Finding a job you love in graphic design is possible if you know how to set and prioritize your goals. To land the ideal job, you must know exactly what you want from your graphic design career. You have to know your priorities and know how to define them. This will give you the direction and confidence to lead you to your destination. Finding a job you love in graphic design should not be too difficult if you know how to define your ideal job, and you re willing to define your priorities.
1) How important is money to you?
This question is important to ask yourself regardless of where you want to work. You may find difficulty answering this question, especially if you are at the beginning stage of your career. Certainly you should not expect to give away your talents and skills without pay. However, at the beginning of your career, you may expect yourself to be flexible. After all, this is the stage of your career when you need to get the most hands on experience. Like a doctor who is starting a low salary internship straight out of graduation, you too must sacrifice your time and energy to make a few allowances as you begin your career.
2) Figuring out what a fair salary is to you.
What constitutes a fair salary to you? This is an important question to ask as you position yourself to enter the graphic design market. You will probably find this question difficult to answer since you are unfamiliar with market salaries. Truthfully, it is difficult to price your talents and skills. However, you can research current salaries on the Internet and determine what you can expect for a salary. First, take advantage of the information from your instructors. They have firsthand knowledge of local graphic design salaries. Your professors can probably tell you which segments of the graphic design industry pay the best. It can be difficult to make a blanket assessment about the graphic design field. There is no union that sets wages. In some cases, you will not need to know exactly what you think your job is worth. Most employers will tell you how much the job pays. Most positions follow a certain budget, and carry a high and low figure. If you have less experience, you can expect a low pay rate.
3) What segment of the graphic design market suits you best?
So, have you decided what graphic design field suits you best? Let s say advertising strongly interests you. If this is the case, you ll want to research to find out which advertising agency is responsible for your favorite ad campaigns. This is a great and easy way for you to find a potential employer that does work that you respect. If you don t know which area of the industry intrigues you the most, you may want to apply for internships. Let s say you enjoy music, but you also enjoy books. You can find a company that combines these interests. For instance, you can work for a magazine that covers both books and music.
4) Location, location, location
The location of your job is important. Are you willing to move to New York for your shot at Madison Avenue, or would you be happy working at your local newspaper?
Author Resource:
Visit Brian Scott's website, http://www.FastCashDesign.com and learn about freelance graphic design and how to make money as a graphic designer.
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