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The Untraditional Paths of BIPOC Creatives Are Teachable Moments for the Industry

Working Not Working September 13, 2022

The creative industry is on its own collective journey to self-discovery, much like the students preparing to enter it: learning to trust in creativity, daring to pivot, pushing past pain points, and reaching for full creative potential.

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In WNW NEWS Tags Useful School, Ritesh Gupta, Naomi Tenenini, Jeremy Stokes, Tameeka Henry, Camille Nibungo, Jasmine Tudor, school, design school, BIPOC talent, creative industry, DEI, partnerships, P2

Be Brave & Land Where You Belong: WNW Partners with The Asian Creative Foundation

Working Not Working July 7, 2022

During AAPI Heritage Month, Working Not Working launched an ongoing partnership with the Asian Creative Foundation, an organization and advocate for AAPI talent.

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In WNW NEWS Tags Asian Creative Foundation, Asian Creative Festival, partnerships, partner

"We Love Recruiters" Is a Love Song to the Unsung Heroes of the Creative Industry

Working Not Working May 31, 2022

To show our appreciation for the incredible work that talent hirers do, Working Not Working presents “We Love Recruiters,” a love song and rallying cry for the unsung heroes of the creative industry.

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In WNW NEWS Tags recruiters, recruitment, We Love Recruiters, creative industry, talent, hiring, Working Not Working, music video, brand campaign, film, hiring process

Ritesh Gupta Gives BIPOC Design Students a “Useful School” to Develop Case Studies, Confidence & Community

Working Not Working March 28, 2022

Founder Ritesh Gupta offers a quick course on where design education has fallen short, how he’s building Useful School’s curriculum with his own experiences and peer review, and why a recalibration of design education will have a lasting impact on the design industry.

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In WNW NEWS Tags Ritesh Gupta, Useful School, students, design education, interview, conversation, Black talent, BIPOC talent

Why the Creative Industry Needs More Useful Schools

Working Not Working March 14, 2022

For longstanding WNW Member Ritesh Gupta, there’s a practical way to address educational deficiencies in design. Well, there wasn’t. So he built it. It’s called Useful School, the world’s first pay-what-you-can online design school for people of color.

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In WNW NEWS Tags Useful School, Partnership, partnerships, Ritesh Gupta, next generation, Naadiya Mills, Michael O'Donnell, press release, education, design, design industry, creative industry

The One Club & WNW Lower Entry Fee to ADC's 101st Annual Awards for Freelancers, Small Studios, & Passion Projects

Working Not Working January 26, 2022

We’re calling on all you freelancers, small studios, and creatives with passion projects to submit your work, projects, and campaigns to ADC's 101st Annual Awards.

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In WNW NEWS Tags The One Club for Creativity, ADC Awards, partnerships, Working Not Working, sponsorship, awards, creative industry, apply now, enter, award shows, advertising, design, fashion, photography, branding, typography, motion, media-format
Artwork by Working Not Working Member Twisha Patni

Artwork by Working Not Working Member Twisha Patni

Adland and Its New Future

Working Not Working September 7, 2021

We surveyed 800 advertising creatives in the Working Not Working community to see how they feel about their current jobs, the industry they’ve called home, and whether they see a future in it. From their responses, we now have a clear understanding of what will push advertising creatives to sell their stock in this lifestyle and what will motivate them to buy into the future of advertising.

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In WNW NEWS Tags adland, the future, advertising, feature, survey, data, quotes, thought leadership, infographics, creativity, marketing, branding, creative industry

Mah Ferraz Is Your ADC “Freelancer of the Year,” Presented By The One Club & Working Not Working

Working Not Working June 9, 2021

We are honored to present this award to New York-based film editor Mah Ferraz. We invite you to get to know the Brazilian creative whose confidence, craft, vision, and voice were built on the decision to go freelance, making her new title of “Freelancer of the Year” a seamless fit.

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In WNW NEWS Tags Mah Ferraz, ADC Awards, freelancers, Freelancer of the Year, The One Club for Creativity, Working Not Working, editing, editors, film editor, filmmaking, Megan Thee Stallion, awards, The New York Times

Where Are We Now? A Recruiter Roundtable with COLLINS, Oatly, & TikTok

Working Not Working April 30, 2021

Working Not Working Co-Founder and CCO Adam Tompkins led a pivotal conversation with three creative recruiters, who offered their unique perspectives and expertise to answer a question racing through the minds of so many creatives: where are we now?

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In WNW NEWS Tags media-format, recruiters, recruiting roundtable, roundtable, conversation, hiring, creativity, work, future, freelancers, full-time, talent, creative industry, TikTok, COLLINS, Oatly, hirers, talent acquisition, Adam Tompkins, Working Not Working

Work With Brian Collins, the CCO & Co-Founder of COLLINS

Working Not Working April 14, 2021

In our newest installment of Work With, a film series that introduces you to the creatives behind the work, we sit down with the singular CCO & Co-Founder, who reflects on the role of design, pioneering a new career trajectory, and the duality of a creative life.

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In WNW NEWS Tags media-format, Working Not Working, film series, original content, Brian Collins, COLLINS, design, designers, advertising
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A Rewarding Hiring Process for CommonAlly, the App that Rewards Civic Action: A Working Not Working Case Study

Working Not Working December 2, 2020

The role was beyond just having the necessary skills to pull off a great product: the ideal candidate had to be ready to deliver quickly and come at the project aligned with the mission. “I needed someone who was impact-driven and had real design chops.” After resource research, Aaron concluded, “the only real solution was Working Not Working.”

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In WNW NEWS Tags CommonAlly, politics, civic, Working Not Working, case study, client, hirer, hiring talent, hiring process, CEO, founder, customer success, Joe Visconti

A New Collaboration & On-Demand Management Service for Animators & Illustrators

Working Not Working October 13, 2020

Meet Repping Not Repping, the latest service from WNW. It’s an on-demand, a la carte career management service for Animators and Illustrators. Here when you need it. Standing by when you don’t.

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In WNW NEWS Tags Repping Not Repping, WNW News, tool, animators, illustrators, career, creative career, support, community, freelancers, budgets, negotiating, Invoice

Work With simoneone

Working Not Working September 14, 2020

"I think I'm blessed as being totally naive in life. I'm very optimistic." Optimism can feel like a finite resource these days, and the positivity, peacefulness, and sense of belonging that imbues simoneone's work is a refreshing breath. Work with simoneone.

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In WNW NEWS Tags media-format, simoneone, film, Work With, short film, illustrator, graphic artist, illustration, black and white, creativity, creative industry, optimism, San Francisco, sf artists

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