082: How to find direction and focus as a motion designer w/ Ross Plaskow

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a motion designer, it’s likely you have a lot of different skills.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But knowing which projects to invest your time and energy in can be overwhelming.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week’s guest has a successful YouTube channel and Patreon account. But he wants to spend more of his time creating games as that’s what he really enjoys.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join Hayley as she helps Ross Plaskow to find his direction and focus as a designer.</span></p> <p><strong>About Ross Plaskow</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ross started out his motion design career by doing an animation degree at the University of Portsmouth before getting a job working for an agency - the first one he ever contacted!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He worked there for a number of years before leaving that job to go freelance full-time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>How to land that first job once you go freelance</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In typical freelance fashion, the road to freelancing success wasn’t straight-forward for Ross. It took him 6 months to get his first freelance gig.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ross attributes this to not tailoring his approach when it came to approaching clients - his portfolio was very diverse and he feels he should have been more selective in the examples of work he sent over to potential clients. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It took him 6 months to really perfect his showreel and once he did, he found that getting work became a lot easier. Therefore you shouldn’</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">t be afraid to niche down, even at the beginning of your career.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>How to diversify your revenue streams as a motion designer</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ross started his YouTube channel in