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Episode 130 - Zach Newton, Senior Designer at Hallmark Greeting Cards, and HMFIC at Newton Design Co, Kansas City MO

Episode 130 - Zach Newton, Senior Designer at Hallmark Greeting Cards, and HMFIC at Newton Design Co, Kansas City MO

FromThe Quickie - Interviews for Graphic Designers


Episode 130 - Zach Newton, Senior Designer at Hallmark Greeting Cards, and HMFIC at Newton Design Co, Kansas City MO

FromThe Quickie - Interviews for Graphic Designers

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today's guest is Zach Newton. He is a Senior Graphic Designer at Hallmark Greeting Cards and also the HMFIC at Newton Design Co in Kansas City MO. During this episode we talk about:-how his journey to be a designer at Hallmark Greeting Cards started in Grade 4, what happened, and how he landed the job 15 years later. -the project where he brought Anthem Singing greeting cards back from the ashes.-how he is involved with print and print design everyday. -the struggle with burnout with a busy side hustle, family, and day job he enjoys. -where and how he finds his side hustle clients and work. -LinkedIn and I share some big time tips on how to find and land your dream client using it. -the project he was a part of where there was 2 red flags waving and he still went for it. What happened, and what he learned.-the stigma and trying to break that stigma around designers sharing their rates.Zach surprised me with is great stories! He was happy to share even when it got a wee bit uncomfortable when I was asking him about his rates and how he feels about them. Really great designer, and all around great guy! Plus...horse milk? @znewton
Released:
Oct 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Quickie Podcast for Graphic Designers is a damn good show where host Dave Hopkins interviews talented Graphic Designers, Illustrators, and Creative Directors, quickly - usually 30 minutes or less. Hear from freelancers to creatives at world-renown businesses and agencies, about their wins, their fails, lessons learned, what inspires them, and the story about how they even got there. Subscribe to be entertained and inspired by each guest's unique journey. Plus who doesn’t love a good quickie?! Go on, get in there.