{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fashion Designers Get Paid: Build Your Fashion Career On Your Own Terms","title":"SFD068: Fashion Design Career Advice on College, Why You're Not Getting the Job, Freelancing and Factories","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1788,"description":"Many of you have loads of Q’s about working in fashion…and I know it can be hard to find answers. Maybe you don’t know any industry experts to ask. Maybe your coworkers are tight lipped and not willing to share their secrets. Maybe you just don’t even know where to go. Which is why I’m excited to be back with another mailbag episode to give you fashion design career advice.\n\nOnce a month, I answer your Q’s on the Successful Fashion Designer Podcast. This month, I’ll be giving my best advice on college, Why You're Not Getting the Job, Freelancing and Factories.\n\n(If you want to submit your Q, email it to me anytime at podcast [at] sewheidi [dot]com for consideration.)\n\nHere are the fashion design career advice questions I answer in this mailbag episode! On getting the skills needed to get into college, and finding a good stylist tool, from Mila [1:28] I want to study fashion design in college. But I’m afraid that I’m still not skilled enough to get in.  \nI’m wondering if there’s any way to build up my skill so I’m confident and capable of getting in? And I’m in the process of getting a good stylist tool, and want to ask if there’s any good apps and programs for tablets for fashion design? On the essential things to know apart from illustration and tech packs, from Mary [8:08] I want to know what are the other essential things one needs to know apart from illustration and tech packs,and what do you recommend will be of help to us, lastly when you started what did you learn first that put you in that different light. On how to get a job in the industry, from Noa 14:09 I am writing to you hoping you help. I graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology and majored in Accessories Design. I've since interned in a few places but now that I am looking for a permanent job in the industry I can't seem to land one. I'm getting interviews so I know my resume isn't the issue. I have a portfolio and I looked at your website to only use relevant-to-job designs yet I'm...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aKuVxL8JmweBENlQ3ijRBkKP2y4MyoOXJoGtd_pgZ84/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDEx/Y2M3YzBjYTI4NTM4/ZWNjY2QzNDUyZTY5/N2VhYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}