What If Freelancing Didn’t Mean Doing Everything Alone? with Joshua Jevons | The Typecast Episode 63
Episode Description
In this episode, we sit down with designer Josh Jevons to discuss what it actually looks like to build a sustainable creative career without burning out, cold-pitching nonstop, or doing everything yourself.
We also get into real-world outreach strategies, including walking trade shows, pitching without being salesy, and why face-to-face connections still matter. Along the way, we talk packaging, brand strategy, work-life balance, and designing systems that allow you to grow without burning out.
If you’re a designer who wants better clients, better collaboration, and a career that supports your life–not the other way around–this one’s for you.
All that and more when you listen to this episode:
- Making the shift from agency work to independent freelancing
- Why complementary skill sets matter more than hiring “another you”
- Building a flexible, collaborative, creative team
- The role of brand strategy in effective (not just beautiful) design
- Pricing, budgets, and scaling process without cutting value
- What designers don’t learn in school, but learn fast on the job
- Outreach strategies that actually feel human
- How to talk to potential clients without feeling awkward or salesy
Connect with Joshua Jevons
Website: https://www.jevonsdesign.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuajevons_design/
Yeah Brother’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeahbrother.co/
Mentioned in this episode:
- Rochester Institute of Technology https://www.rit.edu/
- Yeah Brother https://yeahbrother.co/
- Adobe MAX https://www.adobe.com/max.html
- AIGA https://www.aiga.org/
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