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Digital Media
Jobs in this specialty area plan, develop, and direct
multimedia and digital film projects.
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Description
- Produce multimedia and digital film projects.
- Design graphics and layout.
- Produce interactive media.
- Create Flash® animation for web sites.
- Create animation for computer games.
Department of Labor Job Titles and
Mean Annual Salaries for Illinois
• Multi-Media Artists and Animators - $40,182
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Graphic Designers - $40,800
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Producers - $60,310
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Technical Writers - $49,500
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Audio and Video Equipment Technicians - $39,790
Skills
- Good communication skills
- Able to multi-task
- Visionary
- Able to work in teams
- Ability to use sound, music, video, animation, and text to convey
a powerful message
- Creative
Education
Career Ins & Outs
About the Job: Digital Media personnel are responsible
for planning, developing, and directing multimedia, graphics, layout,
interactive media, animation, and digital film projects. They create
documentation and training material for products and services and
often work as part of a development team.
Job Advantages: Digital Media can provide flexible
schedules and often provides work-at-home opportunities. This
speciality requires a highly creative work environment
and relies strongly on
new technology.
Job Disadvantages: Persons in this field must
be able to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Transferable Skills: This area of IT is well
suited for creative, design-minded persons and interested
in communications
and writing. Creative people
who enjoy the arts, acting, music, or directing may have skills
that would
transfer into a digital media career.
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