working freelance

I decided to do this post as freelance is the route I quite want to go down. This is just a very quick post on this topic.



Freelance is basically working for yourself and getting commissioned to do work for people. This route can be quite hard but is appealing as you are your own boss and get hired by others to do work for them. Freelance work can start off slow with some jobs paying little or nothing but once you get recognised and get a foot in the door as they say, some jobs might be quite well paid and lead onto bigger things. The downside with freelance is that the money you bring in can differ and depends on the jobs you are tasked with.


The links below are some articles I found on a day in the life of a freelance makeup artist:


http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jun/22/working-life-make-up-artist

http://www.adventuresofacarryon.com/2013/02/07/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-freelance-makeup-artist/



finding work while free lancing:


Promoting is the biggest way to get work as a freelance makeup artist. Having a website, or making accounts on things like twitter, Facebook and YouTube allow you to put contact details and promote your work to a wide range of different people. This may lead to opportunities in work as someone may stumble across your work and you may be exactly what they are looking for.


Another thing is to keep looking on sites that advertise creative jobs, like stagejobspro.com. This website lists a whole host of different jobs in theatres, and sometimes it has makeup jobs. There are a lot more websites such as starnow.co.uk, and even job sites like indeed may have something advertised in this sector.