1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a commercial artist, owner do? |
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 What field is your job in?
commercial art
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What is your job title?
commercial artist, owner
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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)
I am self employed and own a sign shop. I make business signs, vinyl lettering, auto graphics, letter trucks, trailers, racecars etc.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
1997
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
semi seasonal 40+ to 20 hrs per week
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I own the business and do all of the duties until summer when the busy season starts. Then I have a family member help out when needed. I run the entire business from books to orders to production.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
22000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
22000
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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)
no health insurance but have a self funded life ins policy
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
definetly under compensated.
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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 work with customer orders doing design layouts, choosing colors and purchasing. half the time I like it, half the time I hate it.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
No
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No
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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 have a shop next to my home. I like that I can work when I need to and still be close to my home. Sometimes I dislike it when people show up at 8PM and think they arent bothering me.
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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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7 Work Environment - co-workers
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8 Work Environment - supervisors
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4 Benefits
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3 Hours
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5 Level of responsibility
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2 The actual "work" you do at your job
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6 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?
Go to a bigger city that isnt saturated with commercial artists. Anymore everybody who has photoshop thinks they can do ur job
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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)
To be self employed you need to be organized, on top of technology, multi task and not crack under pressure.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
I think with any computer proffession you need to keep re educating yourself to stay on top of technology
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Be ready for anything. Technology changes so fast and can change a business in a heartbeat.
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