Overview
Mark Jones hosts a panel of digital creatives who discuss their career trajectories and adaptable strategies they have developed along the way. Anchored in the principles in Jones’ book The Starving Artist Myth, the session will touch on topics like: the interplay between passion and commitment, work/life balance, and staying true to one’s artistic journey while taking gigs to pay the bills, and outline recent trends that point towards emerging opportunities for digital creatives.
Objective
To have attendees come away with new ways of thinking about their career journey and the approaches needed to enhance income while continuously growing as an artist.
Things Audience Members Will Learn
- The three career ingredients: life, time, and choice
- Choices vs. Jobs: What your career is in service to
- The mysterious fog: Learning to say yes to new opportunities
- The four pillars of creative career success: craft, business, trends, success tools
- The stories of other creatives on their career journeys
Target Audience
Emerging digital creatives and those looking to take their career to the next phase
