Graphic Design careers

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Graphic design is a visual representation of an idea whether through text, art, or typography. Three types of Graphic Design are Type based design, Images and Type, and Image based design. There are many responsibilities of a Graphic Designer, two that I found interesting are meeting with clients to discuss the scope of the project  and reviewing errors in their work with the client but the client has the final say.  

 Looking at many different Graphic Design related careers I was interested in multimedia designer with a specific emphasis on animation because it can lead to a wide variety of jobs allowing you to be flexible but also animation is cool. My partner and I were surprised by how much work they put in without little pay and I want to find out more about finding and securing a job in a growing industry (what qualifications, skills, and experience should we have?).

Graphic Design Job
Describe responsibilities 
education/skills required
Median annual salary
Illustrator 
-conceptualize create illustrations represent an idea or story
-drawings for books, or commercial products (textiles, greeting cards)
-degree in illustration, art, graphic design or animation usual 
-know the basics of illustration and the programs to create them
-$30,000-$50,000
Self employed varies though
Multimedia Designer
-produce sketches, scale models
-May design props, costumes, or sets
-lighting and sound design
-degree in multimedia design can provide with knowledge
-training in animation, production, communication, information technology, or drafting
$35,000-$60,000
-however jobs in multimedia is competitive 
Web Designer
-create pages, layout and graphics for web, develop website, and design of navigation
-creating concepts, executing designs and maintaining these
-need to stay on top of industry standards and languages for coding
-computer design or graphic design degree is helpful to have

-$50,000-$70,000 but upwards of $150,000 as it’s a growing business

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