
Bethany McGill
Collections Coordinator
Disney Feature Animation
“Strive to help others achieve their goals on the way to achieving your own. It's more fun and everyone benefits.”
Disney Feature Animation
“Strive to help others achieve their goals on the way to achieving your own. It's more fun and everyone benefits.”
Collections Coordinator
I help care for and digitize the animated art for a major motion picture studio.
Check email / calendar, plan out time for the week to spend on personal side projects and make sure I plan for any meetings or other commitments. Work shortly at my desk, then transition to the large group workspace to spend time on our group project. About 60%-80% of my work week is spent working with a team of 4-6 other people.
Here's the first step for college students
The hardest lesson I've learned is "It is all who you know." I am painfully shy, so I tried to fight this, but in the end it's the only thing that works to getting into your job. So reach out and have coffee or go meet with people in the field you want to be in. Ask them how they got there, and try to not talk about yourself a lot, just listen and even take notes. Volunteer in your field if you can, or get an internship. Any and all experience is super helpful.
"You aren't qualified enough, you don't have the right experience. You are too shy and don't put yourself out there enough. They are going to read your application and think it is lame."