CTE Career Catalog - Book Designer

Book Designer

Job Desription

They are the designers of a book cover. With this job, you can also make advertisements for the book. In this job you could work with illustrators as well as many different publishing companies.

Salary average: $61k-$94k

Occupational Outlook

There are lots of job openings in many different places, some being remote and others not.

Links to Learn More About This Career:

Educational Requirements:

There doesn’t seem to be any required degrees, but bachelors in art or related are preferred.

UK

Address: Lexington KY 40506

Website: https://www.uky.edu/

Information on the Major: https://finearts.uky.edu/savs/digital-media-design-bs

U of L

Address: 2301 South 3rd Street

Louisville, KY 40292

Website: https://louisville.edu/

Information on the Major: https://catalog.louisville.edu/undergraduate/majors/art-fine-art-bfa/#text

RISD

Address: 20 Washington Pl, Providence, RI 02903

Website: https://www.risd.edu/

Information on the Major: https://www.risd.edu/academics/graphic-design

Soft Skills, Characteristics, and/or Abilities Need For This Career:

Organized, typography, excellent communication skills, deadline oriented, problem solving skills, creativeness, attention to detail, knowledge on subject, experience

Software Knowledge Needed For This Career:

Photoshop/Illustrator
Microsoft

Pros and Cons to Choosing This Career

Pros (Positives to this Career)

Get to be creative
Pretty good pay
Get to be an influence on people, and try to get reader interested

Cons (Negatives to this Career)

Inside work
Lots of experience is needed
Seems a bit of a hard job

Typical Working Conditions For This Career:

Inside, can be full time jobs, most seem to involve travel.

Career Researched By: Miley Cheeks