I do not actually have anybody else to speak to about this. And I am making an attempt to kind out my ideas so naked with me.
I like what i do, it is a artistic job for being an inhouse job. I get to work with after results, which I am self taught and realized whereas working right here. I’ve obtained an honest portfolio stuffed with quite a lot of all the usual digital design work.
Now i need to be taught extra and be taught 3d in order that i can transition into animation/ movement in a yr, or nevertheless lengthy it takes to be taught and construct up a portfolio
The issue is, my job could be very busy and barely do i get the prospect to delve deep in to AE. I attempt to add new results each month however we’re transferring to templates ( yay inhouse) so the vast majority of work can be related. There can be a couple of events to spend time on a movement promo , like one offs and so on.
So when i get dwelling from work i by no means need to open after results to attempt to be taught new issues.
So then i began considering if i did not work in after results perhaps I am going to need to be taught and push myself after hours to satisfy my objective of turning into a movement designer in a yr.
So i discovered a job, it is in format, the place I am going to solely do one factor. Identical pay. Most likely by no means open after results or something movement associated. The benefit is it is distant, so that might give me additional time as nicely. It will give me an company on my resume however most likely no portfolio worksince it is the identical kind of labor and never extremely artistic, that is actually a pixel pusher kind of job.
I have not accepted it but. Simply making an attempt i work it out in my head. I’ve a tough time making choices and nobody to speak this although with.
I downloaded C4D to be taught and I am enthusiastic about that, after the free trial i’ll go to blender. I’ve little question i can push myself to be taught.
I suppose I am to listen to from individuals who work at dean jobs the place you might have a restricted scope, does it impact your creativity, do you design outdoors of labor to maintain up.
Is leaving my present job a good suggestion to be taught movement in my very own or keep the place i do gentle movement however not the time or motivation to do it?
Edit * my work simply introduced they are going to transfer to a hybrid mannequin however I am not certainabout 100% distant, i really feel just like the temptation to work greater than 40 can be there as a result of work load
Same pay with a work from home job that will give you the time you need to develop the skills you really want to do? Sounds like a no brainer to me…
I have a job within a specific niche where most of my work is the same thing over and over. But, I work from home, and I have a decent bit of down time. I’m using my down time to learn blender and some coding. Not sure what my long term plans/goals are, but I want to have more skills at my disposal.
I worked as a graphic designer for a large industrial company doing some boring and very rarely creative work. The only upsides were good pay, consistent work and inevitably getting really good with design software. While I was working there I was also working for a start up on the side doing more of a passion project. About a year later our start up got funded by investors and now I’m paying my own salary as a founder. I’d advise you look into collaborating with other professionals on cool projects, the sky is the limit when you have a developer & a designer working together. I used the matching app from Y Combinator to find suitable partners for my idea.