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Alt Careers in Photography

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On April 3rd the Portfolio Center partnered up with the Photography Department and hosted a panel discussion about alternative careers in photography. The five guests represented some of the many jobs in the photography industry that don’t involve taking...

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Freelancing Tool Kit: Contracts and Business Formation

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Lawyer and music industry pro Justin Wexler joined us on Monday for our second Freelancing workshop of the semester. If you missed it, here are a few highlights. Justin broke contracts down into their essential elements – an offer,...

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The Good, The Bad, and The Interview

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Hey all, Maddie again. I’ve come this week to set the record straight about something. Interviews. The dreaded interview. Talking about yourself, wearing nice clothes that you didn’t just toss on, business lingo, people…with authority. Shudder, am I right?...

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The Good, The Bad, and The Interview

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Navigating ColumbiaWorks

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Hello fellow Columbia students, it’s Maddie again. I come to you this week with some Columbia basics. ColumbiaWorks! I’m sure you’ve all heard of it, and if you haven’t…well, honestly I’m surprised. But there’s still no shame in that!...

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Navigating ColumbiaWorks

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The Portfolio Center Goes to WMS & WGN!

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From Creative Industry Liaison Julie Ford The Portfolio Center and Interactive Arts and Media teamed up to take students to WMS Gaming, a leader in digital and electronic gaming machines used in the casino industry. We had a great...

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How to Market Yourself on Social Media

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As part of our continuing Career Friday’s series, we spent today discussing how to market ourselves on social media. Ultimately, there is no one way or even a “right” way to do this. There are pitfalls to avoid, strategies...

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Network Your Heart Out

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Hi all, Maddie here. I wanted to fill you in on last weeks Career Friday meeting here at the Portfolio Center. Our topic was networking, which can be thought of generally two ways. Either people brush off the idea...

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Freelancing: Pricing and Setting Rates

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We launched the spring Freelancing Tool Kit Series on Wednesday night with a packed crowd! If you missed it, we had a great panel of three professionals who discussed how they went about setting rates and/or pricing their work....

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