Learn the nuts and bolts of how to start a career as a freelancer in editorial illustration.
- 1 min. short (submitting a portfolio)
- 1 min short (art director 1)
- 1 min short (art director 2)
- 1 min. short (art director 3)
- 1 min. short (art director 4)
- 60 min. version (interview with Alex Kiesling)
This video explains specific, concrete initiatives you can take to get your career freelance illustration jump started, as well as the challenges that come with a career in this field.
Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu, who interviews freelance illustrator Alex Kiesling.
Alex’s illustrating clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, MTV, The New York Times, Robinhood, TripAdvisor, PLANADVISER, and more.
Guest Artist
Alex Kiesling
Alex Kiesling is a Brooklyn based illustrator and Senior Designer for Buck NY. Toys heavily inspire his work and the escapism that our imagination gave us as kids.
His work brings colors, shapes and textures often associated with childhood into contemporary illustration and animation to remind audiences it’s okay to feel like a kid again.
His clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, MTV, The New York Times, Adult Swim, Spotify, Robinhood, Wired, and PLANADVISER.
