Im having a hard time finding a Full time job in that area. I just got out of college with an Associates Degree in graphic d. Im only finding partime, seasonal, and temporary. I just want a full time job. Im having troulble looking through the net, ppl that i know dont really know of anyone who has a job in that area. Any suggestions? Id appreciate it!|||Graphic Design is a very competitive industry chock full of talented people. If you don%26#039;t have any real world experience, the only way you%26#039;ll ever get a full time gig is by starting at the bottom and working your way up. I took a part-time minimum wage graphic design job, worked it for 5 months, and was promoted to full time lead designer after I proved myself to the company.
It is extremely rare to find a great job right out of college, and almost impossible if you have no experience. Don%26#039;t be so quick to pass up the part-time jobs--they offer valuable experience and can lead to permanent positions down the road.
Also, don%26#039;t just limit yourself to searching on the web or for graphic design firms. Almost every medium to large business has a marketing department. I, for example, work for a window %26amp; door manufacturer. (Not exactly the kind of place you%26#039;d picture with a busy marketing department!)|||I am not a graphic designer, but here is what I would do, find a way to show off your work, do the work for free, and submit it. If you do wall art, find a local community center that needs some nice brite art work on a wall.. you can offer to do it free in return for having a plaque with your name and contact info, preferably in a high traffic area whre people can see the art and the plaque.
If it is other work, put together some of your work, take it to places, and offer to do some freelance work, or some work for free so you can get to know them and them you.
Many times it is not what you know but who, and the best way to get to know someone who can get you hired is to find a way where you can talk to them, and interact with them, and that just might be offering to do some work for them with no pay in return fo them considering you for possible future work/contracts.|||First off you can%26#039;t find jobs by just sending in resumes. I would call all the local firms to find out if they are interested in discussing your portfolio or if they have any freelance openings. If that comes up empty, start finding odd jobs online (guru.com http://www.freelancedesigners.com/ deviantart.com in the job thread on the forums). Don%26#039;t work for free. You have a degree so you don%26#039;t need to low-ball yourself. Doing that also strains the rest of the design market as clients will flock to the cheaper (but not always better) cost. Even if it%26#039;s $50 for a design, it%26#039;s better than nothing.
Remember to work within a contract ALWAYS if you are freelancing because it protects you. It%26#039;s the only way you can get money if the client doesn%26#039;t deliver. I always wait until the client pays before I send off my designs.
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