Agencies

An employment agency is an organization which matches employers to employees. In this context it is essentially an organization that will find work for artists in exchange for a portion of the profits. Agencies are not necessary however they are hugely beneficial and provide a level of stability that would be incredibly difficult to procure alone. 

Big Active

Big Active are an award winning creative consultancy specializing in art direction, graphic design and the representation of leading image makers. They work in many fields however including  music, fashion, culture and entertainment, designing brand identities, communications, publications, digital content and events. They are therefore very diverse and believe each field is unique and often work with various partners because of this in order to produce the best quality work.

Nowhere on the website is there anywhere for potential clients to send a portfolio implying that the agency would rather seek out clients rather than be inundated with people asking to be represented. As they are a big and well known agency they are able to do this but smaller agencies still ask for people to send in portfolios to evaluate. The site does have a contact page but it is intended for people to ask the agency to do a job for them.

Info and images taken from www.bigactive.com