Let’s Talk: Starting out as a freelancer in the US

Going freelance for the first time comes with a lot of questions that nobody really prepares you for – how to find your first clients, what to charge and what a 1099 actually means come tax season. So let’s talk about it! Register now and join us on Tuesday September 22.

Why register?

Who will be there?

The event will be hosted by Cyn Lagos. Cyn is an artist, creative technologist and founder of Lagos Studios. Since becoming the first Latinx female Adobe Creative Resident in 2019, she has dedicated her career to expanding access to visual education and helping creators adapt to new tools with confidence.

Denzel Boyd
Denzel Boyd is an artist and graphic designer whose practice moves between identity, image-making, publishing, and experimental typography. A recent graduate of the Yale School of Art MFA in Graphic Design, his work explores how visual systems can be stretched, disrupted, and reconfigured across cultural and commercial contexts. He currently works independently across art, design, and creative direction.
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Subin Yang
Subin Yang is a South Korean illustrator currently based in Brooklyn. Using colorful, bold shapes with crisp edges and simple linework, Subin draws artwork full of humor, vibrance, and love for mundane daily life. She often explores themes of identity, culture, and home, using food as a visual language. When she is not drawing, Subin is probably out running in the park, to meet chipmunks and dogs out on their walks, or eating tuna kimbap.
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James Junk
James Junk is a Los Angeles-based independent graphic designer, illustrator and art director working across branding, social, campaigns and editorial. His multidisciplinary practice spans client work, cultural projects, creative partnerships, and education. He is also the instructor of the Social Design Course at ilovecreatives, where he teaches emerging creatives how to build thoughtful, culturally relevant work for social media.
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Sam So
Sam So is a Hong Kong American fashion photographer based in New York City. After beginning his creative journey in photojournalism and copy editing for his high school yearbook, Sam honed his craft in editorial fashion photography, developing a multidisciplinary skill set in art and creative direction. Born and raised in Hong Kong, he has lived experiences that shape his work to blend metropolitan luxury surrealism with storytelling from a journalistic documentary lens. His style focuses on cinematic and surreal textures.
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Where and when?

🗓️ September 22, 2026
⏰ 3pm – 5pm PT I 6pm – 8pm ET
💻 Online (Zoom)

Who can register

This event is open to emerging and early-year creatives aged 18 and over in the US.

How to register