Advertising freelancers

2012!

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:21:00 +0000

Happy New Year everyone!
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration.
It's back to work now here in Holland and there are jobs coming in already.
Let's hope it's a great year for everyone!

The Collective Team.

Christmas Wishes!

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:15:00 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Buon Natale! Vrolijk Kerstfeest! Joyeux Noel! Froehliche Weihnachten! Gledileg Jol! Gajan Kristnaskon! Vesele Vanoce! Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan!.... ah you get the idea.
We hope you have a lovely relaxing time with you family, and failing that, a lot to drink!
See you next year.

The Collective Team.

Back To Work - Party Invite Reminder

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:06:00 +0000

On the beach or in the office?

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:52:00 +0000

Last week we sent an email to our clients (Rain not Spain) to inform them that The Collective is open for business all summer long.

To help us to help our clients, please let us know if you have any holiday plans.
And wherever you are, you can follow our summer headlines campaign on Twitter or Facebook!

The Collective Team.

Facebook!

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:25:00 +0000

Dear All,

We are pleased to announce, that recently we have opened a Facebook Page!

Check it!

The Collective Team.

Jack Stafford show

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:06:00 +0000

Jack Stafford, Collective founder, is having a concert to mark the closing of his suit shop and his last show before a 4-month tour of New Zealand and Australia. You are all welcome to attend. It's the last gathering at Vijzelstraat 67 before The Collective move. Saturday 12th February. 8 until late. Show at 10pm. Bring your own drinks. Friends are welcome!

Breaking News!

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:51:00 +0000

Dear Freelancers!

On the 24th of February, The Collective will be moving to our new office at:

Keizersgracht 205, 1016 DS Amsterdam.

On the 24th itself and afterwards you can still reach us on the same phone number as now:

020-320 5319.

The invitation for a drink will follow soon!

Kinky Christmas Album

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:24:00 +0000

Dear freelancers,

Do you like to listen to the Kinks'?
Listen to Jack and his new cover album!
Once again... Have a lovely Christmas!

The Collective Team.

Happy holidays from The Collective team!

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:59:00 +0000

Dear Creatives,

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2011!

Jack, Justyna, Sandra & Wilma.

Network Drinks

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:38:00 +0000

You are invited on the upcoming networking drinks on Thursday 30th of September at DuintjerCS building, Vijzelstraat 72, 7th floor. Jack Stafford will perform as troubadour at the next DOMIBO drinks, organised by Carmen Flagiello. The theme is DuintjerCS meets de buurt/de buurt meets DuintjerCS. Please join us from 18:00.

Amsterdam goes World Cup crazy!

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:12:00 +0000

On Amsterdam's Museumplein, 80,000 people celebrated as the
Netherlands beat Uruguay in the World Cup semi-final. Click on
heading to share the joy.

The Collective Drinks Thursday, the 1st of July 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:05:00 +0000

The next Collective networking drinks will be held on Thursday 1 july at our usual location in the shop “The Jack Stafford Collection” (beneath our office) at Vijzelstraat 67. Please join us from 18:00.

CALL FOR PERMANENT JOB OF DESIGN MANAGER

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:24:00 +0000

One of our clients is looking for a Design Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Branding, the successful candidate will be an experienced, highly motivated, individual with a strong track record in corporate design management and will play a pivotal role in providing creative direction to the development of clients brand identity. As well as managing a budget for the product area, the post holder will be responsible for managing products through from initial concept to artwork, while ensuring that levels of quality and innovation are maintained.

Main responsibilities
* Develop and produce concepts, designs, and art direction for corporate projects
* Deliver practical, hands-on, design for a wide variety communication materials (annual reports, corporate magazine, events and other applications)
* Devise creative strategies and direction for design management
* Co-develop, manage, implement and monitor global visual identity guidelines
* Set-up a brand/design portal throughout the whole company
* Manage freelancers, printers and design agencies

Minimum requirements
* Excellent portfolio demonstrating in-depth experience and ability to manage, develop and monitor corporate identity/company house style and relevant guidelines at corporate and product level
* Proven design management and skills
* Superior hands-on design skills and creativity
* Ability to work on own initiative, thrive in a dynamic and high performance environment and deal effectively with deadline pressure
* Highly proficient in using Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
* Experience with print coordination and purchase negotiations
* A team player with a clear understanding of the role, position and boundaries of design in a corporate environment
* Job ratio is 65% design activities and 35% management activities

About client
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, they are a Global Fortune 500 company and are consistently ranked as one of the leaders on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. With operations in more than 80 countries, our 55,000 people around the world are committed to excellence and delivering Tomorrow's Answers Today(tm).

If you are interested in this permanent job, please contact sandra@thecollective or wilma@thecollective.net.

Happy Easter

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:13:00 +0000

The Collective would like to wish you all a very Happy Easter!

The Collective Drinks Thursday, the 25th of March 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:54:00 +0000

The Collective would appreciate it if you could r.s.v.p to Caitlyn de Wild at; caitlyn@thecollective.net by the 18th of March 2010. We look forward to seeing you all there on the 25th of March 2010.

GREAT SPACE AT A GREAT PLACE

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:08:00 +0000

As you know, we have a shop underneath our office and we are looking to put it to more use. We are open to suggestions, ideas and co-ventures. Maybe you have something we can sell in the shop, hang in it, launch in it or just exhibit. If so, please get in touch.

Congrats to Miriam Young for completing the New York City Marathon

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:42:00 +0000

Proving she’s got the stamina and commitment needed for long-haul projects, copywriter Miriam Young ran the New York City Marathon on the 1st of November 2009, finishing in 5 hours 32 minutes. “Not a bad first attempt for the girl who used to take taxis between pubs!”

