Understand the brief
Why are we doing it? Is it brand, is it marketing, what is the channel.
What are we doing? Practical execution.
Who is the client, customer, stakeholders?
When does it need to be done?
How do I do it? Right tools.
Where should the job be done? Environs.
Learn the skill required
Use team around you.
Use Google and Youtube.
Ask for help
Never get stuck.
Always ask for help if you can’t find a pathway through a problem within 10 minutes.
Record time and activities
Always record start time and end time on every task, and a quick note of what you’ve done.
Example:
Social media assets, took photographs, colour corrected in Photoshop.
Created animated GIF
Start: 10:30am
Finish: 12:45pm
Share your ideas
We are a team and we get the best result for the client by functioning as a team. That means that the best ideas win.
Key Tools
Basecamp – brief, tasks, comments, screenshots
Slack – quick notes and messages, client interaction
Dropbox – file storage
Email – formal communication and notifications