Career Information Related
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Advertising Illustration 

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Sample of Job Titles and Salary Ranges

Illustrator

Illustrators require formal art and technical training which is offered by Montgomery College.  The work of the illustrator is related to that of the designer but performed under very different conditions.   Virtually all illustrators are self-employed and work at home. Through e-mail, electronic transfer and FedEx they may work with clients across the country. Illustrators work in both traditional and digital mediums.  The beginning illustrator will probably spend several years in related jobs while building a client list.  Developing skills in rendering, storytelling, software training and self-promotion are lifelong requirements.

Possible Employers

PRIVATE INDUSTRY The Discovery Company The National Geographic Society at www.nationalgeographic.com The Washington POST at www.washpost.com Boscobel Marketing at www.boscobel.com The Hecht Company at www.hechts.com Earle Palmer Brown Advertising at www.epb.com Rossell Communications at www.rossel.com Supon Design Group at www.supon.com The Washington TIMES at www.washtimes.com WUSA TV at www.wusa.com Phillips Publishing at phillips.com

LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT City of Rockville at www.ci.rockville.md.us Montgomery County www.co.md.us Bureau of Printing and Engravingat www.ustreas.gov Department of Agriculture at www.usda.gov Smithsonian Institution at www.si.edu Library of Congress at www.loc.gov National Park Service at www.nps.com National Bureau of Standards at www.nbs.gov National Institutes of Health at www.nih.gov

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

You may visit the web sites of any potential employer. In addition there are several employment agencies specializing in graphic design positions. These companies can provide detailed information on the availability of specific jobs, skill and experience required and salary ranges.

Boss Temps at www.BossTemps.com
Aquent Partners at www.aquentpartners.com
Hire Knowledge at www.hireknowledge.com
The Creative Circus at www.CREATIVECIRCUS.com
Advantage Human Resources at www.advstaff.com

• College Catalog: Illustration

• Schedule of classes

• Advertising Design Advisor

• Counseling: Collegewide Page

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Salary Information in General
• Enter "(job title)" in search engine, e.g.
  • Google.com
  • Dogpile.com

American Institute of Graphic Arts at www.AIGA.org
Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington at www.adcmw.org
Graphic Arts Guild at www.gag.org
Illustrators Club of Washington at www.illustratorsclub.org

CMYK Magazine at www.cmykmag.com
Communications Arts Magazine at www.commarts.com
PRINT Magazine at www.printmag.com
Step by Step Graphics at www.dgusa.com
HOW Magazine at www.howdesign.com

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Date Reviewed:  Spring 2005 awb