We have teamed up with The Dots to showcase the work and profiles of our brilliantly talented Class of 2020 students from our UK member universities. The Dots is a professional network of 500,000 members and over 10,000 brands across the creative industries with over 70% being under 34. The tech platform includes a large live job portal containing roles from the leading fashion industry.
We will be showcasing your work throughout the Summer promoting your talent to creative leaders, collaborators and recruiters across the creative industries.
Industry experts and recruiters will be able to view all final year student work and scout talent upon the Graduate Fashion Foundation company profile and curated talent listings. The page will also direct industry through to personal profiles and additional work of students.
GFF will be sharing further information and links with the industry to begin viewing the work on the 15th of June 2020.
The world has changed a lot, but you don’t have to navigate it alone!
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
1 - Head to The Dots and create a profile: Many of you already have a Dots profile, but for those that don't, we'd encourage you to jump over here and create one in the next few days. If you already have a profile, please do jump in and update your information and add your incredible work and projects. The downloadable document on the green button provides a step-by-step guide to make your profile shine.
Top Tips for your Profile:
Make sure to include your contact information. That includes;
Name
Email Address
Professional Social Media Channels
About
This is a good chance to shout about who you are;
Your Background
Work Experience
Your Degree and Studies
Alongside your Creative Practises
2 - Follow Graduate Fashion Foundation you can find us here
3 - Upload you work and projects to your profile
Top Tips for what to include within your projects:
Make sure you have a profile picture!
It may seem like an obvious one, but if you don't have a profile picture on The Dots you won't appear in search results - so you won't see your name in lights.
You don't need a professional headshot, anything from other social channels will do!
You don’t have to include everything, but select your best work that showcases who you are and where you want to head. Make sure it shows your breadth of skills.
The descriptive copy that sits with your projects should include eye-catching titles and descriptions of the work being viewed.
Projects can be absolutely anything... from photos of an event or an interview, to a full campaign. Be sure to use high-res visuals/media within projects (imagery ideally 800 pixels wide or more).
Chose a striking project thumbnail.
Thumbnails are the first thing that our curators and the community will see. Like a bright red door with a gorgeous brass knocker on it, thumbnails tempt curiosity!
4- Tag GFF In Your Work & It Will Appear On Our Company Page For Industry To See
Top Tip: Here is the info on how to tag us within your work
Simply create a project and credit the company ‘Graduate Fashion Foundation' in ‘step two’ of the posting project process. This will feature the project on both your profile and the GFF company page under its ‘Projects tagged in’ section.
When you are creating a project, you can credit your university collaborators and members of The Dots at the bottom of the edit section. Click the + sign in the circle and search for your teammate. If the person is not on The Dots, You can invite them! When they create a profile, they will appear as credited in the project - yay!
Important: Please make sure to tag your work and profile to the Graduate Fashion Foundation Page to ensure you are included in this promotion by the Friday 12th June.
Check out these links to help create your profile and other top tips!
https://the-dots.com/pages/the-dots-staff-picks-top-tips-74171
There is additonal help here on how to make your profile and projects:
https://the-dots.com/about/faq#project
Other top tips on how to get featured:
https://the-dots.com/projects/be-discovered-how-to-get-featured-on-the-dots-169304
GFF will be sharing further information and links with industry to begin viewing the work on the 15th June 2020. So you have 2 weeks to build and fill your profiles.
Additionally on the 15th June The Dots will share a newsletter to their full industry and creative database showcasing our partnership and GFF profile filled with your incredible talent!
GFF have worked ensured all activities and events within the new support plan for the Class of 2020 deliver upon the charity’s mission statement and objectives across three key areas; Advice and Guidance, Bridging the Gap to Industry and Showcasing, Rewarding and Celebrating the Best.
Graduate Fashion Foundation is key to supporting talented graduates, enabling future success in the UK’s fashion industry as well as globally. The charity aims to continue promoting graduate’s work and increase employment opportunities in the UK and abroad.