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How to Make a Babysitter Flyer Template (With Babysitting Flyer Ideas)

Final product image — What You’ll Be Creating

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to make a babysitter flyer template in Adobe Photoshop.

We’ll start by creating a print-ready document. You’ll learn how to add images, vector shapes, or text, and how to easily align or stylize these elements. For the final touch, you’ll learn how to add a badge design to your babysitting flyer template.

If you don’t have the time to learn how to make a good babysitting poster, you can always try GraphicRiver, where you can find plenty of babysitting flyer ideas. This playful babysitter ad template is just one of the many babysitting flyer examples. All you have to do is open it and adjust the text as needed.

What You’ll Learn in This Tutorial

How to set up a print-ready document in Photoshop
How to stylize and align vector shapes in Photoshop
How to work with text in Photoshop
How to create a basic badge design in Photoshop

What You’ll Need

You will need the following resources in order to complete this babysitter flyer template :

1. How to Set Up a New Document

Step 1

Hit Control-N to open the New Document window. Go to the Print section and select the A4 template. This will automatically set the Width to 210 millimeters and the Height to 297 millimeters. Increase both values by 6 pixels, which will represent the bleed area.

Now that the Width is set to 216 mm and the Height to 303 mm, make sure that the Resolution is set to 300 px/inch, and since you’re creating this for print, select CMYK for the Color Mode. Set the Background to Transparent and then click that Create button to create your new document.

Go to Edit > Preferences > Unit & Rulers and make sure that the Rulers are set to Millimeters. Now that your document is set up, let’s learn how to make a babysitter flyer.

Step 2

Press Control-R to enable the Rulers, and let’s create the guides which will demarcate the bleed areas.

Grab the Move Tool (V), hold down the Shift key, and simply click and drag from your rulers to add two horizontal guides and two vertical guides 3 px from the edge of the canvas.

Once you’re done, go back to Edit > Preferences > Unit & Rulers and set the Rulers to Pixels.

2. How to Create the Babysitter Flyer Background

Step 1

Drag this Happy Kids Playing in Ball Pit photo inside your document. Scale it to fit the width of the canvas and move it to the top.

Step 2

Select the Rectangle Tool (U) from your toolbar and simply click on your canvas to create a 2551 x 1879 px shape.

Fill this new shape with C=77% M=71% Y=0% K=0% and place it as shown in the first image.

Switch to the Direct Selection Tool (A) and focus on the top side of this rectangle. Select the right anchor point, hold down the Shift key, and drag it 160 px up, as shown in the second image.

Step 3

Reselect the Rectangle Tool (U), and click again on your canvas to create a new shape.

This time, set the Width to 1280 and the Height to 520. Make sure that the Link together corner radius values button is disabled, and set the Corner Radius for the top corners to 150 px.

Click OK to create your new shape, and make sure that you’re using that same purple for the fill color.

Keep this shape selected and press Control-A to load a selection around your entire canvas. Focus on the control panel and click the Align Horizontal Center button to easily center your shape. Press Control-D to get rid of that selection, and then switch to the Move Tool (V). Hold down the Shift key to easily drag your shape vertically, and place it exactly as shown in the second image.

3. How to Add Text to Your Babysitter Flyer

Step 1

Select the Horizontal Type Tool (T) from your toolbar and focus on the Character panel (Window > Character) where you can set the settings for the text that you’re about to add.

Select the Knicknack font, set the size to 30 pt, the leading to 35 pt, the tracking to 50, and the color to white, and then simply click on your canvas to type in “LOOKING FOR A BABYSITTER?”

Move to the control panel and click the Center text button to set the alignment of your text to center, and then focus on the Layers panel (Window > Layers). Hold down the Control key and click the thumbnail of your rectangle with the two rounded corners to easily load a selection around it.

Make sure that your text is still selected (in the Layers panel), move to the control panel, and click the two Align center buttons to easily move the text to the center of your selection. Once you’re done, remember to press Control-D to get rid of the selection.

Step 2

Return to the Character panel, and this time select the Trouble font. Increase the size to 45 and the leading to 40, lower the tracking to 40, and keep the color set to white.

Click again on your canvas and type in the text shown below. Center it and place it exactly as shown in the following image.

Go to View > Show > Smart Guides to enable the Smart Guides. Now you can hold down the Control key and hover over any elements from your design to check the distance between those elements and your new piece of text.

