The Job Market Is a Dumpster Fire

Let’s address the elephant in the room:
The job market? A little spicy right now.
By spicy, I mean ultra chaotic, underpaying, ghosting you after round three interviews kind of spicy.

If you’re a designer right now, whether it is freelance, in-house, or in-between, you’ve probably had at least one existential moment this year where you thought:

“Should I just become a dog walker in Italy?”

Same. And yet… we persist. Despite the headlines, mass layoffs, and the "unpaid internship that may turn into a job (but probably won’t)," design is still a sought after skill.

📉 What’s actually happening?

• Junior roles are getting 800+ applications.
  Including people with 10 years of experience. Neat.

• AI is replacing the “just make it look pretty” crowd.
  (RIP to Canva.)

• Brands want more than pretty.
  They want identity. Consistency. Strategy. Storytelling. Designers who think like marketers. So make your designs convert.
  
  

💡 What this means for us:

We can’t just be “designers.” We have to be:

• Visual problem solvers

• Copy-aware art directors

• Half-therapist, half-typographer hybrids

• And people who know how to talk about ROI without cringing
  
  

Final thoughts?
The market might be messy, but you? You’re a resourceful little branding wiz with taste, vision, and shortcuts that could kill.

So whether you’re freelancing through the chaos, applying to every role with the word “creative” in it, or building your empire from your childhood bedroom (much like me),  keep going.

Your people will find you.
Your design will speak louder than the algorithm.
And if all else fails, there’s always Italy. 🐕