UK recruitment agent Xchangeteam have announced the launch of their Freelancer of the Year Awards 2010.
The awards are dedicated to the ‘unsung heros of Marketing, Media and Communications’ and are now in their 7th year. You can read more about the awards or nominate a freelancer (or yourself!) on the website freelanceroftheyear.co.uk.
If you’ve ever wanted to visit a printing press or wanted to know more about the latest and future techniques, here’s your chance. Alderson Print in London is kindly offering just that – free educational visits to it’s West London press:
Alderson are a large commercial printing company located near Hampton Court in West London in the UK. Their range of print manufacturing processes is unique in the UK and they value the opportunity to show creative services people an production people their facility.
A free educational visit to Alderson Print can include an overview of the print sector, its key drivers, and the culture to expect from various sectors, such as web offset, sheetfed, digital and point-of-sale. A demonstration of each process can be combined with a practical insight and a questions and answers session with technical experts on-hand for the more rigorous appraisal of current and future technologies.
Visits can be tailored to one printing method. Or combine a general overview of the various disciplines undertaken on-site. These include:
- Heatset web offset printing
- Sheetfed printing
- Colour digital printing
- Large format (point-of-sale) printing
- Specialist print finishing
- Colour management
- Procurement practices, the rise of print management and market trends
If you’re involved in (or learning about) design for print, this is a fantastic opportunity. Just get in touch with Phil Watts and mention Creative Agency Freelancing to book a visit.
Email phil.watts@aldersonprintgroup.co.uk
Tel 020 8224 0000
Web www.aldersonprintgroup.co.uk
Soon we will be starting a new feature called Freelance Folios. Essentially the idea is to feature the best online portfolios of freelancers from around the world – serving as both promotion for the freelancer and as inspiration for our readers.
So if you think your portfolio should be featured, let us know. To give you an idea what we are looking for and how to submit your portfolio for consideration, here are some notes:
That’s it! So either send us your portfolio details, or sit tight and wait for the show to start.
Not a creative freelancer? You can still promote yourself here through our feature called Freelance Five, which is a series of quick freelance interviews.
You may have noticed that a few weeks ago we made some updates and improvements to our website. It’s been almost 10 months since we launched and some design and technical issues needed sorting out.
Here are the highlights of the update:
This was not a major redesign or update but hopefully it will give you all a better experience from now on. Please feel free to let me know your comments or make suggestions.
We are also working to add a new Jobs section to the site which will allow you to search creative job listings almost anywhere in the world, right from here.
