Category: The Freelance Collective
The freelancers over at The Freelance Collective was utterly thrilled to be longlisted for funding by The Walkley Media Incubator and Innovation Fund. The judges culled the list down from 160 entrants, and there were only two freelance projects in the list. The other project was just at idea stage. It was a thrilling ride.…
If you’re looking for a senior writer who gets strategy or an experienced editor who will add value, contact Jane Clement. She specialises in writing and editing corporate, business to business and executive communications that are strategic, complex or niche — sometimes all three. Find out more at www.clementcommunication.com.au Q: You’ve been freelancing for 30…
The days of waking up at the crack of dawn to sit in peak hour traffic, on the way to your mediocre desk job are over! With a rise in Australians stepping away from the typical 9 to 5 work day, freelancing is becoming the new normal. Freelancing offers a new beginning, which pushes the…
Q: Tell us about your freelancing journey, where did it all begin? A: Whilst holding down a full-time job I’d been dabbling in my own business since 2010. Whist working in several in-house graphic design positions (several due to relocating) I’d finish up for the day to come home to try and make something of…
Freelance Melbourne creative Simon Burgin is breaking new ground as a ‘creative technologist’. Naturally, we wanted to catch up with this intriging creative type (who lists his skills on The Freelance Collective) to hear more about what he’s up to, and hear a little more about this trendy new term he’s using to define his…
Please don’t pity me when I tell you that I’m freelance. Seriously, my career and my entire life has never been better. Freelancing is equivalent to professional freedom. And I honestly wouldn’t trade places with my employed equivalents if you paid me double what you earn. Actually, I’m probably already earning double what you are,…
It didn’t take long for creative Australian freelancers to realise that The Freelance Collective gives them a chance to bolster their online visibility and tell their story, allowing clients to reach out to them direct. This is a place for talented creative freelancers. We work hard to keep the quality of freelancers listed on…
Your freelance graphic design career is going to take a pretty significant nose-dive if you don’t invest a bit of time and energy into getting found. It’s fundamental to landing works, but it also remains an element of freelancing that lots of us have an ‘ick’ factor about. Self-promotion is embarrassing. Lame. It’s bragging. And…
Media Super, the industry super fund for creatives, has partnered with The Freelance Collective in an inspiring show of support for the growing number of Australian professional creatives setting out on their own freelance path. The two organisations will be working together to support Australian creatives, representing an exciting milestone for The Freelance Collective. The…
Australian freelance business journalist & wordsmith Nina Hendy has been giving interviews about the launch of The Freelance Collective. As a marketing and business journalist who has written for all the major publications and brands over the years, she was inspired to launch The Freelance Collective to make it easier for clients to find the…
