New job
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,” my dad told me once, quoting John Lennon I think. And boy have I been making plans.
A couple of months ago I left my full-time job at Wemind to begin a new career as a freelancer. I did it because I wanted to expand my horizons, try new things, and get inspired by working with new people.
Life as a freelancer was hectic and fun, it was pretty much everything I had hoped for. I met some really interesting people and I got some great challenges. It was busy, too. I had to turn down a few cool projects with people I really wanted to work with because I simply didn’t have enough time to do it all. Pretty great. I thought this was what I really wanted to do.
But being a freelancer also has its limitations, at least the way I did it. I had quite a few smaller projects for several different clients. That’s all good and well but it meant that when the opportunity to begin some really big projects presented itself, I had trouble fitting them into my tight schedule. And that’s exactly what happened. Doing freelance work for Zupa Recommended, I felt like I wanted to focus on the projects there instead of trying to make sense of my overflowing calendar.
So I’ve accepted a job offer as UX & Social Media Consultant at Zupa Recommended.
It’s with some sadness that I leave Wemind behind. (I have been working there 20 hours per week since I started as a freelancer.) I still think Wemind is a great company with a bright future. They will probably be looking for someone to do some UX work in the near future. If they do, I’ll be the first to recommend Wemind as a great place to work.
But at the same time I’m also really excited to begin my new life at Zupa Recommended. I believe that the work I do with social media can be much more effective with the power of a great advertising agency behind it. And I believe that the work an advertising agency does can be greatly improved by a deep understanding of social media. Zupa Recommended has a great list of clients and the expertise to do outstanding projects. I can’t wait to become a part of that.