Step 3

Reselect the Rectangle Tool (U) and use it to create a 1260 x 280 px shape. Set the fill color of this rectangle to C=66% M=0% Y=41% K=0% and place it as shown in the first image.

Switch to the Horizontal Type Tool (T) and return to the Character panel to increase the size to 50 and lower the tracking to 20. Type in “LISA JOHANSSON” and center this new text inside your newest rectangle.

Step 4

Select the “STUDENT WITH…” text from the Layers panel and grab the Move Tool (V).

Hold down the Alt key to easily drag a copy of this text and then the Shift key to constrain the movement of the copy vertically. Place it as shown in the following image, and replace the text with the one shown below.

Step 5

Reselect the Rectangle Tool (U) and use it to create a 900 x 200 px shape. Place it as shown in the following image and then focus on the control panel to stylize it.

First, remove the fill color and set the stroke color to white. Increase the stroke weight to 20 px and then click the Stroke Options button where you need to set the alignment to Outside.

Step 6

Switch to the Horizontal Type Tool (T) and return to the Character panel. Lower the Size to 20 and the Leading to 35, increase the Tracking to 100, and then type in “CALL: 123-456-7890”.

Don’t forget to center this new text inside your rectangle outline.

Step 7

Focus on the Layers panel, hold down the Control key, and select your rectangle outline along with the text inside it. Get back to your canvas and drag a copy of these two elements as shown in the following image.

Remember that the Move Tool (V) must be active and that you should hold down the Alt key to add the copy and the Shift key to constrain the movement of the copy.

4. How to Add a Badge to the Babysitter Flyer

Step 1

Select the Polygon Tool (U) from your toolbar and click on the canvas to create a new shape.

Set the Width and Height to 670 px, enter 8 Sides, increase the Corner Radius to 50 px and the Start Ratio to 90%, and then click OK to create your new shape. Fill it with C=0% M=90% Y=45% K=0% and place it roughly as shown in the following image.

Step 2

Finally, reselect the Horizontal Type Tool (T) and use it to add the white text shown in the following image.

Congratulations! You’re Done!

Here’s how your babysitting flyer template should look. I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial and can apply these techniques in your future babysitting flyers.

Feel free to adjust this babysitter ad template and make it your own. You can find some great sources of inspiration at GraphicRiver, with interesting babysitting flyer examples.

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GraphicRiver is an excellent resource for babysitter flyer templates. Here’s a short list of some of the most popular babysitting flyer ideas that you can find.

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Don’t have the time to learn how to make a good babysitting poster? You can always use this clean and bold babysitter flyer. Using this template, you can have a funny babysitter flyer design in just a few minutes.

Daycare & Babysitting Flyer Template (PSD)

Advertise your babysitting services using this attractive babysitter flyer template. The design is very customizable, which means that you can change the titles, the paragraphs, or the image to suit your needs and preferences.

Child Care & Babysitting: Cartoon Flyer (PSD, PNG, JPG, EPS, AI)

Cut the hassle of learning how to create a babysitter flyer and try this cartoon flyer template. All you have to do is type your information and you’re ready to print.

Babysitter Resume Template (PSD)

If you’re looking for something different, this babysitter resume template might be the solution. This fully customizable design is perfect to display your skills and experience in a well-put-together flyer.

Babysitter Flyer Template (PSD)

If you’re in a hurry or you simply can’t be bothered to learn how to make a good babysitting poster, this warm and colorful design could be the perfect solution. Just a few clicks and your babysitter flyer should be ready for print.

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How to Get Hired: Advice From Creative Directors

Here’s the harsh reality: the job market is competitive. For any enticing position you apply for, you’ll be up against dozens of other highly qualified candidates.

Candidates waiting for a job interview. (Image source: Envato Elements)

What makes it worse is that even if you’ve got the most talent, you still might not get the job. Research shows that half of all interviewers make their minds up about a candidate in the first five minutes. The decision is based on lots of factors, from how you shake hands to how you present your portfolio.

So in this tutorial, you’ll hear what creative directors and recruiters are looking for when they step into the interview room and sit down opposite you. You’ll find out how you can best prepare, what you should do, and what key mistakes you should avoid.

