InFact freelancing 😃 IMG_1705 infact-github

WHO YOU ARE

You have an interest in design

You are prepared to work hard

You are a people person

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You are interested in freelancing, you are in for both the perks and the difficulties

You are open to learning new languages

SO! HOW DO I APPLY?

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How to deal with clients

How to set up a co-op

How to earn a living without boss

How to run design thinking workshops

You are passionate about Tech4Good

WHO WE ARE

We are a small team of designers and developers

A new, satellite organisation of Founders & Coders, from which we all graduated

We put agile processes and user-centred design thinking at the centre of what we do

A co-op: everyone has a say

We have a particular interest in tech for good

WHAT WE DO

We run design workshops These introduce design approaches to problem solving to charities and small businesses.

We create small coded prototypes, allowing organisations to explore digital in an agile way

We create fully-fledged apps, and we create websites

WHAT WE ARE NOT

A top-down employer: this is a co-op, after all


An easy option: we all share responsibility for client liason, budgeting, and most aspects that make up a business. The success or failure of our business model relies on the work that we put in, and how well we work together as a team. The designers on our team will get their hands dirty with front-end code; the developers will help run design workshops.

WHAT TO EXPECT


Hard work:
whether we get paid or not comes down to how much work we put in. Which is honestly a pretty strong incentive.

Perfect: we are a new organisation, running on the desire to carve out a better life for ourselves and the people we work with (and the tiniest amount of insanity). We know that we will make mistakes, but so long as we are working towards this shared goal, we can accept this in ourselves and in each other

Adrenaline (AKA stress): There will be times where clients drop out, and things don’t go to plan. In our experience, with a bit of ingenuity and humour, these mammoth problems have a way of working themselves out. This is the plight of the freelancer: there are no guarantees, and it certainly isn’t for everyone.

We believe of eachother that… Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand.”

WHAT YOU WILL GET FROM WORKING WITH US [aka PERKS]

Freedom (the sequel): You have a say as to how we run, and the decisions we make. This means you can help shape things like tech stack, the kind of organisations we work with, work-life balance, etc.

An education: An opportunity to learn underused languages such as Elm and Phoenix, as well as a continuing engagement with Javascript + Node. We decide the stack. A stronger familiarity with (and appreciation for) design processes. A crash course in client management and team dynamics ;)

Good person brownie points: You’re working with charities to help optimise how they work / raise funds / help other humans. You help other humans to help other humans. Well done, you avoided fintech!

Interesting projects: We work across the public and private sector creating anything from a Tinder-for-owners-to-meet-doggos, to chatbots for ex-convicts, etc etc. This makes it harder to get bored.

Fun: We like eachother, and life is funny. 🤘

Freedom: Not having a boss has its advantages. We can choose to work from home, or remotely.

Stick around FAC!!!

Something new every day!

Think about hard problems and turn solutions into reality

HOW LONG WILL I HANG OUT WITH INFACT FOR?

Let's start with 1 month

Get to know each other!

And hopefully you will stick around for longer!

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Follow the link to this quick form!

Money: We'll pay you at FAC freelancing rates.

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