Social Media Job Ad of the day

Spotted this tweet via  @yourtalent2  

3 minutes ago

Talentsquare is #hiring! #FrontEnd Badass wanted. :) Is that you? #Brussels #permanent #BeTech http://bit.ly/1x7O0Az 

Now that's what I call a social media job ad lol.

Paul Smith still going strong

The Design Museum held a live twitter chat with Paul Smith where you could ask live questions.

Was rather cool but I didn't get my RT :(

Here is a link of the great man!

Best CV ever!

If you haven't already seen this wonderful link for a super cool cv then check it out :-)

CV link here

Thanks to James Pook for the link.

Market rates (Digital Design)

Hi all, I recently had a very high profile client invite me to assist them with their recruitment of a high level digital designer.

The requirement was straight forward:  I need a freelance senior digital designer who can work independently on both external and internal internet and intranet based projects to start asap.

Obviously the ideal candidate needed a commercial folio that showcased their understanding of design principles, use of colour, imagery and typography coupled with seamless usability. Add to this strong CS skills, people skills and a can do attitude and the match is made right?

Brilliant client, brilliant job, brilliant freelancer only one set back – the rate… unfortunately well short of going market rates!

Hopefully the following market data will help you if you find yourself in the same situation:

Freelance bench marking:

Junior Digital Designer: £120-£160

Midweight Digital Designer: £225-£250

Senior Digital Designer: £250-£300

Digital Art Director: £250-£350

Digital Creative Director: £350-£600

Infographics CV

Saw this interesting CV online.

What do you think of it?

Creative Mailer

Once of my freelancers sent me this mailer.

I love it :-)

Xmas cards

Here are some fab xmas cards and ecards I have had sent to me. Keep em coming.

More to follow. Please comment if you like them or email me if you have some you would like me to feature.dean@creativerecruitment.co.uk

Busy old week

This week has been a busy one for me. I have been darting round the Shoreditch area like mad in a mix of client meetings, shopping trips, lunches and the odd pint here and there. I took some snaps on along the way.

Early in the week I saw this and had to snap it. It's not really a master piece but I thought it was quite funny. The old Vinnie Jones / Gazza pic was a blast back in the day.

The other day I took a wonder in a random shop while I was coming back from a client meeting. Give this VM person a rise!

I did a bit of shopping about for some new clothes. I bagged myself some dirty denims by Jeff Banks and some vintage chinos.

On Friday I nipped into Atlantis to pick up some material I needed for a small branding project I am working on. They didn't have what I needed even though it was advertised on their website. I wasn't happy grrr.

Blanka

Love this image of Blanka.

Blanka is one of the original eight characters featured in the first version of Street Fighter II. He has green skin and long orange hair, resembling a monster more than a human.