Vanilla
Time to face it: Freelance work has grown sparse enough that calling myself a freelancer is too generous. The more accurate term is unemployed.
I'm still pursuing freelance gigs -- I just got hired to do voice-overs for a video project Monday, which will feel odd because I'll be working solely as so-called talent. Normally I write and produce things in which my face or voice appears. Fear not, though. At 200 bucks for an hour's work it's not a painful adjustment.
But with jobs like this now too few and far between, I have resorted to applying for regular, full-time work with 8-5 hours, paid vacation and health insurance. That will also feel strange because in TV news, my profession for most of my adult life, I never worked regular hours and rarely spent holidays with family. Jobs that did not entail working either nights or weekends entailed both. I'm not complaining; as someone once said, that's the way it is.
Yesterday I went back for a second interview for a PR job at a small liberal arts university near me. I'd do some media relations and a lot of writing for university publications. Sounds boring, doesn't it? You're probably right but the mundane sounds strangely attractive right now. TV news had its excitement but most of it was the kind that give you ulcers rather than goosebumps. As I told my would-be-boss in the first interview, "I could use some vanilla in my life right now."
But you don't always get to choose your flavors. I sent back the requested "philosophical values" essay and the writing test today. We'll see.
I'm still pursuing freelance gigs -- I just got hired to do voice-overs for a video project Monday, which will feel odd because I'll be working solely as so-called talent. Normally I write and produce things in which my face or voice appears. Fear not, though. At 200 bucks for an hour's work it's not a painful adjustment.
But with jobs like this now too few and far between, I have resorted to applying for regular, full-time work with 8-5 hours, paid vacation and health insurance. That will also feel strange because in TV news, my profession for most of my adult life, I never worked regular hours and rarely spent holidays with family. Jobs that did not entail working either nights or weekends entailed both. I'm not complaining; as someone once said, that's the way it is.
Yesterday I went back for a second interview for a PR job at a small liberal arts university near me. I'd do some media relations and a lot of writing for university publications. Sounds boring, doesn't it? You're probably right but the mundane sounds strangely attractive right now. TV news had its excitement but most of it was the kind that give you ulcers rather than goosebumps. As I told my would-be-boss in the first interview, "I could use some vanilla in my life right now."
But you don't always get to choose your flavors. I sent back the requested "philosophical values" essay and the writing test today. We'll see.
posted by jack at 8:30 PM
4 Comments:
After spending 3 1/2 so years working behind the scenes in radio I swore that I could never go back to a mundane 8-5 gig.
Famous last words.
It's really not so bad, once you get acclimated. The set schedule is nice as is the warm & fuzzy feeling of a bit of job security.
Keep on keeping on!
:)
my BF freelances too. it's a tough gig. recently he's began thinking about re-entering the world of 9-5. he doesn't want to but he may have to.
good luck to you!
Thank you both.
Even if I get a regular job I still intend to do some freelance work when time permits.
With luck I'll enjoy the benefits of both.
hopefully you will. that way you have a little more stability (or consistency) and a bit of freedom to choose freelance projects you really want to (not feel you have to) be a part of.
so voice-over work. is that any fun? hmmm. guess it's more fun if you write or produce the work yourself...
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