did as I wasn't successful this time round. They didn't give me any feedback this time so it has left me with a state of constantly questioning myself with things like what if I had done this or had done that etc. But in the end I had to just let it go, there will be plenty of times where companies don't give any sort of feedback that is something I've learned to just accept.

Below is some of the pieces of work I had produced for the company:

Take several of our existing products from the website to from a promotional campaign  (www.uunique.uk.com)

• Find a connection and create a tagline – explain briefly your target audience and why you choose the tagline & campaign. 

Alongside the campaign was the brief explanation: My target audience for this campaign isn't restricted by age because I felt everyone is unique or special in their own way so limiting the target audience for this campaign might not be the best idea for what I wish to achieve. However the main audience are people who like to be considered quirky, unique, uncommon, unusual which can be anyone. They specifically go out of their way to stand out from the crowd which is where the idea for the strap-line 'SEPARATE YOUR STYLE' came into play I felt it added unison so the overall campaign and the products itself . Whether it be shoelaces, hair colour, piercings, wrist bands, friendship bracelets, or other types of fashion accessories that represents an individuals identity. Phone cases, wallets and weave straps can now be added to that persona.

•  Create a graphic to be used on a PPC website to encourage click to buy.

• With the same theme/campaign create a product promotional e-newsletter /mailshot to be sent to our web subscribers. 

These were just some of the tasks they had asked me to do and the final pieces I had produced for them. As previously mentioned I didn't actually receive any feedback on both the interview and the work I had produced for them I have tried to ask a few times for feedback but it has been to no avail. Personally speaking I felt the role wasn't actually suited to the all skills I posses and from the interview itself I felt it was more focused on the marketing and social media aspect of the role as opposed to the design. I know I have little experience in marketing so I can only assume that would be along the lines of the feedback I would've got but I will never know it would seem.

Even though I didn't get this position I felt I have started the year off on a positive, to be able to get an interview in January has kind of set the tone for the year for me and I really hope there is more where this came from.

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Interviews + Feedback

Interviews + Feedback

   15:30       Dav31d

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So this is the first post of the year I have been really bad at blogging recently in the sense that I haven't really been posting all the things that I said I would and I can only blame myself for that. However now we are in a new year and I feel this could be a time to start up again and no, I'm not jumping on the 'new year, new me' bandwagon or what have you, I just felt and feel it was a good time to start posting again.

Where to start of okay so towards the end of last year after holidays in August and September, I decided to try and start applying again for designer jobs again however, the time off gave me a fresh approach of applying for jobs which I am grateful for as it landed me three interviews. Later on in September I had an interview with a company called Fluid Structures they are an engineering company that have a close relationship with architects and designers, I was interviewed here for a Junior Graphic Designer & Marketing role. I was successful in the first stage and was called back for a second interview where had to take an Indesign test and had I passed the test to a good standard I would then move on to the next stage. But I was unable to get through to the last round though I had done well on the Indesign test I was informed others had performed better on the test and they got through it was cut from eight to four to then two.

The second interview was for London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) I was interviewed for a Junior Graphic Designer position. This for me was actually quite a tough interview in the sense that some of the questions that were asked I hadn't even thought of in my prep for the interview so they did catch me a bit of guard however I answered EVERY question to best of my ability and of what I knew. But again I wasn't successful this time round due to a limited experience and lack of digital experience they were looking for which I can't argue with. However besides the failure of not landing this job the feedback I received was positive, helpful and reassuring it definitely gave me belief and a platform to push on to try and secure more interviews which will eventually lead to me landing a permanent role.

The third interview was for Ennovators a global eCommerce company who provide beautiful, stylish furniture and furnishings. The interview went well they liked my work and believed I had a good presence during the interview we actually went off topic and started discussing about other things, then we got it back to the position that was probably one of the first times that has happened during an interview. The role was actually a Graphic/Web designer internship to start off with and if successful would lead to a full time role. Again I wasn't successful in this instance they appreciated my work but the designer they hired in the end, had more experience in UX and eCommerce which again I can't argue with as I have little experience in those fields.

All these interviews in the end has made me think perhaps I need to seek more experience in different fields, as I seem to be fixated on branding and print and not so much on digital however it's just that those are the things I enjoy doing and that I'm good at. Whatever the outcome of the interviews I am and was very grateful these interviews happened in the first place the companies and teams I saw have no idea how much being interviewed meant to me I did say a big thank you to everyone for seeing me and taking the time out to consider me for the roles, it does give you a lot more confidence and it certainly helps me believe that I am on the right track, I couldn't be more grateful.

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