Friday, September 23, 2011

Stephen Coomber

Today Stephen Coomber came in for a visit to chat about his experiences in the business.


He graduated from Sheridan's New Media Design program in 2006 and now works for TAXI as an Interactive Designer. Before that he worked for Young & Rubicam, and Organic, Inc.

Find out more about him on LinkedIn, or at his personal website Coomberville.com.




Check out this video he worked on for The House of Innovation project by Canadian Tire. Very cool idea.


These are his main points of advice.

SPEAK UP
-make your passions known
-if you see an oportunity, jump at it

FIND A MENTOR
-they know your job better than you do
-you'll want to return the favour
-find someone that will help you grow

NEVER TAKE SHOTGUN
-always sit in the drivers seat
-you should be in control of your career
-the company needs you as much as you need them
-look for ways to better your knowledge and skills and ask the company to pay for training
-do what you can to be a part of the projects you want to work on

TWEET
-let them tell you, there are great resources via twitter
-don't tell people you're watching Grey's Anatomy
-@mashable, @theNextWeb, @TaxiCanada, @ConanObrien

DRINK BEER
-wine, vodka, cranberry juice and pepsi are also ok
-socialize and network, your coworkers should be your friends, you spend enough time with them

DON'T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY
-it's not brain surgery, it's fun

BE PASSIONATE AND HAVE FUN

And remember to collect cool shit for inspiration, visit these sites early and often.

Mashable

Contact Information

Stephen Coomber
STEPHEN.COOMBER@TAXI.CA

Taxi Canada Inc.
495 Wellington Street West, Suite 102
Toronto, ON M5V 1E9
T: 416-342-8294 x424
F: 416-979-7626

No comments:

Post a Comment