The Golden Age postponed

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:22:00 +0000

Sorry.

Our Return To The Golden Age party was

due to take place on September 24th.

But we have had to rearrange it.

The party will now take place on October 15th.

We look forward to seeing you there.

The Collective

You are invited to return to the Golden Age

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:07:00 +0000

Come and see some Jonathan Brown collages!

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:53:00 +0000

10 things you can do to get more freelance work

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:38:00 +0000

In these depressed times we're all looking for more work. Here are 10 ways to help you get more freelance assignments from The Collective...

1. Say hello

Come by The Collective. There's no substitute for meeting you to keep you top of mind. Bring chocolates or flowers or both. Or just email us regularly if it’s too far to come.

2. Collective drinks

We are having drinks in the shop on Thursday 28th May. Show your face, meet other freelancers and stay in the loop.

3. Availability

Tell us when you get a big job and you're unavailable. Then tell us you've just finished, did a great job and are now available again.

4. Update your profile

Is your profile on The Collective website amazing? If it's not as good as it could be you're selling yourself short. Even if it’s already great, it still needs to be refreshed periodically

5. Answer your phone

Most jobs need to be done at short notice and most freelancers still don't answer their phones straight away. Some people have lost work because of this.

6. Promote yourself

If you have time on your hands, send us your promotional ideas. We're helping Erik and Raoul contact some clients directly because they came to us with a proposal.

7. Promote The Collective

The more work we get the more work you get. We had the idea to send a postcard to all agencies in the summer saying that we're available when they're on holiday. If you come up with another good idea then you'll be the first person we recommend to get work that comes from it.

8. Blog it

Did you win a award? An important pitch? If you’ve done something amazing in the advertising world, we can write about you on our blog and in our newsletter.

9. Show your portfolio

If there’s an agency you want to show your portfolio to, let us know and we'll arrange a meeting for you.

10. Surprise us

You're the creative, think of something that we haven't.

AND IN OTHER NEWS....

House of Orange, the photography agency, will organize a print sale next week Wednesday (20th May) of all their photographers, with small prices as low as € 20,-

17.00 – 21.00

WHY NOT

Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 28-30

1012 RZ Amsterdam

QUARTERLY DRINKS

Our next “borrel” will take place at the good old Collective pad on the Vijzelstraat 67. Not in the office but downstairs in the shop. Please join us May 28th from 17.00 till 19.00. See you then!

Partying the recession away

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:08:00 +0000

On Friday 26th of February, The Collective hosted
a Recession Party on the top floor of the Duintjer CS
building in Amsterdam.

We chose the top floor so that anybody who wanted
to end it all as a consequence of economic armageddon
could do so in spectacular manner.

But there was no danger of that as, due to the cheap
drinks spiked with the finest drugs known to Casper,
everyone was soon behaving as though it was 2007
all over again.

Even better, The Collective got to know many of the
creative people who have office space in the Duintjer.

And the evening was such a success that the Duintjer
has asked The Collective to host another party as soon
as possible.

So keep checking out thecollective.net for party details!

Shop space available for ideas, projects and products

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:22:00 +0000

As you know, we have a shop underneath our office and we are looking to put it to more uses. We are open to suggestions, ideas and co-ventures for part of it. Maybe you have something we can sell in the shop, hang it in, launch in it or just exhibit. If so, please get in touch.

December Update

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:47:00 +0000

Merry Xmas!
Christmas Dinner Pictures

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The Collective Team wishes you all a merry Christmas and a prosperous 2009.

It was great to see so many of you at the Christmas dinner. We would like to thank you for making it such a lovely evening at the Eettuin, in the centre of the cosy Jordaan. Here is a selection of the pictures, and a link of the video made by Erik Rolf.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIYa3HNF6LM

October update

noreply@blogger.com (Wilma Gijzen) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:07:00 +0000

This month:

Silver Shark at Kinsale Awards for Collective Conceptual Copywriter
Collective Workshop in Slovenia
VAR declarations
Monthly drinks become quarterly drinks

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Silver Shark at Kinsale Awards for Collective Conceptual Copywriter
Conceptual Copywriter Bart van Goethem and Art Director Johan van Oeckel have been awarded a Silver Shark at the Kinsale Shark Advertising Awards 2008 for their work for DDB Brussels. See www.sharkawards.com/index2.html

And that’s not the only good news this Flemish team has to report, their EVA advertisement is also on the shortlist for the Standaard Solidariteitsprijs. See www.thecollective.net/inlarge.asp?file=337_14&c=337

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VAR Declarations
It’s time, once again, to apply for your VAR declarations.
Please send a copy of your 2009 VAR declaration to our administration as soon as possible.
You can email these to Noah Noah@thecollective.net

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Collective Workshop in Slovenia
Following an initiative by Collective freelancer Martin Mol, Creative Directors Jan van Meel and Peter van der Wijk will be holding Conceptual Thinking workshops during the Xtreme Bonbon Junkies Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The Xtreme Bonbon Junkies Festival is a student festival for jr. copy and art students and is the only international event for Copywriters. Martin Mol held a workshop here last year, and gave a lecture the year previously. He comments: “They’re here, so eager to learn, it is a pleasure to pass on our western creative advertising knowledge”.
Xtreme Bonbon Junkies, Young Creatives Session
25th till 27th November in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The website for the Extreme Bonbon Junkies festival is still under construction, but for now you can find information at www.kalidays.net/en/contacts/

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Monthly drinks become quarterly drinks
While Jack and Jasmine are away performing on their German tour during October, the Collective team is making preparations for the freelancers’ Christmas dinner. More information about this will be divulged in our next update.
We won’t be hosting any more end-of-month drinks this year, but will return in 2009 with a spectacular quarterly event. We’ll keep you informed!