- Job Description: According to Wikipedia "A package designer or packaging technician may utilize technical skills aside from graphic design."
- Necessary Skills: Wikipedia says "Knowledge of cuts, crease, folding, nature and behavior of the packaging material such as paper, corrugated sheet, synthetic or other type of materials may also be required"
- Education Needed: An undergraduate degree in communications design, and it will also help if you take classes in typography and printing techniques.
- Opportunities for Growth: You can start out as an intern at a design company, then get a temporary position, next a full time job as a designer.
- Employment Public and Private: Chesapeake and Wild Frog Studio are examples of public packaging design companies. Private Label Pros and US Continental Marketing, Inc. are examples of private packaging design companies.
- Salary: The average salary for a packaging designer is between $40,000 to $80,000.
- High School Jobs: You can be a intern at a packaging design company.
Production Artist:
GAG
Documentary Photographer
Freelance
- Job Description: the last person to see a design before it is published, the edit and critic the designs
- Skills/ Education: background in graphic design, Bachelors degree in graphic design, 1-2 years of past experience
- Salary: $60- $250 per hour
Graphic Designer:
- Job Description: communicate visually through designs
- Skills/ Education: degree in graphics design, knowledge of photoshop
- Salary: $35,000- $60,000
Art Director:
- Job Description: supervise, help, and critic designers, meet with clients
- Skills/ Education: being good with people, computer skills, bachelors degree in graphic design
- Salary: $35,000- $83,000
Creative Director:
- Job Description: oversees designers, keep track of deadlines, make sure needs of client are met
- Skills/ Education: management, leadership skill, organized, degree in finance or design
- Salary: $ 97,000
Illustrator:
- Job Description: create images from printed materials for books, advertising, .... etc.
- Skills/ Education: creative, communications, internships, degree in fine arts
- Salary: $44,000 - $75,000
Web Designer:
- Job Description: create websites for clients
- Skills/ Education: verbal and visual communications, knowledge of internet, 4 year college degree
- Salary: $55,000 - $74,000
Comic Book Artist
- Job Description: create comics for viewing pleasures of others
- Skills/ Education: degree in fine arts, keeping up with current trends
- Salary: $53,000 - $70,000
Computer Animator
- Job Description: work with computers to make ideas come to life
- Skills/ Education: artistic ability, knowing computer animation programs, creativity
- Salary: $61,000
Publication Designer
- Job Description: creates designs, concepts, and sample layouts
- Skills/ Education: graphic design skills and page layout skills, bachelors degree in graphics
- Salary: $ 48,000
Story Board Artist
- Job Description: translate texts in to illustrations
- Skills/ Education: good drawing skills, degree in fine arts or graphics
- Salary: $30,000
- American Institute of Graphic Arts
- Description: showing designers works, support graphic designers, represent graphic designers
- The Society of Publication Designers
- Description: Organization that promotes educational design, have events to show of designers work, students can win scholarships
Portait Photographer
- Job Description: take photographs with creativity to capture a person
- Skills/ Education: creativity, work with camera, create and develop photos, bachelor of arts and photography and a portfolio
- Salary: $20,00- $46,000
- Printing and Imaging Association of Georgia
- Description: to educate public of importance of print, to act as a catalyst for growth of the industry
GAG
- Graphic Art Guide
- Description: a mission of graphic artists to promote and protect the social, economic, and professional interests of its members. it is committed to improving conditions for all graphic designers
- Job Description: form of photography used to capture significant and historical events
- Skills/ Education: bachelors degree in photo journalism, training in photography and and photographic design software, experience in photography, passion for current events, adaptable to change
- Salary: $39,000
- Job Description: take pictures of various subjects and products to promote advertising
- Skills/ Education: use a camera, process film, knowledge of photoshop, experience with photography, degree in fine arts, photography, or graphic design
- Salary: $36,000- $150,000
- Job Description: take pictures for magazines, maybe cover image or images inside
- Skills/ Education: use a camera, photoshop, illustrator, degree in photography or fine arts
- Salary: $17,000 - $ 61,000
Fashion Photography
- Job Description: a genre of photography devoted to clothing and other fashionable items
- Skills/ Education: photography, knowledge of designers, fashion, good communication, degree in photography
- Salary: $20,000- $100,000
- Job Description: take pictures that tell a story, complement news worthy articles
- Skills/ Education: photography skills, knowledge of technology and design programs, degree in photography
- Salary: $25,000 -$60,000
- Job Description: taking pictures involving sports and sporting events
- Skills/ Education: knowledge of cameras, lighting, and composition, degree of arts and photography, good portfolio
- Salary: $ 24,000- $45,00
- Professional Photographers of America
- Description: largest non-profit organization for photography, helps you get jobs, enter contests
- American Photographic Artist
- Description: school to learn about photography, speak about photographers and advertising, mentor, motivate, educate, and inspire to join photography field, enter contests
NAPP
- National Association of Photoshop Users
- Description: organization to help people use photoshop, help people find jobs
- National Press Photographer Association
- Description: represents and protects photo journalists in the field
Copy Writer
- Job Description: people that write text for a graphic design, work freelance( by yourself) or for a company
- Skills/ Education: good with text, grammar, think cleverly, be creative, degree in journalism or english
- Salary: $75- $150 per hour
- Job Description: you work for yourself verses a company
- Skills/ Education: management, financing, getting clients, designing, degree in design, use graphic design programs, be a people person, marketing skills
- Salary: $50-$70 per hour
