With so many companies trying to communicate ideas about their products and services to consumers, the digital arts industry offers a wide range of jobs for artists of all tastes – whether your interests lie in the field of print, web, digital video, or even video games.

The graphic design field features a number of entry-level opportunities for creative designers. A Font Designer works with a client to create typefaces that promote digital, print, or web branding, while a Logo Designer creates iconography that best represents a company’s identity in different advertising formats.

Film and broadcast television offer more potential careers for digital artists, as these industries employ designers for such roles as Storyboard Artists, Visual Effects Editors, and Broadcast Designers.

Today’s video games also provide exciting career opportunities for digital modelers – including positions like Game Level Designer, where artists can design and construct 3D characters, vehicles, and environments for a game. Beyond just gameplay graphics, teams of talented artists are also needed to create a game’s menu systems, heads-up displays, and cut scenes.

All of these media outlets also benefit from strong leaders to help develop great looking content, and some artists may also want to pursue a career as an Art Director. These creative managers oversee the process, quality, and productivity of art development on a project, while promoting a sense of unity among the creative team. Working in conjunction with them is the Creative Director, who interprets the needs of a client and oversees the direction of a design team to ensure that new content fits with the main concepts and objectives of a project.

Every area of the entertainment media needs great-looking graphics, and there are dozens of different careers for the artists who can create them.

Potential Careers

• Graphic Designer
• Flash Designer
• Illustrator
• Web Designer
• Web Developer
• Production Artist
• Digital Media Artist
• Digital Printing Specialist
• 3D Modeler
• Interactive Designer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Visual Effects Artist
• Web Content Developer
• Video Editor