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027: How to work from anywhere and follow your passions w/ Laura Peña
Making career decisions that are based on your heart and not your wallet is tough. It’s also important if you plan on having a fulfilling career. Don’t be scared, othe...
026: How to create habits that will help your career
Constructing good habits and sticking with them can be hard. With all the different parts of being a motion designer, let alone just being a functioning human, there’s...
025: How to get hired by companies like Facebook as a motion designer w/ Sabrina Curry
Sharing your work and asking for feedback is nerve-wracking. It’s a vulnerable place to put yourself, but as today’s guest emphasizes, it may be the most important way...
024: A legal crash course for motion designers w/ Jamie Lieberman
Let’s face it, we’re motion designers, not legal experts. But in this business, there are myriad legal concerns from understanding contracts to protecting intellectual...
023: How to find & grow community as a freelancer w/ Jorge Canedo AKA Jr.canest
As freelancers, we often miss out on the team building and community that people in companies and studios have. There’s so much we can learn from each other, but miss ...
022: Art school vs online courses: The pros & cons w/ Dorca Musseb & Ryan Summers
So you want to be a motion designer. To go to art school or not? There is a healthy debate over whether or not a formal education is worth your time and money. Especia...
021: How to shape the life you want through your freelance business w/ Tom Davis
As a freelancer, it can be tricky finding the right balance between pleasing your clients and building the work-life balance that is best for you. Tom Davis joins us t...
020: 6 tips to avoid burnout and achieve your goals
I don’t know about you, but it often feels to me like there’s a pressure in our industry to always be doing absolutely everything at once. Client work, personal projec...
019: How to use your network to move your career forward w/ Caitlin Cadieux
How much networking do you do in the motion community? Have you ever done a speaking gig? Even though these might not be first things that come to mind when it comes t...
018: When is the right time to make a career turn? w/ Michelle Higa Fox
Over the course of an entire career, spanning different jobs, companies and goals, a lot of people find that their priorities shift, and so do their personal definitio...
017: What Is GDPR And Why Do You Need To Know About It? w/ Silvia Baumgart
Because so many of us work online and across borders, sometimes laws in one country might affect you whether or not you live there. A lot of people who do business or ...
016: How Niching Down Can Help You Get More Clients w/ Jess Peterson
As freelance designers, many of us remain generalists, afraid we’ll lose project opportunities and income if we specialize too much. Unfortunately, that also means we’...
015: How To Protect Your Work As A Motion Designer w/ Silvia Baumgart
Have you ever felt freaked out and overwhelmed at the idea of creating a contract? If you already have standard terms and conditions, do you feel confident in them, or...
014: What You Need To Know About Intellectual Property & Contracts As A Motion Designer w/ Silvia Baumgart
Disclaimer: This podcast is for general guidance only and discusses the legal position in the UK at the time of publication unless stated otherwise. You must take lega...
013: How To Think About Sound Design & Music As An Animator w/ Wesley Slover
As designers, a lot of us love to think that we are in complete control over the outcome and success of our projects. But how many times have you been blown away after...
012: How To Make The Leap From Full Time To Freelance w/ Mitch Myers
Many of us struggle to make the transition and shift from agency or studio work to independent freelancer. In today’s conversation, we go in-depth on that first year o...
011: How To Transition From Freelancer To Studio Owner w/ TJ Kearney of Oddfellows & Instrument
We’ve all wanted something more from of our work at one time or another, but how many of us actually take it upon ourselves to create what we’re looking for? TJ Kearne...
010: How You Think Of Your Freelance Business Matters w/ Chris Do
One of the things so many of us creatives struggle with is how to charge what we’re worth. Many of us are in the habit of thinking of ourselves as freelancers, but Chr...
009: What You Need To Know About Accounting As A Freelancer w/ Emily Coltman of FreeAgent
What's the one thing that many of us artists and creatives dread more than all else every year? That’s right, it’s tax time! As creatives we would rather put all our e...
008: The Most Important Freelance Lessons From 2017: Christmas Special w/ Austin Saylor
This week on Motion Hatch we’re getting festive and reflective with Austin Saylor, as we reflect on our top 3 lessons learned in 2017 and our top 3 things we want to a...
007: What You Need To Know Before Starting A Creative Partnership w/ Wednesday Studio
If you’ve ever thought about going into business with a friend or business partner, you’re probably aware that it’s not always as rosy as it might seem at first. Compe...
006: How To Build A Motion Design Career That Works For You w/ Joey Korenman of School of Motion
Are you brand new and figuring out how to start your freelance career? Maybe you’re at the point where you’re trying to decide if you should attempt to scale your busi...
005: How To Balance Personal With Paid Work To Be The Best Designer Possible w/ Irene Feleo
When we first get started in the world of motion graphics, we often have dreams of working on endlessly fulfilling creative projects, always working in our preferred s...
004: Why Collaboration Is The Best Investment You Can Make w/ Andrew Embury
Any freelancer knows that the freelance life is filled with sacrifice, struggle, and risk, especially when we’re first trying to get established. Andrew Embury is no s...
003: How To Travel The World As A Freelancer w/ Magoz
Have you ever dreamed of working on the road? Do think it is even possible to work as a motion designer or illustrator digital nomad? Our guest today is the perfect ex...
002: What You Need To Be Asking Potential Clients Before Starting Work w/ Lilian Darmono
It’s no secret that when it comes to careers and business, the pay, opportunities, and accolades are not always distributed equally. It’s often easy to point to the co...
001: Weathering The Ups & Downs of Life as a Freelancer w/ Lilian Darmono
As freelancers, we have to live with the fact that work often comes in waves. We might be really busy for stretches of the year, and then face a lean month or two. Lea...
000: Introducing Motion Hatch
Motion Hatch is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by veteran motion designer Hayley Akins, discussing the business side of animation and motion design that so many creatives ...