-Computer animators work with computers to make their characters come alive.
-Skills required:
- Drawing
- Storytelling
- A good sense of timing and composition
- An understanding of motion, size, ratios and perspective
-Opportunity for Growth: If talent shows, can be promoted to art director, or can start own business.
-Most employers are private institutions. (Pixar, Blu Sky, Dreamworks)
-Starting salary $40,000.
-Subjects to follow in high school: Physics, algebra, geometry, drawing.
Production Artist
-A person who assists the graphic designers, edits the design before the public can use it.
-Know how to Kern and track.
-Use illustrator, Photoshop
-at least 4 years in college
-companies would use graphic designers with more production artists.
-Staring salary $50,000.
Subjects: graphic design, internships.
Graphic Designer
-They plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to communicate problems in the most effective way.
-use color and type.
-create packaging, magazines.
-communicate ideas verbally and visually.
-familiar with graphics software.
-Bachelor's degree
-Portfolio
-1-3 years working experience.
-Jobs in advertising and publications.
-Starting Salary $32,000
Subjects: Art classes, graphic design.
Art Director
-Comes up with visual concepts for everything.
-Designs covers for many things.
-Excellent judgement and strong persuasion.
-Creativeness and writing skills.
-Verbal, written, and visual communication.
-4 year bachelor's degree.
-Subjects: Fine art, graphic design, digital media.
-Staring salary $82,000
Illustrator
-Excellent drawing, art skills.
-Imagination, enjoy creative work.
-Bachelor's degree.
-Portfolio.
High School: experience.
- Starting Salary $14,000
- Internships.
Web Design
-Create web sites for clients, give them result they want.
-Background in Fine arts
-Computer experience, know image editing software.
-College not required.
-Typography, drawing, advanced web design.
-Work at home or a company
Starting Salary $4-6,000
High School: Work on school site.
Package Design
-Designing and developing manufactured products using graphic techniques and methods.
-Designs packages, cans, boxes, etc.
-Bachelor's degree.
-$62,000 average
Comic Book Artist
-Bring a comic book to life with pictures of the writing.
-No skills required
-Art degree required.
High School: School website/newspaper.
-$100-300 per page
-Portfolio
Publications Designer
-Designers who control the look of publications.
-Organization and team building skills required.
-Bachelor's degree
-$25,000
-High School: Interning, School Newspapers.
Freelancer
-Independent contractor
-Work for multiple companies
-Good organization, patience, discipline
-knowledge of multiple art software.
College not required.
-be on time.
Starting salary - $32,000
Make your own projects as a hobby.
Storyboard Artist
-Visualize scenarios on demand.
- artistic skill.
-familiar with adobe suite and Corel painter.
-communicate effectively.
-generally freelancing.
Bachelor's degree not required.
-Starting Salary $30,000
AIGA
-American Institute of Graphic Arts
-organization of people who are trying to inform and inspire artists going into graphic design.
-teach people how it affects our lives.
-different levels in community.
PIAG
-Printing and Imaging Association of Georgia
-enlightens artists about the importance of print.
-act as a caltylst of printing and imaging industry
-fill out a form to become a member.
SPD
-Society of Publication Designers
-goal is to support industry.
Copy Writer
- Simply, generate words to accompany advertising visuals.
-creates text for advertisements.
-Knowledge of typography and layout
-$40,000
-3-5 years experience
Portrait Photography
-take pictures of people or groups
-works in studio or location.
-Multitasking required.
-Good with technology, computers.
-moving up eligigible.
-$31,000
Documentary Photography
-Produce truthful photography of subject.
-passion for current events.
-able to choose images to tell story.
-bachelor's degree.
-experience with software.
-$30,000
Advertising Photographer
-take pictures of various subjects
-work with physical or digital media.
-use equipment
-creative and marketing skills.
-room for growth.
-work will show EVERYWHERE.
-$50,000
High School: Photography
Editorial Photographer
-takes photos for stories and articles.
-creates overall look for magazines and websites.
-$25,000
-Bachelor's degree
Fashion Photography
-takes pictures of fashion.
-technology required.
-degree not nessacary
-$50,000
-Visual Arts Pathway
-Room for growth
PPA
-Professional Photographers of America
-Different memberships
-"To Crate a vibrant community of successful photographers."
APA
-American Photographic Arts
-helps photographers find jobs.
NAPP
-National Association of Photoshop Professionals
-In depth designs
-represnt photographers.
-focus on emphasis and balance.
-working experience
-creativity, imagination
-No degree required.
NPPA
-National Press Photographers Association
-dedicated to the advancement of photojournalism
Photojournalism
- a way with words
-$18,000
-internships
-Bachelor's degree in arts
Creative Director
-Determines the best ways for a company to present itself
-High level of concepts
-Pitch designs to clients
-reponsible for recruiting firms.
-able to manage multple projects at once.
-work with teams.
-use print & web design.
-be able to tell a story.
-degree in fine arts.
-management experience.
work with web sites
-$130,000