You’ve got the skills, after all. You’ve worked hard, and you know you could do a good job if given the opportunity. So maximize your chances of negotiating that final, awkward hurdle of the job interview by following these strategies.

1. Have an Opinion

As a Senior Creative Director at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Stephen Gates has interviewed hundreds of candidates, and one thing he expects is for them to “show up with something to say, some insights you want to share and some ideas of how you are going to make our work better.”

Having an opinion shows that you’ve really done your research and know the company and its work, he wrote on his website. It also helps him see how you think about design and branding, and how you communicate your ideas.

So the first step is to immerse yourself in the work of the firm you’re interviewing with. Don’t just browse the website, but really dig deep to look at as many of their projects as you can, so that you can start to formulate an honest, helpful opinion.

Then you need to find a way to communicate your ideas most effectively. You don’t want to come across as being arrogant by trashing their work, but on the other hand you don’t want to just give bland praise. Go for constructive criticism: really engage with what they’ve produced and acknowledge its strengths, while suggesting a few areas in which it could be improved or extended.

2. Get Your Portfolio Right

“I run a company,” writes Simon Manchipp. “It’s tough. Complex. Very time consuming. I am time-poor. So your portfolio has one purpose: Dazzle me.”

So how do you do that?

Manchipp, co-founder of London-based design practice SomeOne, says he is looking for “beautifully crafted, brilliant ideas. And don’t worry, it needn’t have actually been accepted by the client (although that always gets extra kudos). Show me your cut. The one that floats your boat.”

Dan Mall, founder of design studio SuperFriendly in Philadelphia, has a similar philosophy. He wants to see more than just “all the shiny results that everyone has on their portfolios.” He wants to see “all the previous versions before you got to the final version that’s live.”

“Knowing how you think is what convinces me to hire you,” he told me in an email. “Show me all your prototypes. Show me the photos of whiteboard sketches that you did. Show me the version the client hated, and show me how you fixed it. Show me all the versions that never made the cut. Show me that you can think through all types of problems, and you’ll likely get a job offer.”

When Lee Newham was design director at Davies Hall, he liked to see candidates bringing not only their final work, but also mockups and sketches. “We are as interested in how you got to the final solution as the solution itself,” he said in an article for graphic designer David Airey. “You can show other concepts.”

Don’t talk about your work too much at first. If you’re talking all the time, the interviewer will tend to look at you, not at your portfolio. Newham advises giving just “one short sentence to engage the interviewer with you.” Then move straight to the work.

If you’re showing logo work, be sure that it creates what Manchipp calls a “brand world”. In other words, “make sure it is applied to something, inventively, progressively, interestingly.” He wants to see more than “just an Illustrator vector whacked on a LiveImage Photoshop file. Show me how the work goes deep.”

And just for clarification, yes, you should always bring your resume and portfolio with you to the interview, even if you’ve submitted them before. The interviewer may not have your portfolio, may have forgotten it, or may have got you confused with the other ten people he or she is interviewing that day. Gates puts it very simply: “Bring your resume and portfolio or go home.”

3. Talk About the Why

After you’ve shown some of your work, be prepared to talk about why and how you created it.

“It’s not only what you’re doing it but the strategy behind it as well, how you tell the message,” said Skullcandy’s Nate Morley in an Inc Magazine article. “A lot of it is the energy that comes from someone. When they start talking about an idea, when somebody’s really got that creative juice, it’s almost like they can’t help themselves from being flooded with ideas.”

Manchipp advises thinking of every project in the following terms:

what the challenge was
how you approached it
what the results were
why it worked
where it worked

It’s a simple framework, but can help you to describe what he calls “the creative work behind the creative work”.

Gates also places a high premium on finding candidates who can communicate the why:

“It really isn’t very hard to find someone who can create a great visual design, but it is really hard to find someone who can put thought, experience and originality into the thinking behind that design. So even if you have the best portfolio in the world but you can’t explain why you did what you did then there is a 98% chance I will pass on you as a member of my team.”

4. Look ’Em in the Eye

Remember that statistic about interviewers making up their minds in the first five minutes? It’s from a 2014 Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder. It also found that by minute 15, that percentage rose to 90%. So first impressions certainly count.

Make a strong impression in your job interview. Image source: Envato Elements

In fact, other research suggests the window of opportunity may be even shorter. According to a report in The Guardian, psychology student Tricia Prickett showed videos of job interviews to observers, and found that they could predict whether or not the interviewee would be offered the job from watching just the first 15 seconds of the tape.

