From the course: Web Career Clinic

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Interview: Lorissa Shepstone

Interview: Lorissa Shepstone

From the course: Web Career Clinic

Interview: Lorissa Shepstone

- [Narrator] Hi, I'm Lauren Bacon and welcome to this week's edition of the Web Career Clinic where I explore how to build a career you'll love making good stuff on the web. Today I'm speaking with Lorissa Shepstone. She's a web designer and co-owner at Being Wicked, the go-to studio for the publishing industry. Her clients include Disney, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins Publishers, Aveda, and Freakonomoics. And in case that weren't enough, she's also a very talented photographer and a rather intimidating roller derby player. Lorissa, you've built your web design career in a very focused niche. You work with authors and publishers. Tell me the story of how you found yourself working with those particular clients. - I was very fortunate that it happened very organically. I have a friend who I met online many years ago and she got a position with one of the big publishing houses as a Marketing Manager. And they needed just some better work and a website, just a small minor project…

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