Career Plan Research

Find And List 5 Actual Entry Level Job or Freelance Postings

• Use the following guides to help with your search

  • • General job and freelance search sites

    • Jobs sorted by industry

• Look for studios/companies where your art and design is a good fit (you will need to visit their website to determine this.)

• If you are looking for remote work, type 'remote' into your search query.

Include in your listings:

• Job Title

• Skill requirements (both hard & soft)

• Geographic location or Remote?

• The source of the posting (Indeed, etc.)

Name 1 or More Community Sites For Your Field (places to network)?

Refs:

Here Are Some Community Listings:

• Communities

Where artists and designers:

• • Post their work

  • Share resources like icons, sounds, scripts etc.

  • Provide critique

  • Have Dialogue

Name 2 or More Major Blog Sites For Your Field?

Here Are Some Blog Site Listings:

• News Blogs

• Reference Blogs

  • Industry news

  • Opinions

  • Advise

What Can You Say About Yourself, as a Person?

Key in on both of the approaches listed below. Then develop your brand statement (in 1-4 sentences) .

• Quirks, hobbies and intangibles that define you

• Personal philosophies/obsessions that drive you

These can be potential points of connection over and above art and design interests that can lead to acquiring freelance work and even job opportunities… especially if you participate in online forums or organizations centered around those interests.

What are the core competencies for an entry level position within your target career path?

• Reference your job search findings.

• Take note of both hard and soft skills.

• List them (both required and preferred)

What are your core competencies?

You need examples of professional level work to make any claim that "I can do that". Experience you have from art and non-art related jobs (type and duration) can be listed, especially for soft skills?

Hard Skills:

• Graphic Design, Web Design, App Design, Concept Art, Production Art, Illustration, Character Animation, 2D Motion Design, 3D Motion Design, Video Production, Interaction Design, 3D Modeling, 3D Texturing, 3D Simulation, Sound Design.

Soft Skills

• Leadership, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Communication, Adaptability, Self-teaching, other.

What kind of portfolio work do you need to create to fill in gaps or improve your core competencies?

Hard Skills:

• Graphic Design, Web Design, App Design, Concept Art, Production Art, Illustration, Character Animation, 2D Motion Design, 3D Motion Design, Video Production, Interaction Design, 3D Modeling, 3D Texturing, 3D Simulation, Sound Design.

Soft Skills

• Leadership, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Communication, Adaptability, Self-teaching, other.

Do You Have a Web Presence: Blog, Tumblr, Behance, Vimeo, DeviantArt, Facebook or Other?

Please provide a link to each