Download Careers in Digital Media

Careers in digital media are wide-ranging—from print media
to web design, video editor to photographer, sound
technician to script writer, animator to gaming developer!
We’re going to take a closer look at a few specific careers.
Careers in
Digital Media
Careers in Digital Media
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Desktop Publisher
• Videographer
Graphic Designer
• Web Developer
Photographer
• Animator
Commercial Photographer
Desktop Publisher
• Desktop publishers use computer software to produce high
quality, printed documents that combine text and graphics
• Desktop publishers may also be called:
• Publications specialists, electronic publishers, DTP operators,
desktop publishing editors, electronic prepress technicians,
electronic publishing specialists, image designers, typographers,
compositors, layout artists, and Web publications designers.
• There is generally no educational requirement for the job of
desktop publisher. Most people learn on the job or by taking
classes online or through local learning centers that teach the
latest software.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos276.pdf
Graphic Designer
• Graphic designers—or graphic artists—plan, analyze, and
create visual solutions to communications problems.
• Graphic designers develop the overall layout and
production design of magazines, newspapers, journals,
corporate reports, and other publications.
• They also produce promotional displays, packaging, and
marketing brochures for products and services, design
logos, and develop signs and signage systems for business
and government.
• A bachelor’s degree in graphic design is usually required
for most entry-level and advanced graphic design positions.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos090.pdf
Photographer
• A person who takes photographs, either as a hobby or a
profession
• Employers usually seek applicants with a “good eye,”
imagination, and creativity, as well as a good technical
understanding of photography.
• Photojournalists or industrial or scientific photographers
generally need a college degree. Freelance and portrait
photographers need technical proficiency, gained through a
degree, training program, or experience.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos264.pdf
Commercial Photographer
• A career that involves taking pictures of subjects such as people,
buildings or merchandise to be used in a variety of media
• Commercial photographers may contract with a client to take
specific pictures.
• They may license the use of their photographs through stock-photo
agencies or market their work directly to the public. Stock-photo
agencies sell magazines and other customers the right to use
photographs, and pay the photographer a commission.
• Self-employed photographers must have a thorough understanding
of copyright laws in order to protect their work.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos264.pdf
Videographer
• Videographer is a broad term that describes television,
video, and motion picture camera operators who produce
images that tell a story, inform or entertain an audience,
or record an event.
• They usually acquire their skills through formal
postsecondary training at film schools, colleges,
universities, or photographic institutes.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos091.htm#emply
Web Developer
• Web developers are responsible for all the technical aspects
of website creation and modification.
• They determine the information that a site will contain and
how it will be organized, and may use Web development
software to integrate databases and other information
systems.
• They may also be responsible for the visual appearance of a
site. However, this job may fall to the graphic designer or
desktop publisher.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos305.htm
Animator
• Animators work primarily in motion picture and video industries,
advertising, and computer systems design services.
• They draw by hand and use computers to create the series of
pictures that form the animated images or special effects seen in
movies, television programs, and computer games.
• Demand for multimedia artists and animators will increase as
consumers continue to demand more realistic video games,
movie and television special effects, and 3D animated movies.
• Because of the level of technical expertise demanded, animators
typicallly need a bachelor's degree.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos092.htm