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22-12-2014, 11:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Long term career paths for graphic designers and similar
Hi all,
For those of you in the creative industry or similar, I've a question.
As I'm going to turn 1 year past 30 soon, I've been thinking about my future when I reach 35 yrs old and beyond, so it's time to start planning now.
Basically, I'm a graphic designer, but what I've realized is that there are very few graphic designers in their late 30s or 40s right? The ones who are in that age range are usually the Art / Creative Directors. What about the majority of the rest?
Generally speaking, for graphic designers, what's the best route to take to survive financially in the long term? Start own business? Just wondering, because I really do not plan to do graphic design when I'm 40 yrs old.
Besides, from what I know, the older you are, the harder it is to find a graphic design job in the future, meaning I'm going to be hitting the ceiling in a couple years time. In fact, I've already almost hit the ceiling (which is really low in this field).
Of course, the only way to break that ceiling is to aim for an Art Director position, but I've no intention of going in that direction nor am I qualified to.
Any advice would be nice. Definitely do not want to work part-time as a taxi driver cum graphic designer (meaning 9 AM - 6 PM = graphic designer, 7 PM to 2+ AM = taxi-driver, repeat for 6 - 7 days).
Tks!
Nik
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23-12-2014, 01:48 AM
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this board is not the place to get input about creative industries. most people here are finance/banker wannabes who have different concerns and mindsets from creative people.
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23-12-2014, 08:38 AM
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Join Date: May 2014
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There are also many post from different industries.I'm sure someone can provide you the info soon.
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23-12-2014, 10:12 AM
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most graphic designers I know of end up moving to web management, digital marketing, corporate communications, marketing communications.
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