HELP NEEDED !!!!!!!!

[Joseph W. bourke]

Hey Ron!

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with your stuff. It’s very possible that with the tight jobs situation (at least here in the US – I can’t speak for Canada) that so many people with very strong capabilities are all applying for the same job that the employers have the luxury of cherry-picking. There’s no excuse for not acknowledging your application, though. That’s common courtesy. There are a lot of managers out there that don’t know their ass from their elbow when it comes to business acumen.

I’m an art director at an ABC affiliate in the Manchester, New Hampshire market (which overlaps the Boston ADI), and we’ve had openings in the past couple of years for entry level graphics positions. We’ve been swamped with requests for interviews, many from people with fine arts backgrounds and killer portfolios, but we always take the time for the courtesy of a reply. Some businesses don’t care, and you’re lucky, in a way, to NOT receive a reply from them, because that callous attitude probably applies to their employees as well.

I’d say keep sending the reel out, and the right position will come along. You’re in the luxurious position of actually having a job right now. Many of the people who have applied here have been laid off from formerly great positions, and now are in the unenviable position of having to put bread on the table, with nothing in sight. It breaks my heart that we can only hire one person when we do, because many have to be told “no”, at a time when they desperately need to hear the opposite.

How are your skills at resume writing and cover-letter writing? That could be what’s keeping you from getting the interview. Sometimes a strong cover letter will open the door for you.

Joe Bourke
Art Director / WMUR-TV

[Michael Munkittrick]

Your reel looks nice but here are some of my thoughts where improvement and/or improvisation might benefit you.

My observation:
The music is a bit too clich