TAXI - Stephen Coomber

 

ABOUT TAXI
Web site: http://taxi.ca

Contact: 416.342.8294
 

Email: newbusiness@taxi.ca

Address:  495 Wellington Street West Suite 102, Toronto, Ontario  M5V1E9 

ABOUT Stephen Coomber (Designer)

• Contact: 416.342.8294 (424)
• Email: stephen.coomber@taxi.ca
• Started out at organic as flash animator for 2 year
• 2 years at taxi (works 12 hours a day)

KNOW YOUR COMPANIES

• Type of work: some places where you work might just be flash, banners, or boring clients (banks), or super creative stuff - but then you work your butt off
• Clients: be aware of their major clients because you'll probably be doing a lot of work for that client. if you don't like the client, you won't enjoy the work.
• Location: if you hate commuting, then choose where you work carefully

 

BEWARE THE BOSS

• If he/she started out as a writer, guess what?
• You want someone who can mentor you, or you can learn from.
• Research who you'll be reporting to because it will affect your job  

FIND A MENTOR

• They know your new job better than you do
• You'll want to return the favour
• Good to know what they're good at so that they can help or inspire you with that
• Make sure it's a passionate person you can get along with that has a bit of spare time (middle level or senior)

SPEAK UP

• Make your passions known
• If you see an opportunity, jump at it
• If you do, you might get the chance to work on something that you love and that you can use later for your portfolio

NEVER TAKE SHOTGUN

• Always sit in the driver's seat
• You should be in control of your career
• You can control your career right when you graduate. let yourself  be know.
• Express what you want so you can keep trying to get at doing what it is you enjoy doing.
• There are so many positions out there so you should never feel trapped in your job or position. you can get to where you want
• Let people know that you have certain interests

TWEET

• Let them tell you
• @mashable, @jtoeman, @TaxiCanada, @ConanOBrien
• Great way to get a lot of relevant and up to date news and information

IF YOU LEARN, THEY WILL PAY

• There are tons of shows, conferences and festivals
• Google your interests and ask to go
• Your company will pay if you ask them nicely
• Staying current is a huge part to being successful in your career

DON'T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY

• We are not doctors, or scientists - it's not the end of the world if the project is not going quite right, or the client doesn't like your stuff
• The industry will consume you and bring you down if you do
• It's a fun job, so don't let it get you down

BE PASSIONATE AND HAVE FUN

• If you're not passionate about your work, why are you doing this?
• Passion will get you through
• There's so many routes you can go now, its almost impossible to stay up to date with everything, but if you're passionate about your work, you will take pride in your work and take it to the next level
• Pick something that you really like and be passionate about it
• Don't close your eyes to learning other things, but you don't need to know everything
• Pick what you love and be happy with it