Presentations
Production Artist: last person to see a design before its printed and it wil be edited and they have to be good at acrobat and very good in indesign, there to support designers, background of classes you took in high school, past experience in advertising or design industry, bachelors degree in graphic design, 60 dollars to 250 dollars an hour
Art Director: Must be skilled with different computer programs, must work good with other people, be able to give good criticism, must need a degree in some sort of field of graphic design, usually get paid 35,000 a year, highest estimate is about 83,000 a year
Creative Director: Oversees the design of the project, they have to keep stuff in track within time and deadlines, good in management, very good leadership skills, communicate effectively, educational requirements are some sort of degree in the fine arts and certain amount of management experience, 5 year experience is 52,000 to 115,000 dollars every year
Illustrator: Creates images technical to non technical and from bugs to greeting cards, creative mind, take internships, specifically look into illustrating, salary 44,000 to 55,000 at the beginning but with more experience it can vary to 74,000 dollars
Web Designer: Web designer is responsible for creating world wide web pages for clients, they are responsible for giving the look or feel of the website, must have strong verbal and visual communication skills knowledge of the most current html extensions salary ranges from 61,00 to 74,00 thousand dollars per year, 4 year college degree
Package Designer: create and design packaging for different products, bachelors degree in communication design, general knowledge of the folds and creases of packages, salary ranges from 40,000 to 80,000 dollars per year
Comic Book Artist: Create comic for the pleasure of the people who read them, must have a degree in fine arts or in drawing, active listening learning and keeping up with current trends, salary is 53,000 to 75,000 depending on how well your comic sells
Graphic Designer: To communicate visually and create advertisements for other companies, need a bachelor degree in graphic design and must need a wide variety of skills, the average salary is 50 to 60,000 dollars every year
Computer Animator: Work with computers to make their ideas come to life, necessary skills artistic ability, familiarization with computer animation and creativity, annual salary is about 61,000, educational requirements are knowledge of animation programs and artistic experience
Publication Designer: Creates design concepts sample layouts and other things, this job requires page layout skills and graphic design skills, need a bachelor degree in a feild of graphics, the average salary is about 48,000
Story Board Artist: Translates screenplays or sequences into a series of illustrations, skills are good drawing skills, and the ability to think cinematically, degree in the fine arts, salary is usually under 30,000 dollars per year depending on the work you do
AIGA: The american institute of graphic arts its about showing designers work and inspire people through graphic design, support graphic designers through articles videos pictures online galleries and exhibitions. Also helps with legal issues, trends support the field of graphic design
PIAG: Printing and imaging association of georgia, to educate the public about the importance of print, to act as a catalyst fir growth of the printing and imaging industry and to strengthen and support its members through valuable educational and business resources
SPD: Society of publication designers, organization that promotes editorial designs lake magazines and offer internships and other things to their members, have events where they can show off their work and win scholarships for college
Portrait Photographer: take photographs with a creative capture of their facial expressions and mostly including their body and face and nit really trying to make the background the main focal point, skills would be to be creative, know your equipment, be able to develop pictures, salary is 20,000 to 40,000 bachelor in photography or arts
Documentary Photography: Popular form of photography used to capture significant and historical events such as wars and poverty as opposed to the beauty of nature of fantasy, must have a bachelors degree in photo journalism and training in photo graphic design software, experience in photography, passion for current events and world history, adaptable to change, starting salary of 39,000 dollars but is based on where you work for where you go etc.
