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 Kiesling](jpg/2-14.jpg)
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.
![Alex Kiesling](jpg/1-13.jpg)
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.