Stories by Magenta and Others
I have worked in the Creative field for 20+ years. Through these years I’ve had the opportunity to work on all sides of my industry. QuarkXPress anyone? Alright, guess my age? I've worked in Sales and Marketing, Design, Product Development and Logistics. I've been a CSR and I've been an Account Executive, but for the past 10 years I have owned and operated a Marketing and Print Production Company. 3.5 years ago I added to our umbrella by building from the ground up, a Large Format Digital Print and Manufacturing Plant ...a split second of comfort, which led to a moment of clouded-clarity that thankfully has turned out to be a good decision.
Why would a modern-day woman choose the print industry as her profession? Print is typically a male driven industry. A woman may have a difficult time… The later is definitely true, and being understood as a woman in any male driven industry is challenging.