Advertising Photography: Take pictures of various subjects like products or other things for promotional purposes, don't need a specific degree for college just a portfolio to show employers, must know how to use a digital camera or to process film must know how to use photoshop or other graphic design programs, help to have experience in other areas of photography, bachelor in anything involving photography and or fine arts, salary is 36,000 make upwards of up to 160,000 depending on who your working with
Editorial Photographer: Take pictures for magazines, can be the cover image or the images that go along with the articles, necessary skills are that they need to know how to use a digital camera and to use photoshop and illustrator, education is that they need to have a bachelors degree in photography and fine arts, salary ranges from 17,000 to 61,000
Fashion Photographer: A genre of photography devoted to displaying clothes and other fashion items, skills are knowledge of photography and to know designers and fashion, good communication skills, education you need an associates or bachelors degree in photography, salary starts at 20,000 and can go to 100,000 or higher
Photo Journalist: Take pictures that tell stories and compliment news or the articles, photography skills and usage of cameras, familiar with softwares and all kinds of ways to take pictures, you need a college degree in photography or something related the salary ranges from 25,000 to 65,000 a year
Sports Photography: Do various jobs taking pictures involving sports and sporting events, knowledge of cameras and lighting, composition skills, suggested to have a bachelors of arts and photography and a good portfolio, salary starts at 24,000 and professional make about 45,000
APA: American Photographic Artist, their aim is to campaign and speak as one voice for advertising, you can join contests
NAPP: National Association of Photoshop Users, group of people and they have a website you have to sign up for and they have enhancing sources, texting and masking, prepping your photos for online printing, must have a bachelors degree and you must know all about photoshop
NPPA: National Press Photographers Association, represents and protects photo journalists in the field
Copy Writer: The people that write copy or text for posters brochure or anything else, whatever the graphic is, good with text, grammar, english, be able to think cleverly, must be creative, journalism major, degree in english, can make good money, can either free lance or work for a company, 75 to 125 dollars an hour, probably higher now
Free Lancer: When you work for yourself rather than a company, you are in charge of all your money, you must get the clients on your own, must have a degree in graphic design and be able to use all the computer programs, must be a people person, have good marketing skills, you can make anywhere between 50 and 70 dollar
GAG: Graphic Art Guide a mission to promote and protect the professional economical interests of its numbers, committed to improve conditions for all graphic artists, illustrators, artists and graphic designers
Production Artist: last person to see a design before its printed and it wil be edited and they have to be good at acrobat and very good in indesign, there to support designers, background of classes you took in high school, past experience in advertising or design industry, bachelors degree in graphic design, 60 dollars to 250 dollars an hour
Art Director: Must be skilled with different computer programs, must work good with other people, be able to give good criticism, must need a degree in some sort of field of graphic design, usually get paid 35,000 a year, highest estimate is about 83,000 a year
Creative Director: Oversees the design of the project, they have to keep stuff in track within time and deadlines, good in management, very good leadership skills, communicate effectively, educational requirements are some sort of degree in the fine arts and certain amount of management experience, 5 year experience is 52,000 to 115,000 dollars every year
Illustrator: Creates images technical to non technical and from bugs to greeting cards, creative mind, take internships, specifically look into illustrating, salary 44,000 to 55,000 at the beginning but with more experience it can vary to 74,000 dollars
Web Designer: Web designer is responsible for creating world wide web pages for clients, they are responsible for giving the look or feel of the website, must have strong verbal and visual communication skills knowledge of the most current html extensions salary ranges from 61,00 to 74,00 thousand dollars per year, 4 year college degree
Package Designer: create and design packaging for different products, bachelors degree in communication design, general knowledge of the folds and creases of packages, salary ranges from 40,000 to 80,000 dollars per year
Comic Book Artist: Create comic for the pleasure of the people who read them, must have a degree in fine arts or in drawing, active listening learning and keeping up with current trends, salary is 53,000 to 75,000 depending on how well your comic sells
Graphic Designer: To communicate visually and create advertisements for other companies, need a bachelor degree in graphic design and must need a wide variety of skills, the average salary is 50 to 60,000 dollars every year
Computer Animator: Work with computers to make their ideas come to life, necessary skills artistic ability, familiarization with computer animation and creativity, annual salary is about 61,000, educational requirements are knowledge of animation programs and artistic experience
Publication Designer: Creates design concepts sample layouts and other things, this job requires page layout skills and graphic design skills, need a bachelor degree in a feild of graphics, the average salary is about 48,000
Story Board Artist: Translates screenplays or sequences into a series of illustrations, skills are good drawing skills, and the ability to think cinematically, degree in the fine arts, salary is usually under 30,000 dollars per year depending on the work you do
AIGA: The american institute of graphic arts its about showing designers work and inspire people through graphic design, support graphic designers through articles videos pictures online galleries and exhibitions. Also helps with legal issues, trends support the field of graphic design
PIAG: Printing and imaging association of georgia, to educate the public about the importance of print, to act as a catalyst fir growth of the printing and imaging industry and to strengthen and support its members through valuable educational and business resources
SPD: Society of publication designers, organization that promotes editorial designs lake magazines and offer internships and other things to their members, have events where they can show off their work and win scholarships for college
Portrait Photographer: take photographs with a creative capture of their facial expressions and mostly including their body and face and nit really trying to make the background the main focal point, skills would be to be creative, know your equipment, be able to develop pictures, salary is 20,000 to 40,000 bachelor in photography or arts
Documentary Photography: Popular form of photography used to capture significant and historical events such as wars and poverty as opposed to the beauty of nature of fantasy, must have a bachelors degree in photo journalism and training in photo graphic design software, experience in photography, passion for current events and world history, adaptable to change, starting salary of 39,000 dollars but is based on where you work for where you go etc.
