New Opportunities, Once Again

After five truly enjoyable months as the Temporary Web Content Editor at Evangel University, my tenure at EU has finally run its course. Thankfully I wasn't fired or anything bad like that; the woman I was filling in for temporarily just happened to come back from maternity leave.

As such, I'm now looking for work in the Springfield, Missouri area. Getting my foot in the door of the creative community here in Springfield hasn't been quite as easy as I'd hoped it would be, but that doesn't mean I'll be giving up trying anytime soon. I'd love to connect with the right agency, shop or firm looking for a skilled copywriter/digital media strategist/account strategist/any other fitting-enough job description-ist, so hopefully I'll be able to have some successful outreach here moving forward.

Until then, I'll be actively pushing people to my favorite little gem of a website, www.HireMikeBilleter.com and hoping they like what they see there. I know I like what I see there, but I'm probably biased.

If you are reading this and happen to know of any open opportunities (either in Springfield or just telecommuting), please don't hesitate to drop me a line and let me know. I'm interested in a wide variety of industries and subjects, so I really wouldn't be opposed to any new opportunities.

Thanks for your support, everybody. I look forward to throwing some less serious, more humorous/inspiring content on this blog soon.

-Mike

P.S. - Before I forget, I just wanted to say that working for Evangel here in Springfield was a really awesome experience. Just an entire college campus full of goodhearted people with a strong, Christian foundation. If there was a spot for me there, I'm sure I would've stuck around longer, but alas, 'twas not to be at this time.

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Unbelievable Feedback for HireMikeBilleter.com

Wow. So Jill Callison from the Argus Leader wrote an unbelievably awesome story (now archived, unfortunately) on me and HireMikeBilleter.com and the response I've gotten from everyone (friends, family, random people) has just been fantastic. Can't express how thankful I am for all of the encouragement and positivity.

Now I just need to make sure that positivity turns into a job down in Springfield. One step at a time. Thanks again, everyone (especially Jill)! And don't forget to check out the story she wrote by clicking here.

Doing Something Different

In a few weeks, Lindsie (my wife) and I will be moving to Springfield, MO. Some of you might know this already and some of you might not. For those of you that didn't know.... surprise!

One of the biggest challenges we're facing right now is getting jobs. We have a place to live, thankfully, but we also need to be able to pay for that place to live. Weird how that works.

In the hopes of getting a job, I wanted to do more than just send my résumé to a bunch of places. A mass blanketing of a Microsoft Word document résumé isn't the worst possible way to apply for a job, but it's certainly not the best. Especially in an industry like marketing, where creativity is pretty important.

And thus was born www.HireMikeBilleter.com, a site that I'm hoping potential employers will see as a more creative way to share my work experience, social network activity, work/writing samples and references/recommendations.

So if you read this blog and happen to know anybody in the Springfield, Missouri area that might be hiring at the moment, feel free to send them a link to HireMikeBilleter.com (and don't be afraid to mention how much you like me).

Anyway, if you're able to help I appreciate it. If you're not able to help, I still appreciate you reading this blog and I appreciate that you're probably an all around good person.

Happy Friday!

-Mike

Changing Times

I thought about starting this post with a super cheesy intro. Something along the lines of “As the seasons change, so changes life…”

Then I realized that was dumb, so I decided to just write the post instead.

Recently, my life has changed. I have left my former place of employment (Deep Bench) and have taken on a role at a different Sioux Falls marketing and advertising shop called ADwërks. My Deep Bench departure is on completely amicable terms and there’s no bad blood or anything, but I needed a change and ADwërks came to the rescue.

I’m excited for what I will be doing here, which is continuing on my path of writing (traditional copy, web copy, blog posts, notes that I think are funny but the rest of the office probably finds idiotic, etc.), social media and content strategy, and perhaps even a little bit of account coordinating while I’m at it. Although the work is temporary as of now, I think it will be a great test for me to see if I really know what I’m doing in this wonderful industry we call marketing.

Lately, between my relationship with my girlfriend and some rediscovery (or maybe just regular discovery) of my faith, I’ve really felt more compelled than ever to treat every day as a gift from God and an opportunity to work hard and show that I have some value to offer this world.

Where it goes from here is still uncertain, but the feeling I have right now certainly feels right. With my feet back on solid ground again (for now), I intend to get myself refocused in lots of areas. One of them will be in writing consistently. It’s possible I will be publishing a book of poetry/short stories, which should be extremely exciting. And if it doesn’t happen, I’ll keep writing anyway and probably try to share more of it here on the blog. I hope you are looking forward to it as much as I am.

Hope you are all are doing well, and I’ll be back with more soon.