Jon Burgerman led the WNW community in an hour-long virtual doodling class. Participants joined the video call, armed with paper, pens, pencils, paint, and many more tools that don’t only start with the letter “P.” We could go on about how great this was, but instead, we’ll let the work speak for itself.
Read MoreJoin the WNW Community at House of Vanity: A Self-Reflective Party
Working Not Working invites you to celebrate YOU at "House of Vanity: A Self-Reflective Party" on Tuesday, December 17th at Elsewhere in Brooklyn. With two floors and multiple rooms, it's our biggest venue yet.
Read MoreBuilding the Best Platform to Hire Creative Talent: The Story Behind Working Not Working
Working Not Working gained momentum as a platform built for creatives and companies alike. Now, it brings together gifted people and great opportunities from all over the world.
Read MoreMastering The Gig Economy: A New Way To Land Fortune 500 Jobs
“Justin Gignac sees this as a shift from advertising the desired skill sets and responsibilities to focusing on personality and culture. ‘It’s important for companies and job seekers, both freelance and full-time, to get a real sense of each other before taking the plunge,’ he says.”
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Jeff Staple on Two Decades of Success By Any Means Necessary
Jeff shares how he has sustained success over two decades in the game and avoided becoming just another trend. He also divulges his somewhat questionable and illicit use of rollerblades to get accepted into Parsons.
Read MoreAsking Not Asking #3: Exhausted
“But I feel like somehow I can’t move forward. Did I not work hard enough? What can I do to make this situation better? What should I do when the uncontrollable things (in regards to the current political climate, law reforms, etc) affect so much in my life?”
Read MoreEtsy Alums Celebrate Collaboration & Year-Round Summer Vibes
After working closely together at Etsy, WNW Members and creative duo Melissa Deckert and Nicole Licht decided to keep the party going and form their joint studio Party of One. With their latest project, Melissa and Nicole are exploring the very nature of their collaborative spirit.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Jon Burgerman Is Not a Doodler
In this episode, you will learn that the key to creative freedom is really to just stop caring what other people think and you’ll learn how to reframe your thinking when jealousy of other peoples’ work or success inevitably creeps up.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Joan founders Lisa Clunie + Jaime Robinson on Taking No Shit & Having Fun Doing It
There's a lot packed into this episode with the two founders of creative agency Joan. There are songs sung, honest insights on the challenges of starting a business, and a few references to Howard Hughes bottling his pee. In this episode, you will learn that happiness and ambition can actually co-exist, and how meeting a stranger that shares your passions can unlock whole new chapters in your career.
Read MoreHow Not to Get a Job in the Creative Industry, Part 2: The Work
WNW Launches a Swag Shop
For perhaps our greatest act of generosity, we're selling out. That's right. The Working Not Working Shop is here. We're finally giving our members the chance to stylishly rep the WNW brand and pay us handsomely for the honor.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Chobani's Kwame Taylor-Hayford on the Untapped Potential of Living a Safe Life
Justin Gignac sits down in the studio with Kwame Taylor-Hayford. In this episode, you will learn the value of being curious, pushing yourself every day, and how appreciating different cultures and people can positively affect your creative perspective.
Read MoreMembers to Watch: July
Here are nine ongoing and standalone projects from WNW Members that caught our eye this July.
Read MoreWNW + BBH Summer Happy Hour: Recap
We recently moved our LA office from Venice to West Hollywood and needed to properly celebrate the move. So we teamed with our new officemates BBH LA to throw a happy hour in our new digs in support of one of our favorite non-profits, Safe Place For Youth. It was a great opportunity for Working Not Working Members, local creatives, and influencers to connect with each other, the WNW team, and one of Los Angeles's premiere agencies face-to-face.
Read MoreJulia Pott Has a New Cartoon Network Series & A Ton of Creative Advice
Julia Pott tells us how she settled on the tone of her show, what it means to have plenty of Adventure Time alum by her side on this journey, and what she's learned about herself and the world of showrunning that she's excited to bring to Season 2.
Read MoreA Mixtape from Allison Filice for Transmitting Your Creative Beacon
“What we should focus on is understanding who we truly are, what our unique message is, and creating our beacon that we transmit out into the world so that other people can find us. Our beacons are our illustrations, our blogs, our paintings, our photographs, our sketches, our videos.”
Read MoreComposer Robert Miller On "The King," Voicing a Thesis, & the Value of Empathy
Robert Miller is a prolific, award-winning composer of music for film, television and the concert hall, with a career spanning more than 20 years. We discuss the particular challenges of composing for a film that's already packed with Elvis songs, and why when crafting the score, Robert tuned his ear to the thesis of director Eugene Jarecki rather than the sounds of The King himself. Robert also offers a trove of insights into his musical process as well as advice for up-and-coming composers.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: SNL Editor Adam Epstein on Optimistic Nihilism & the Power of Great Teams
For Episode 13, Justin talks to editor Adam Epstein, who's been at Saturday Night Live the past 9 seasons, and has edited over 100 digital shorts, including all of your favorites. It's a really fascinating discussion of what goes on behind the scenes of a historic show that's managed to gain even more stature in the past couple years. And hearing Adam's process for how he approaches his craft and handles the pressures of time restraints and audience size is really insightful for fellow creatives.
Read MoreWorking Not Working Partners with Skillshare
We've partnered up with Skillshare, the online learning community with over 5 million members and thousands of classes in the creative industry, to host a 3-week long workshop exclusively for Graphic Designers. The focus is on building an online presence and getting more work opportunities.
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