Photography by: Justine Ellul Engineer into a creative, Glenn Galea, impeached magazine’s editor shares his experience, advice and socks After yearning and actively searching for over five years for a chance to monetize my creative skills I finally found a home. In all honesty, it was a painstakingly long process which felt like it took even longer than it actually did. If you’re creative looking to turn pro and need something to strengthen your resolve and maybe facilitate your pursuit then this is for you. First off; don’t let this process dishearten you, nothing good comes easy! The search time varies from person to person. Some individuals are undeniable, others are very experienced, others have an exceptional idea or concept and others are just working on it; I belonged to the latter group of people and that’s why my search took so long. I just needed more time in the game. Whichever group you belong to, stick to whatever it is you are doing. Keep honing your creative craft and keep looking. Don’t waste this time, build your experience and keep getting better. And keep reading too, maybe you’ll find an opportunity by the end of this two minute read I got recruited by a creative hub by the name of Von Peach (shameless plug). I saw that they were looking for a Digital Storyteller. My first thought was, “Hmm…digital storyteller at a creative hub… that sounds so vague… maybe vague enough for them to hire me!”. I was desperate to get out of the job I was in and to move into something less corporate and more creative, so I was ready to kinda ho myself out to any creative endeavor. Writing, proofreading, shooting videos, Youtube, editing, social media… I wasn’t picky, so I applied. This was one of many applications so I didn’t really think much of it. To be honest, I was expecting no reply, like with 90% of my other attempts. So I wrote a little personalized cover letter with my background and why I so desperately wanted to join their creative hub and what I had to offer and lo and behold, a few days later the two lovely ladies that co-founded Von Peach asked to meet with me. I have to add the word ‘lovely’ because today they are my bosses and might very well read this. But they also truly are. They started off by telling me, pretty plainly, that they did not care for my resumé and my technical background in engineering. *Cue the profuse sweating and palpitations* However, they did love the fact that I wrote them a personalized cover letter addressing them and talking to them genuinely. It really helps for the people reading your application to relate to you and get what you’re saying. Do this every time you apply for something! I’ve been with them for a minute now and I couldn’t be happier. Once I got into it, I understood the creative hub concept and it’s pretty ingenious. It’s a cohort of creatives without boundaries; Talented people from all over the globe joining forces to supply an already-wide-but-evergrowing array of creative services. My writing and just overall creativity was elevated more in the past few months with Von Peach than it did in years on my own. Something very special happens when creatives interact together and rub shoulders. You just subconsciously start getting better. I’d heard about it before but it’s cool to see and experience for myself. I never fully believed that I’d earn a buck for something creative. That was my standard factory setting I guess, but I’m happy to report that I was wrong about that, and it could be the case with you too dear reader. Now I’m contributing to creative solutions everyday and it still feels weird to say, but I’m the editor and the first issue is all about engaging content creation. If you’re interested to hear more about my origin story 😂 or want to learn a few tricks of the trade please check it out. And one last thing; if you love doing creative things, KEEP AT IT! Any creatives that would like to contribute their talent or just show case some creation of theirs with a chance to be featured in our next issue of impeached, get in touch with us on glenn@vonpeach.com
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Glenn Galea – How to become a full time creative
