Packaging illustrators or designers design cost-effective, attractive, and safe packaging for commercial products. They develop packaging designs and ideas that best suit the clients needs. A packaging illustrator draws the designs of packages.
There are many job openings for this career and because of how many products there will always be, packaging illustrators will probably stay a prominent job for a while.
To be a package illustrator a bachelor’s degree is usually needed and they usual study graphic design, fine arts, or design and visual communication.
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Kentucky Wesleyan College
3000 Frederica Street
Owensboro, KY 42301
https://kwc.edu/academics/academic-programs/majors/graphic-design/
Design skills
problem solving skills
Good attention to detail
technical skills
Adobe programs
Has an increasing job outlook
Creative
Low education requirements
Competitive market to break into
Not routine based
Trying to create unique designs
The working conditions of packaging illustrators vary greatly depending on the job. Many of these jobs allow people to work from home but some might not be able to. This job usually requires a significant amount of time being spend on computers at desks.
Career Researched By: myriam arganbright