How to get ahead as an in-house designer

Working as an in-house designer at a company where creative output isn't the primary focus comes with something of a reputation. Working in-house is dull. It's creatively restricting. It's a poor third career option by comparison to working for an agency or freelancing.

Such a reputation is unwarranted, though. Like all creative minds, designers that work in-house answer specific design needs - whether that be creating easily readable bills and catalogues, or advanced social media campaigns and boundary-pushing digital projects.

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The Creative Bloq team is made up of a group of design fans, and has changed and evolved since Creative Bloq began back in 2012. The current website team consists of eight full-time members of staff: Editor Georgia Coggan, Deputy Editor Rosie Hilder, Ecommerce Editor Beren Neale, Senior News Editor Daniel Piper, Editor, Digital Art and 3D Ian Dean, Tech Reviews Editor Erlingur Einarsson and Ecommerce Writer Beth Nicholls and Staff Writer Natalie Fear, as well as a roster of freelancers from around the world. The 3D World and ImagineFX magazine teams also pitch in, ensuring that content from 3D World and ImagineFX is represented on Creative Bloq. 

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