As an illustrator, you would produce drawings, paintings or diagrams that help make products more attractive or easier to understand. This could include books, book jackets, greetings cards, advertisements, packaging and detailed technical diagrams. If you are talented at drawing, and have creativity and imagination, this might be the perfect job for you.
You’ll need to be creative while sticking to your customer's design brief. Time management is something you’ll need to use when meeting publication or client deadlines.
Many professional illustrators have a degree in illustration or other art related degree subjects. If you are creative, have artistic talent and the determination to succeed you could still be successful in illustration without a degree.
Hours:
Variable; you would usually arrange your own working hours, depending on your workload and the deadlines you have to meet.
You could be based at home or in a studio, and may spend time visiting clients to market your work and discuss briefs. If you are involved in technical, scientific or engineering illustration you may also make site visits.
Salary:
As a freelance illustrator you would usually negotiate a fee for your services with your client. Some Illustrators employ an agent who would agree a fee on your behalf. Fees charged may depend on the time it would take you to complete the project.
Qualifications needed for job:
Relevant degree subjects include:
- illustration
- fine art
- graphic design.
Ways to get into this job:
As a freelance illustrator you will need to think of creative ways of getting your work noticed. You’ll also need to start building up a portfolio of your work to show prospective clients or for entry onto courses.
Building a website or starting a blog where you can showcase your work is one way to get noticed. Social media such as Twitter is also a great way of connecting with the public and future customers. Many illustrators also produce promotional material such as postcards, graphic novels or comics to send out to customers and contacts in the industry.
Training and development:
You can develop your skills as an illustrator by completing a postgraduate course although this is not essential. Relevant subjects could include:
- illustration
- children’s book illustration
- medical art
- archaeological illustration
- fine art
- graphic design and illustration.
Primary school teacher
In this job you will help to give young children the best possible start in life. If you like spending time with young people, and want to work in education, a job as a primary school teacher could be perfect for you.
You will need to have enthusiasm for the subjects you teach. You’ll also need to be able to relate to pupils and their parents, and have patience and a good sense of humour.
One of the main routes into primary school teaching is to do Initial Teacher Education or Training (ITET) and get qualified teacher status. To do this you must have GCSEs in English, maths and a science subject. You will also need clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Hours:
Full-time teachers work an average 37 hours a week, with typical class times starting between 8.30am and 9.15am and finishing around 3.15pm to 4pm. Teachers will spend more time outside of normal hours, planning lessons, marking work and also taking part in activities, such as parents' evenings and outings.
Teachers normally work 39 weeks a year split over three school terms.
Salary:
The main salary scale is from £22,023 to £32,187 a year.
Qualifications needed for job:
The most common way to become a primary school teacher is to do Initial Teacher Education or Training (ITET) and gain qualified teacher status (QTS). The following ITET routes lead to QTS:
- university-led training through an undergraduate degree or postgraduate award
- school-led work-based training.
- GCSEs (A-C) in English, maths and a science subject or equivalent qualifications. Check with course providers which qualifications they will accept
- passes in numeracy and literacy skills tests
- Enhanced background checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
After your teacher training course, you would need to successfully complete three terms in a teaching job before you could gain QTS. During this time a mentor would support you.
Throughout your teaching career you would also need to continue training to keep up to date with new methods and ideas in education. You could do this by attending training days in school and local authority training workshops.
The National College for Teaching and Leadership also offers programmes for:
- teachers who are taking on leadership and management responsibilities, including heads of subject or area and subject co-ordinators
- deputy head teachers, assistant head teachers and those hoping to move up to their first headship
- newly-appointed, first time head teachers
- leaders in early years settings.
Fine artist
Fine artists create original works of art using a variety of methods such as painting, drawing, sculpture, engraving, printmaking or media like computer graphics. If you are a very creative person with original ideas, and you have talent in one or more artistic areas, this job could be for you.
You’ll need a good appreciation of colour and shape. You will also need self-motivation to work alone and the business skills to promote your own work.
Most fine artists have training in art and design, and qualifications like an HND, degree or a postgraduate award. If you are exceptionally talented and can produce work that there is a demand for, you may be able to sell your work without any formal qualifications.
Hours:
You will usually arrange your own working hours, which may involve fitting your art work around another full-time or part-time job.
You may work in a studio, at home, in rented space within a shared studio, or in specialist facilities such as a print or sculpture workshop.
Income:
Earnings will vary greatly depending on work opportunities, reputation and the amount you agree with the client.
It's common for fine artists to earn their living from a combination of exhibiting and selling their creative work with other part-time or full-time jobs.
Qualifications needed for job:
To be successful as an artist, you will need a high level of skill and talent in your chosen art form to create art that people want to buy. Most fine artists have some training in art or design, which can include qualifications such as an HND, a degree or a postgraduate award. If you're exceptionally talented you may be able to sell your work without formal training or qualifications.
Relevant subjects to study include:
- fine art
- art history with fine art
- art and design
- visual art.
Many artists work on a freelance basis, so you’ll need to be able to promote yourself. You can either do this yourself or use an agent. An agent may give you access to more potential buyers, but they will take commission from sales. You could also promote yourself in different ways including:
- developing your own website
- having a presence on social media like LinkedIn and Twitter
- joining together with other artists or ‘collectives’
- organising your own shows in galleries or other venues
- volunteering with community arts projects.
Training and Development:
You could develop your techniques and ideas by attending courses at all levels. You can also learn more about new techniques and developments in the art world by joining artists’ collectives and meeting with gallery owners and other artists who will be able to give opinions on your art.
Information taken from: https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
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