Graphic Design Jobs

Graphic design, requires determination and commitment as well as talent and style. It takes a little more than skill to become a great graphic designer, the graphic design industry is competitive and in the beginning of your career you might get stuck with the crappy assignments....however if you stick it out it will pay off in the long run literally through the salary and metaphorically through the expericence and growth throughout your career.

The number of different factors that affect everyone and the job they do makes it hard to just calculate an accurate salary of what a graphic designer will earn these include: Job position, location, education/skill level, years of experience and the workload and size of the company you work for all influence your pay at the end of the day.

From researching a few sites here is a just a little estimate and insight of what some jobs in the industry can earn...and well above (depending on the factors).

Owner, Partner, Principal $105,000>
Creative / Design Director $100,000>
Art Director $75,000- $100,000>
Senior Designer $65,000- $100,000>
Print Production Manager $62,000- $100,000>
Web Designer $55,000 - $100,000- $100,000>
Print Production Artist $47,500- $100,000>
Designer $45,000- $100,000>
Entry-Level Designer $36,000- $100,000>

Most business's hiring/employing are looking for Certified Graphic Designers with a Portfolio, Commercial experience, Teamwork skills, Artistic Sensibility (knowledge about design elements), Technical Skill (the technical skills to use design software programs such as Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign etc and sometimes even knowledge of HTML and Flash), Communication Ability (to effectively present ideas—both verbally and visually), Organization (in order to meet deadlines and stay within a budget), Problem Solving (choosing just the right colors, fonts and lines to create a balanced composition, with meaning, is complicated)....and a passion for design.

Most Graphic Design jobs are located in major cities where the companies are based and work is never-ending however there is a broad range of freelance jobs through-out Australia. Sydney is a major location of the Graphic design industry and therefore employment.