August 2015

	CREATIVELY SPEAKING ABOUT THE LATEST CREATIVE NEWS

The Flex Crew was the hit of our party, providing authentic reggae music!

A big thanks to everyone who celebrated our 10 year anniversary with us - Reggae style! We had great live music and perfect weather. It was nice to spend time with clients, talent, and business associates who helped us reach this important milestone.

We have a new team member, Brittany Bergamo! Brittany is our Client Services Coordinator who will be assisting our recruiters in both Columbus and Pittsburgh. Read more about her here.

Kristen Harris, COO and co-founder of Portfolio Creative was recognized with the Visionary Award from the Columbus Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). The award honors Central Ohio women entrepreneurs who have achieved success in business while making notable contributions to the community, their industries and to initiatives for other women in business. Read the entire press release here.

Harris was recognized at a gala luncheon on Friday, July 17.

Portfolio Creative places exceptional talent in all areas of marketing, design, retail, advertising, digital roles and many other fields that help you achieve creative genius. Call us at 614.839.4897. Depending on the position, we can place talent within days, and sometimes even hours.

-The Portfolio Creative Team

Creative Scene

We are excited to partner with Creative Control Fest this year! Creative Control Fest is a grassroots initiative aimed at bringing together ethnically and culturally diverse emergent talent from the region's art & design sector. Through showings, lectures, workshops and other events, participants gain exposure, job referrals, networking opportunities, and other resources, as well as an important sense of belonging to the Midwest's emerging creative class.

Portfolio Creative's Chris Cochran will be presenting "How to get a job in marketing, advertising and communications." Stay tuned for more details!

September 11-12, 2015

Opportunity Knocks

Feeding Your Brain Feeds Your Career

Catherine Lang-Cline, President
* Co-Founder

"The key is to keep feeding the brain that has served you so well so far. Never stop learning. Not only will you be smarter, you will be keeping yourself current in your career."

Read the entire article at:

http://www.portfoliocreative.com/blog/2015/8/5/feeding-your-brain-feeds-your-career

Hot Jobs in Columbus

Here are some current positions our clients are seeking. Click the title to learn more.

Copywriter

Long-term role. This candidate should have technical, digital, and healthcare experience. Candidate needs to be able to work in a fast paced environment. Experience in retail is a must have.

Traffic Manager

This will be a temporary position anywhere from 2 to 6 months.

Creative Lead

This candidate should have both print and digital background.

Giving Back

We are thrilled to be donating art supplies and school supplies to Camp Sunrise! Camp Sunrise, founded in 1994, is Ohio's only summer camp program developed specifically for children impacted by HIV/AIDS.

We are holding a collection drive from August 10th-12th at our Columbus office. Feel free to drop off supplies at 777 Goodale Blvd., Ste 300, between the hours of 9:00am - 5:00pm.

School supplies such as pencils, markers, crayons, stencils, and pens would be greatly appreciated. Binders, notepads, and folders are also welcome.

Art supplies should be catered towards children.

Thank you!

And don't forget, this weekend is a recognized Sales Tax Holiday (August 7-9). Perfect timing for back to school shopping.

Raise Your Game

Back to School: Learning Never Ends

Kristen Harris, COO

* Co-Founder

"While there is no official Back to School season for working professionals, our learning never ends; it's a year-round, lifelong activity. And, no matter who you are or what you do, even if you hated school, now learning can be fun because it's focused on things you like and are interested in."

Read the entire article at:

http://www.portfoliocreative.com/blog/2015/8/5/back-to-school-learning-never-ends

Executive Search

Life University

by Chris Cochran, Director

It's back to school time and there are special classes that I'd love to see offered...

First Impressions 101 - This class starts promptly at 9:00am. At 9:01am, the Instructor hands out final grades and dismisses the class for the semester. It can be frustrating, but that's just the way it goes.

Second Chances 200 - It's an elective...for the instructor. They'll invite you into the class if they feel you didn't destroy your chances of getting in this class the first time around.

Hindsight 2020 - You, along with your classmates, will all have recently realized you made the wrong move somewhere along the line. Interviews that suddenly went off the rails will be a major topic of class discussion. Also, perfect jobs that were dismissed outright will be mulled over again and again.

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda 333 - This is a series of three classes that examine a student's reason for hesitation and doubt. Naturally, it's always tough to decide if you want to enroll in this class. If you do decline to attend this class, you can enroll in the next offering (see below).

Regrets 500 - Most people are coming to this class after great introspection. Some will decide it's a waste of time to attend. Others will decide to accept it and will sign up. However, some will not, ultimately, finish the class. This will eat at them for the rest of their lives. The upside to this is that they become next semester's case study.

Success 900 - It's difficult to get into this class because of the prerequisites. Having said that, it's always full. The Professor doesn't just look at salary or stature, but rather evaluates your positive contributions and the effects you've had on others.

About Portfolio Creative

Founded in 2005, Portfolio Creative is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm. We partner with corporations, retailers, and large creative agencies to help solve creative workforce challenges. We connect our clients to marketing, design, advertising, retail, and digital roles in the markets we serve. With locations in Columbus and Pittsburgh, and a group of clients we support in New York, we're always looking for great creative talent.

"Portfolio Creative has always been my go-to source for when we need creative talent. In fact, many of the great people I work with today started as freelance from Portfolio Creative. Great company to partner with for workforce solutions."
~Jenn J.

Vice President, Creative Services Director