Making a movie and some ramblings on creativity
I am working on finishing up a movie right now, so you know what thay means. I am in mad scientist mode, totally fixated on that project and deadline, although I am having to work on others as well. I haven't had time to blog much, which is why I need an intern.
As you can imagine, my inbox has been flooded with responses, but the most qualified candidates remain my current coworkers, Tulip, Dixie, and Floyd.
Thanks to everyone who's commented and offered leads on the job search. And to the anonymous commenter who offered "advice," I customize my resume to any and all actual job postings or those I am specifically interested in. The resume I linked on my blog is more diverse so that friends and acquaintances can see what all my skills are in case they hear of something.
And yes, I already know that creative positions are hard to find, but I disagree that they don't generate revenue. That is a myth because tangible results are harder to link to creative positions, and that is the very reason creative types are treated as disposable while they are actually needed and offer important skills that make "necessary" work better.
Creative thinking isn't that different from strategic thinking. Writing skills make all business correspondence better and enhance a corporation's image. All creative skills give a business the edge that can put them ahead of the competition. Just look at advertising, and advertising pretty much rules the world.
Every revolutionary business started with a great idea. Good business is really based on meeting needs creatively, unless you're in a field such as the financial industry. You don't have to be that creative when your product is money, and I know because I used to work on a trade desk.
But thanks for your input. I'm sure you meant well. To quote the movie Citizen Kane, "It's no real trick to make lots of money if all you want to do is make lots of money." Some of us want to make the world a better place, and that should be a sought-after quality. If you want to make the world a better place, you'll make where you work a better place as well.