In 15 seconds you barely have time to say more than “Hello”, so clearly non-verbal cues are important. That same CareerBuilder survey found that hiring managers complained of the following mistakes made by candidates:

Failing to make eye contact: 65%
Failing to smile: 36%
Playing with something on the table: 33%
Having bad posture: 30%
Fidgeting too much in their seat: 29%
Crossing their arms over their chest: 26%
Playing with their hair or touching their face: 25%
Having a weak handshake: 22%
Using too many hand gestures: 11%
Having a handshake that is too strong: 7%

Some of this stuff is just how you naturally behave, and some of it is how you react to stress. For example, when I’m under pressure, I tend to reach up with my right hand and rub my temple. As habits go, it’s not the worst one you can imagine, but any nervous tic can get pretty irritating after a while.

The fact that these habits are so ingrained and unconscious makes them very hard to correct. If you can afford it, you could hire a body language coach, but a quick and cost-free home remedy is to have a friend video you, preferably while you’re doing something embarrassing or stressful like giving a speech in public, and then analyze your performance. The only way to get out of bad habits is to break them through constant practice and repetition. When you find yourself resorting to a nervous tic, stop yourself. If you struggle to make eye contact, force yourself to do it.

This can be a large topic, but if you work through that list from the CareerBuilder survey and eliminate any of those from your interviewing technique, you’ll be ahead of many other candidates.

5. Show You Want It

This last one may seem obvious, but it crops up time and again when creative directors and recruiters are talking about what they look for in candidates.

“Freelancers can tend to be too laid back,” Louise Coaker-Nugent, Director of The Fix Creative, told me in an email. “It can seem like they don’t want the job sometimes. We have had that a lot recently.”

“Get excited,” advises Manchipp. “If you don’t want it more than the next person, the next person will probably get it.”

So how can you communicate that?

Well, first, notice that the title of this section is not: “Say You Want It”. I used the word “show” for a reason.

After all, pretty much all the candidates are going to say they want the job. That part is easy. Most of them will even make up convincing reasons for wanting the job (other than needing the money).

But showing you want the job is much harder. Part of it is following the other four steps we’ve outlined so far. If you can make a strong visual impression, show a well-prepared portfolio, and communicate fluently about your own work and the company’s, then you’re already a long way towards showing you want the job.

It’s also about doing the basics right. I asked Nick Finney, Director of NB Studio, for his one piece of job interview advice, and he wrote:

“Don’t be late. Nothing says ‘I don’t care’ like turning up late to an interview—even if you really do care. Transport will let you down, and maps will misdirect you. Showing up stressed and sweaty won’t give you a chance to present the best version of you. So, plan ahead, get there early and relax; and while you’re waiting soak up the atmosphere, get an impression of what it’s going to be like to work there.”

Also be sure to ask questions. Show an interest in everything about the company, and in the interviewer too. Companies routinely research candidates on social media, so you can turn the tables and research your interviewer. Find out something about the interviewer’s life and career, and ask questions that establish a personal connection, while showing you’ve gone the extra mile.

Also have some extra questions prepared in case the topics you’d planned to ask about have been covered during the interview. There’s only one thing worse than not asking any questions, and that’s asking a question that your interviewer has already answered.

Summary

It’s a tough industry out there, but people are getting hired every day, and there’s no reason why the next one shouldn’t be you. The good news is that in many of the creative directors’ comments, there’s a note of exasperation. When you hear them talking about turning up on time and remembering to bring your portfolio, you realize that many candidates are pretty much disqualifying themselves by making basic errors.

Nothing can guarantee success, of course. Sometimes you’re just up against a better qualified candidate, and sometimes you may be interviewing for a job that’s already been filled for reasons that have nothing to do with qualifications.

But if you follow the steps outlined in this tutorial, you’ll certainly increase your chances of passing the interview, being hired, and embarking on the career you deserve. Good luck, and if you have any more tips of your own, please share them with other readers on the Tuts+ forum.

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Graphic Credit: Interview icon designed by Björn Andersson from the Noun Project.

Editorial Note: This content was originally published in 2015. We’re sharing it again because our editors have determined that this information is still accurate and relevant.

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