Advertising Photography: Take pictures of various subjects like products or other things for promotional purposes, don't need a specific degree for college just a portfolio to show employers, must know how to use a digital camera or to process film must know how to use photoshop or other graphic design programs, help to have experience in other areas of photography, bachelor in anything involving photography and or fine arts, salary is 36,000 make upwards of up to 160,000 depending on who your working with
Editorial Photographer: Take pictures for magazines, can be the cover image or the images that go along with the articles, necessary skills are that they need to know how to use a digital camera and to use photoshop and illustrator, education is that they need to have a bachelors degree in photography and fine arts, salary ranges from 17,000 to 61,000
Fashion Photographer: A genre of photography devoted to displaying clothes and other fashion items, skills are knowledge of photography and to know designers and fashion, good communication skills, education you need an associates or bachelors degree in photography, salary starts at 20,000 and can go to 100,000 or higher
Photo Journalist: Take pictures that tell stories and compliment news or the articles, photography skills and usage of cameras, familiar with softwares and all kinds of ways to take pictures, you need a college degree in photography or something related the salary ranges from 25,000 to 65,000 a year
Sports Photography: Do various jobs taking pictures involving sports and sporting events, knowledge of cameras and lighting, composition skills, suggested to have a bachelors of arts and photography and a good portfolio, salary starts at 24,000 and professional make about 45,000
APA: American Photographic Artist, their aim is to campaign and speak as one voice for advertising, you can join contests
NAPP: National Association of Photoshop Users, group of people and they have a website you have to sign up for and they have enhancing sources, texting and masking, prepping your photos for online printing, must have a bachelors degree and you must know all about photoshop
NPPA: National Press Photographers Association, represents and protects photo journalists in the field
Copy Writer: The people that write copy or text for posters brochure or anything else, whatever the graphic is, good with text, grammar, english, be able to think cleverly, must be creative, journalism major, degree in english, can make good money, can either free lance or work for a company, 75 to 125 dollars an hour, probably higher now
Free Lancer: When you work for yourself rather than a company, you are in charge of all your money, you must get the clients on your own, must have a degree in graphic design and be able to use all the computer programs, must be a people person, have good marketing skills, you can make anywhere between 50 and 70 dollar
GAG: Graphic Art Guide a mission to promote and protect the professional economical interests of its numbers, committed to improve conditions for all graphic artists, illustrators, artists and graphic designers
PPA
"Professional Photographers of America"
PPA's Mission: The Professional Photographers of America, Inc., a worldwide association, exists to assist its members in achieving their professional, artistic, and fraternal goals; to promote public awareness of the profession; and to advance the making of images in all of its disciplines as an art, a science and a visual recorder of history.
The PPA represents the National Photographic Association and it is the largest nonprofit association for photographers
How to become a member:
1. Go to their website
2. Find the link to get a membership
3. Fill out all your information including your specialties and about your buisness
4. Choose what kind of member you want to be
5. Pay
This organizations has a magazine called the Professional Photographer magazine. Made in 1907, Professional Photographer is now the largest paid magazine in the professional photographic industry and the official publication for Professional Photographers of America.
Being in the PPA can get you a job and help you find more jobs, you can get a degree and if your in it for more than 2 years you become an aspiring member and that will help you get even more jobs.
Cites:
http://www.ppa.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Photographers_of_America
