Graphic Designer Career Research and Resources
ORT College, Los Angeles
Teach classes on the use of high end digital graphics on Adobe CS5 software in Web page construction and design, page layout, Flash animation, After Effects animation, Premiere video editing, Illustrator and Photoshop. Also taught classes on computer basics for Mac & Windows and MS Office suite and classes on U.S. Government covering the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Avg. Salary: $28,000 · Company Rank: 4.0 out of 5
Safeguard Business Systems
Prepare press ready art in the required form of stationary requested per customer. Involving mostly working with original art work from the customer and recreating it for final two or four color out put.
Avg. Salary: $28,000 · Company Rank: 4.0 out of 5
Courtesy Career College
Started as a student then contracted my services as a tutor for the students with difficulties in learning the software then became a full time instructor and eventually Director of the department. This school faded out it graphics classes and took on new ownership that relocated to Canoga Park.
Avg. Salary: $28,000 · Company Rank: 4.0 out of 5
The Leona Group
Produce print ads, newsletters, billboard, television, video, web and social media collateral for 50+ Leona schools in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Indiana, Louisiana and Ohio. Enhance Leona’s corporate brand image and create a unique and standalone brand identity for each of Leona’s schools. Support individual school‘s board members and leaders with their plans to execute special events that achieve enrollment goals. Key ro...
Avg. Salary: $65,000 · Company Rank: 3.0 out of 5
Credit Union Marketing
Specialized in creating marketing collateral for Credit Unions in numerous states. Designed newspaper ads, full-color brochures, newsletters, banners and posters. Developed the company’s website and electric marketing materials.
Avg. Salary: $65,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Carl Berkhout Signs, Inc.
Temporary position (for employee on emergency leave), involving creation of new signs according to customers verbal specifications by phone or in face to face meetings and pulling repeat jobs as re-orders for reproduction in various sign forms such as silk screen banners, magnetic car signs, real estate lawn displays.
Avg. Salary: $28,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Amigo Mobility International, Inc.
Original member of the in-house marketing department and developed projects to market three-wheeled mobility scooters. Managed projects including black & white flyers, newspaper ads, logos, full color magazine ads and brochures. Led the production of the company’s 25th anniversary videos, produced a commercial and created a website for the franchise division – Mobility Center, Inc.
Avg. Salary: $65,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Ferguson & Associates
Completed a variety of assignments for local clients including single color ads to full-color brochures.
Avg. Salary: $65,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Plastolite Sign Systems
Final sign designs would be submitted from the graphics department for preparation in the final manufacturing of the customer’s product in various forms such as vinyl, metal, monuments, illuminated, channel letters, pylons, banners and neon. Also prepared digitally enhanced photos of clients’ storefront with how their business will appear with their sign in place. Out put would be by use of Sign Lab software or Neon Wizard ...
Avg. Salary: $28,000 · Company Rank: 4.0 out of 5
Carter, Hawley & Hale Advertising Inc.
All artwork, original and camera ready, would be prepared in this department via drum scanner and stat camera for plate production for final output as Direct Mailers, magazine and newspaper ads in 5 western states. Responsibilities also included image alterations of products and people using QuarkXpress Photoshop and training others on the use of Photoshop.
Avg. Salary: $28,000 · Company Rank: 4.0 out of 5
