1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Graphic Artist do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Graphic Design
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What is your job title?
Graphic Artist
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Molitov is a design firm that contracts out graphic artists for other companies. It is a very small office, as most of the artists work either at home or at the company.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
5 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
35
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Creative design, logo concepts, pencil drawings taken to photoshop illustrator.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
$86,570.00
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
90000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
3 weeks paid vacation, health, dental, vision, 401k and stock options
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
well
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I get alot of alone time to work on ideas. I have meetings once or twice a week for new ideas, finished ideas. I enjoy working at home without any distractions.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
I do some work as a group effort, depending on if its a website, we each are assigned a certain area of web page design, which we bring to a meeting and make a good mix of all the designs
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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6 Work Environment - co-workers
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7 Work Environment - supervisors
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2 Benefits
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4 Hours
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5 Level of responsibility
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3 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Take some classes at your local community college. Its the best way to get experiance of the way things work. As far as working with the software, i would suggest feeling it out on your own. Be creative, have fun with it before you get told to do somthing specific.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Being organized is important. Be at least capable of knowing where everything is, when the deadline is etc. Be creative, be willing to work on an idea you dont like, or at least manipulate it into somthing better.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
yes
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Freelance freelance freelance. Have a part time job on the side as it's hard to get a good gig right off the bat. Build a portfolio, its the best way to keep your work ready to show off. A website dedicated to your work would be a great bonus.
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