Designer with two years experience over here (packaging and brand agency). most of my experience is in print with a little digital but I’m really trying to make sure I stay on top of my stuff.

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Digital in any form. Don’t get stuck in print. Have a old co-work who was a top-knot her print producer. She can’t find a job now.

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I’d be interested to hear about where I should start dabbling. UX/UI/sketch, cinema49, coding? Lol idk I feel like there’s so much to explore but what feels like an must for the industry right now? I’d say I’m pretty good storyteller, and I’m constantly staying up with trends but my technical arsenal could use some growth. THANKs :)

So I actually want to be where you are. Any advice to get into a branding agency when you don’t have a ton of branding experience?

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Print, largely because of Europe, is having a huge swing back but yeah I wouldn’t call it a “valuable” skill more like helpful to get into more competitive branding agencies (like Collins, Base, &Walsh). Cinema 4D is insanely valuable to know but requires state of the art PC equipment and the program costs a couple thousand dollars. in my opinion, especially considering how much UI/UX designers make, I would say UI/UX is your best investment.

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