InFact freelancing 😃
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!
START HERE! GO CLOCKWISE 🦄 🍩 🤓
Follow the link to this quick form!
Money: We'll pay you at FAC freelancing rates.
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