Careering
Hey, it's Francesco. Here with what I can only describe as a public offer of collaboration—something along the lines of raising my hand in the school canteen and asking if anyone wants me to play in their band.
Work (now) |
I currently spend most of my time growing Never Not Ready. I went freelance in 2024, and it's been an exhausting but very rewarding journey so far. I now use design, words, and strategy to get people to buy stuff from other people (small businesses and freelancers). Or else book their time. At the very least, engage in their work. While I’m more about off-grid marketing than doing your social media (I know some great marketers who can help with that), I can make sure your foundations are strong, your community is up to date, and you're attracting leads even in your sleep. |
Not work (now) |
I've recently launched a publication slash newsletter where I get to write about all the things that interest me and the Never Not Ready community—design, marketing, and sustainability-wise. When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me walking around town, reading, spending time with the people I love, practicing yoga (or some other form of socially accepted mind plus body activity), taking photos and making absurd little art on the web (and sometimes IRL). |
Earlier |
I previously enjoyed working at Blueberry, where I co-led communications, a brand refresh, and email marketing. Years ago, I helped the Galleries and the Film & TV department at the University of Greenwich with everything from events to copy-editing, ops, design, and project management. It feels unreal to have worked alongside so many brilliant people, from whom I've learned literally everything I know. |
What I’m good at |
My forte is doing generalist (or interdisciplinary) work with more or less identifiable creative components. Always happy to lend a hand with internal comms, operations, web & project design, tool integration, inbound marketing, and UX writing. I'm pretty handy at helping small teams get tricky and time-consuming projects done quickly and well. I'm good at tapping into simple AND effective storytelling (through design and comms) to reach clients' goals. The best part? It's fulfilling work, and I rarely get bored. I've also enjoyed working stints in events and hospitality as a supervisor. I get a bit of a kick out of keeping things running smoothly (both front and back of house). And I'm all about making sure the people I work with have everything they need to do their jobs at their best. Sure, I wasn't the big boss, but I gained some pretty useful experience finding new solutions to old problems, and making sure nobody went home feeling let down. If the perfect supervisor or duty manager role came along, I'd definitely consider it. |
Where I see myself |
In between all of this, I have some extra spare time now. And I'm open to collaborating with like-minded folks on both serious and silly work. In exchange for what, how long for, and how often will be up for negotiation depending on what the role entails. |
Things that aren't up for debate |
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Things you might appreciate knowing |
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