Column: Career Coach

Creative Career Coach Pamela Kleibrink Thompson shares how though our industry is suffering through tumultuous, post pandemic times… if you’re out of work, use the time to recharge, reconnect, refocus… even transform.

Whatever job you have, act with enthusiasm, commitment, and passion – that includes volunteering with industry organizations like ASIFA, Women in Animation, and ACM SIGGRAPH.

The end of the year is a great time to make decisions - decide to make a great life and career for yourself in 2024 and beyond.

Learning doesn’t end when you leave school – it continues on the job every day.

May Day! Is your career in distress? Are you making hay? Or is it time to bail?

Make a plan; staying sharp is your responsibility.

Job postings should list required skills and not include scores of ‘nice to have’ or ‘is a plus’ that are often unrealistic and can scare off otherwise viable candidates who fear they don’t qualify.

Change can be scary but taking a chance to better your career and embrace new opportunities. can be well worth the risk.

You’d be surprised at how difficult some artists make it for recruiters by neglecting to provide the simplest – and most important – information.

When we grow up, we lose contact with what we did as kids; but there is a job and market for every natural talent, and you are bound to excel when your job coincides with your true interests.

If a company lists several job openings, here are four reasons you should apply for the highest level position you’re qualified for.