When applying for a Creative job, is it acceptable to contact the CD directly in addition to completing the standard submission form? Or is this annoying for CDs to deal with?

Seeing 100+ applications for each role makes me think I need to explore other ways to get myself noticed.

Thanks :)

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Go ahead. The worse thing that can happen is they ignore you and not even remember you.

Some tips
- Email them 3x in total if they don’t respond the 2 first times. Follow up every 2-3 days.
- Keep the email short
- share what you love about their work
- why YOU d be amazing at this job
- give your email personality (make them want to spend 10 hrs a day with you - tho not with Covid life but the mindset still remains)

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Thanks a lot - those tips are really helpful!

I enjoy it if it feels real

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Thanks for replying. I’ll go for it then.

Hell yeah, hit em up.

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Thank you 🤞

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If it’s genuine and not a copy paste message, yea it makes a difference

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