Diego Orkiz

I've been coloring low budget/ student films since I graduated about 4 years ago. I've now been coloring more commercial stuff for online at a small media company for the past couple of years. I want to keep moving up in the color world but I'm not sure where to apply or how to find work. I've noticed that a lot of places I want to apply at require a knowledge of UHD and HDR work which I have not learned yet since I haven't worked with that workflow yet (also I haven't met a person to teach me). Also a lot of places seem like they require knowledge of baselight and avid symphony, both of which I haven't learned either since I've only ever colored in Resolve and cut in Avid and Premiere. Does anyone suggest that I stay at my current job and try to find some classes for HDR and Baselight or should I apply to places as a junior/assistant colorist and try to keep advancing that way? If I should just apply, where's a good place to find openings other than LinkedIn or Indeed.

I'm working on my second Colorist reel but back when I was in school it was required (and common) to show the shots before and after grading. Is that still the case? I imagine that if you're a big enough colorist with enough great looking work you wouldn't have too. But in my case, since I've only been coloring for a few years with new media content and low budget pieces I assumed I would have to show the before and after shots. I was also thinking of having a mix of both in my reel. Show some before and afters but then have the rest of the shots run normally. Do you all think that's necessary and I should go with it or just cut before and afters out entirely? Also, I have a few sample clips from the Arri and Red sites that I've colored in my reel; I've added a credit and source to those clips on the bottom of the frame. Do you think that's a bad idea or fine if it's just a few shots with credits? Thanks!