In this episode Kel sits down with Melissa Erickson of Long Island, NY. She is a senior creative designer at a tech start up, owns a real estate photography/videography business and freelances as a graphic designer where she helps build brands. She has been working in the arts since 2015 - a triple threat with graphic design, photography and videography. Today she is here to share her story of how being fearless, never giving up, and leveraging your creative skills in multiple areas can yield great results.
Show Notes
Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.
In this episode Kel sits down with Melissa Erickson of Long Island, NY. She is a senior creative designer at a tech start up, owns a real estate photography/videography business and freelances as a graphic designer where she helps build brands. She has been working in the arts since 2015 - a triple threat with graphic design, photography and videography. Today she is here to share her story of how being fearless, never giving up, and leveraging your creative skills in multiple areas can yield great results.
In this episode they discuss:
- Being a triple threat - graphic design, photography, videography
- Melissa's experience with the creative arts in college - her AHA moment
- Entering the video space, starting with the connections you have and building your portfolio
- Stepping into her first paid creative role at a media company with very little experience and learning on the job
- Getting into real estate videography/photography
- Graphic design and photography can help better your videography
- Appreciating graphic designers instead of doing it yourself in Canva
- Creative process for graphic design vs videography
- What Melissa loves about graphic design, photography, and videography
- Launching her real estate videography business and scaling her business
- Working full-time, running a business, and freelancing: the balance
- Standing out from other media companies in a competitive niche
- Expanding her services and exploring other niches
- What projects to look out for from Melissa and where you can find her on social media
- Navigating the real estate niche as a woman
- How you can support Melissa as a filmmaker
CONNECT w/ MELISSA
✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/li_properproperties/
✩ Website: https://www.melissaericksondesigns.com/
CONNECT w/ KEL
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"She's in Focus" is a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering female filmmakers and video creators from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.