Do not let them do this, demand fair wages!! GD internships always have you in the thick of it and you provide a serious degree of value to a company as they exploit your passion and ambition, if you’re privileged enough to be exploited in the first place. I was pulling like 70-80 hour weeks for three months straight every single summer after you added all the jobs together, and that’s probably why I burnt out so bad so constantly. Still had to work a second (and sometimes third) part time time job on top of the full time internship in order to cover the rest of expenses. I was only able to take these because I’m from NY & could live at home instead of renting. Third was $17.50 p/h (they hired me about a year post-grad), and the fourth I worked totally for free □ Second paid literally $10 a day (insulting). I worked 4 internships while I was at school, all in NYC, all in fairly well known places in the entertainment industry (& one experience design- that’s where I work now)įirst paid me a $50 a day stipend with a comped unlimited metrocard each month (worth $121 then). Yes! Please add in internship $$ expectations. There’s more that I can learn and I learn new things daily, but I came into the industry not knowing anything and now I make it look like I’ve been doing it 20 years. Yea I’m sure the no degree thing has an impact on my pay, but I personally just didn’t find it necessary for me. I don’t have time to freelance anymore but I used to charge $65 an hour.Įxperience: no degree, started 14 years ago when I was 10, completely self taught for 10.5 years and advanced my knowledge by self teaching when I got into the Textile printing industry 3.5 years ago. Starting salary: well, $12 hourly, $13 an hour 6 months later, “promoted” a few months after that, and nothing since, now at the 3.5 year mark. Salary: (don’t f*ck!n laugh, I’ll rearrange your panels in your design software □□) 24k (30k with commission, but that’s not guaranteed unless they sell enough jobs) Rank: Art Department Manager (I am also kinda the only graphic designer too now, other manager was fired so I was promoted, kind of, no pay raise for it, been 2 years since then) Industry: Textile printing (Fancy way of saying T-Shirts and signage) Just keep at it, it gets better.įeelin’ like you need a laugh? Read this □ Don't give up and try not to be discouraged (you will suffer major imposter syndrome and feel like you suck because no one will hire you, at least I did). To put it into perspective, exactly a year ago I was working at Old Navy as a seasonal sales associate for 12/h just to bring some money in and pay bills. Myself and my entire graduating class had a very hard time finding work and many of us didn't find jobs for several months after graduating. I read a lot about designers out of college having a hard time finding a job. I just want to say to those that are having a hard time finding a job that it is unfortunately very common for some reason. I graduated from SCAD Atlanta in 2020 with my BFA in graphic design. I am a little over a year out of college. (I am contracting, so I am not a salaried employee) Salary: I make 40/h, it works out to around 80k. Position: Junior Graphic Designer (Marketing Dept) Ultimately this is why threads like this should be encouraged - talking about salaries is the best way for us all to get paid our due. My previous job (which is a neighbouring borough) really didn't. It certainly varies council to council though, the one I work for pays well. I would certainly say though that in terms of workload and stress Vs how much I get paid, the public sector is working very well for me. The other reply is correct in pointing out London weighting, I wouldn't earn so much elsewhere. My previous job role at another council was senior artworker and I earned 28k, so it was a good jump for this job. There's two of us and we have a team of freelancers for times of high workload. My boss is the Managing Designer (he earns about 55-65k). My actual title is simply 'graphic designer'. I handle all my own projects from start to finish, including managing client relationships, ordering print work and managing relationships with suppliers too. Well I only used the term mid based on the actual job role in terms of responsibility and my level of experience. Join our Discord server Design Subreddits LIST Please report any posts which break these rules, to maintain the quality of the subreddit. No Candid / Non-Consenting Explicit / Sensitive ContentĬontact / Engage Moderators Appropriatelyįor full explanation of the rules see here. Shared work must have a comment for context and use the green "Sharing Work" flair.
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