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___________________________________________ Artistic Occupations: Biochemists and Biophysicists

Art Directors

! Personality Code: AE

! Education/Training Required: Work
experience plus degree
! Annual Earnings: $72,320

! Beginning Wage: $39,600

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 9.0%

! Annual Job Openings: 9,719

! Self-Employed: 59.0%

! Part-Time: 22.5%

Formulate design concepts and presentation

approaches and direct workers engaged in art

work, layout design, and copy writing for visual

communications media, such as magazines,

books, newspapers, and packaging. Formulate

basic layout design or presentation approach and

specify material details, such as style and size of type,

photographs, graphics, animation, video, and sound.

Review and approve proofs of printed copy and art

and copy materials developed by staff members.

Manage own accounts and projects, working within

budget and scheduling requirements. Confer with

creative, art, copy-writing, or production department

heads to discuss client requirements and presentation

concepts and to coordinate creative activities. Pres-

ent fi nal layouts to clients for approval. Confer with

clients to determine objectives; budget; background

information; and presentation approaches, styles,

and techniques. Hire, train, and direct staff mem-

bers who develop design concepts into art layouts or

who prepare layouts for printing. Work with creative

directors to develop design solutions. Review illustra-

tive material to determine if it conforms to standards

and specifi cations. Attend photo shoots and print-

ing sessions to ensure that the products needed are

obtained. Create custom illustrations or other graphic

elements. Mark up, paste, and complete layouts and

write typography instructions to prepare materi-

als for typesetting or printing. Negotiate with print-

ers and estimators to determine what services will be

performed. Conceptualize and help design interfaces

for multimedia games, products, and devices. Pre-

pare detailed storyboards showing sequence and tim-

ing of story development for television production.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 03. Arts and Com-

munication. Work Group: 03.01. Managerial Work

in Arts and Communication. Other Jobs in " is

Work Group: Agents and Business Managers of Art-

ists, Performers, and Athletes; Producers; Producers

and Directors; Program Directors; Public Relations

Managers; Technical Directors/Managers.

Skills: Operations Analysis; Management of Finan-

cial Resources; Coordination; Negotiation; Per-

suasion; Service Orientation; Systems Evaluation;

Management of Personnel Resources.

Education and Training Programs: Graphic

Design; Intermedia/Multimedia. Related Knowl-

edge/Courses: Fine Arts; Design; Communications

and Media; Production and Processing; Computers

and Electronics; Administration and Management.

Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; using hands

on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive motions.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

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