Episode Details

What Does It Take to Be a Freelance Artist? | Career Crush

15 Feb 2022

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𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ It’s about a lot more than making great art. Subscribe to the Ascend newsletter: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters?movetile_hbpascendnl&hideIntromercial=true Ascend editor Kelsey Alpaio chats with Kit Mills, a freelance illustrator and comic artist, to find out what it’s really like to pursue art professionally. 00:00 Meet Kit Mills 01:20 The day in the life 02:19 The business side 03:12 Do you need to go to school to be an artist? 04:50 Figuring out your rate 06:50 Getting work 08:00 Being your own boss 09:05 Balancing passion and making a living Produced by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Elainy Mata Video by Andy Robinson and Elainy Mata Editing by Andy Robinson Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player Follow us: https://hbr.org/ascend https://www.tiktok.com/@hbrascend https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbrascend https://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/ https://twitter.com/HBRAscend https://www.instagram.com/hbrascend #freelancing #workingforyourself #artist

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