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Dear
Mark,

(I was going to start off with “Oh Hi Mark” but I’m sure you're very tired of that joke.)

Thanks for the opportunity to apply for your web designer role! My name’s Nathan and I’m a web designer/developer hybrid with 6 years of experience, based out of Toronto, Canada. In that time, I’ve worked at startups, corporate, and medium-sized companies designing and building websites, all the while staying busy with freelance.

I'd love the opportunity to strengthen my skills specifically in designing for social media, and I’m confident I’d be able to help in this area given my experience in web UI design. I’m actively looking to take on more freelance work in order to take the jump from a cog-in-the-machine to kickass freelancer in the coming months!

Nathan Dallaire
This is the best photo ever taken of me
About Me

This past year’s been messed up for the world, but it's given me some time to reset myself. For the first time in my life I feel more in control of my career and goals. In the past year I’ve got more into reading, in which time I’ve been reading your blog. More recently, I read your book “Everything is Fucked” and I loved it. I even wrote a medium article summarizing my favourite points. I also recently bought your book recommendation “The Denial of Death” and will be reading that one next. Thanks for the reco!

When it comes to the technical side of things, I’m proficient in HTML, CSS/SCSS, Javascript, Shopify, React and have experience working with Wordpress and other content management systems. When it comes to design, I work well with Photoshop, Sketch, and Illustrator. In terms of video work, I’m no expert but I’ve used Adobe Premier plenty of times in the past.

I’m a jack of all trades when it comes to anything web, and if there’s a problem, I’ll figure it out someway or another.

Lastly, here’s a viral video of my friends and I travelling 800km to buy McDonald’s Pizza at the last of the remaining locations that sold it. As you can plainly see, this video demonstrates that I’m willing to go the distance to become the best person I can be.

Pricing and Fee Structure

My rate is $100/hour CAD ($75/hour USD) for both design and development. I also do project rates but that’s on a per-project basis and would need to hear what you need exactly to give you an accurate quote.

References
Jeffery Fulgar
Jeffery Fulgar
Previous Manager at Current Employer
416-605-6851
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Dan Demsky
Dan Demsky
Founder of Unbound Merino
416-910-6385
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Amanda Ashford
Amanda Ashford
Freelance client for Länk
416-556-2634
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Charan Guru
Charan Guru
Manager at my previous job (Demac)
647-303-4279
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Marc Tavas
Marc Tavas
Manager at Nuscreen (my first startup job)
647-802-5729
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I don’t miss deadlines and I work damn hard to get projects done correctly. My ability to speak to both design and development has helped tremendously in my career so far, and I have no doubt that I'd be a perfect fit for this role because of this. I’d love the opportunity to work with you on anything web-related.

I’m positive we’d not only build a better web presence, but a great working relationship.

Cheers,

Nathan Dallaire

Nathan Dallaire