6mo ago

Ruling for a job is hard

Copying from my comment below for context:

Job openings like these are messing things up for creatives who specialize in one area.

Now everyone looks for video editors who do audio. No more jobs for sound guys.

If you do graphic design, you are now expected to do animation and web design as well. Some even want you to do social media and video.

People who post things like these only want to save a buck. Heck that's why they outsource the jobs in say the Philippines and India. They don't want to pay their local rates.

And some Asian folks like this too because the going rate is higher than local rate here.

But it's literally ruining the livelihood of people in other fields.

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I dont really get the joke
- I think they're saying that each of those are different professions, which is why the job posting is made by a clown. That being said, there are 15 year olds with TikTok accounts who do all of these things, so it also sounds like someone who doesn't know what a Social Media Manager does and criticizing the job posting.
  
  Yep I really don’t think their asking that the person be a professional graphic designer and VFX producer.
  Sounds like they want someone who can use imovie and canva.
  
  Ive done all of those things in my current job, and they are unrelated to my actual job description. None of them are particularly hard. Heck, I've installed servers, welded mounting brackets, soldered components, run cabling, designed letterheads, built and maintained VM production servers in AWS, written software, visited clients, delivered goods, done sound design, edited video, written company policy, managed DNS records, and kept all the office plants watered and healthy. Im a technical writer. Some jobs just do be like that.
  
  it appears the guy works for an Asian satellite of a major advertising agency. Not an entirely unreasonable ask at small scale, but generally people are going to be really good at one item on that list, and sub-par on the rest.
  I can use premiere, photoshop, illustrator and create pretty decent stuff, but I am nowhere near a pro.
  
  Yea, replyer is most likely in advertising or marketing and where there is a job market for that, and is only seeing the world through their own eyes.

Let me guess, doing all that and paying minimum wage? I agree with Roman

is it just me or does "must have a creative mindset" just scream "let me exploit your work for the lowest buck possible and you'll be grateful for the exposure" lol

As long as they pay for the skills they ask for and its a doable workload, I don't see the issue. Its not as if they are asking for master degrees or to do it all in an unpaid internship.

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