After Uni

I have been going over my options after leaving uni and trying to find the best course to take. Would it be better for me to work at a studio, become a freelancer or even start up my own studio. I feel like all of these options are open to me, it's working out how to proceed from there.

Working at a company provides the security that freelancing doesn't however I am still drawn to freelancing. I want to be able to understand marketing properly before I take a job at a company. I think it would do me and my work a lot of good to be able to be open and critical. Freelancing would come with its out set of challenges and would depend on my ability to sustain myself financially.

Whether I decide to freelance or find work at a company, I still need to understand the limitations of my current situation. Money being the most obvious, but things like available resources and programs to develop work as well as the lack of contacts within the industry will limit what I will be able to do. However I understand that the abundance of social networking and the accessibility of various tools to make work has made it easier than it ever has been.

To keep track of any possible work, I have started to keep a database of studios I would like to work for. As I develop clients or find other studios, it helps me to keep an eye out on the work available and something to fall back on.