A few Notes for a Potential Employer
A few notes for companies that might be interested in hiring me:
- I answer my phone with “Symbiotic Design, this is Doug, how may I help you?” …because I work out of my home office as Symbiotic Design. Please don’t hang-up on me, you have the right number.
- If I’m not at home, my son or wife might grab the phone, and they still answer it as “Symbiotic Design”. And even though my son is only 9, he does a great job taking messages. Don’t hang-up because he’s a little kid, please. He’s an advanced gifted child, holds a black belt and is a member of the local divisional pee-wee football champion team, the Warriors. I will get the message, just be sure to leave your number.
- If the answering machine picks-up, it will allow you to hit a button in order to contact Symbiotic Design, Domain Hostmaster or HD Web Hosting. They are all me, you can hit any button or just wait for the beep.
- I can quit doing work as Symbiotic Design for the right position.
- I am more than happy to relocate right way (immediately) for the right position. I can send for the family later.
- Although you will find this blog (as well as my personal portfolio) a bit gruff, I market myself to potential clients and they do need the personal touch. I am often gruff, or brutally honest. But I am a company man in a corporate environment. My clientele has to know I am a human, they prefer dealing with me in a personal manner. But I will check my personal attitude at home and perform my job as a professional. Unless you require some attitude, of course. 😉
Just don’t take anything I say/do in my personal blog/portfolio too seriously. I’m working on a professional portfolio, but it is all done in HTML5 and CSS3. That’s because that’s what I will need to know next, for you, to do my job.
I have a great work ethic and I am tired of not having a steady paycheck. I need you, you need me if you want a graphic & web designer that is capable of managing a team, understands SEO and both online and social marketing techniques, works well with others and loves to be creative.
I am an expert in Photoshop, Illustrator & Dreamweaver. I have some Flash & QuarkXPress/InDesign smarts. I know (X)HTML, CSS, domains, branding & advertising. I write great online web copy. I also know video & how to leverage it on the web to the company’s advantage.
I’m not saying you would be making a mistake if you pass me up. If you do, you are probably looking for a programmer. But I am the best creative director you could imagine and if you need a creative guy, you would not do wrong grabbing me before anyone else does. 😉
Your call…
Thanks!
-Doug
Posted my Logo Designs to Facebook
I’ve posted quite a few of my logo designs to Facebook. As I am looking for a decent career somewhere, I am hoping that my talents with logos (which I absolutely love doing) might help win the right company over.
The link to my Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/symbioticdesign
You do not have to be my friend to see my the ‘photo’ album: Logos by DP at the next link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23644&id=1628191759&l=c081e8a41a
Enjoy!
(If not, comment me with your criticism)
-Doug