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Career Typical Tasks

Daily Tasks
Attend photo shoots and printing sessions to ensure that the products needed are obtained.
Conceptualize and help design interfaces for multimedia games, products and devices.
Confer with clients to determine objectives, budget, background information, and presentation approaches, styles, and techniques.
Confer with creative, art, copy-writing, or production department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts, and to coordinate creative activities.
Create custom illustrations or other graphic elements.
Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach, and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video and sound.
Hire, train and direct staff members who develop design concepts into art layouts or who prepare layouts for printing.
Manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
Mark up, paste, and complete layouts, and write typography instructions to prepare materials for typesetting or printing.
Negotiate with printers and estimators to determine what services will be performed.
Prepare detailed storyboards showing sequence and timing of story development for television production.
Present final layouts to clients for approval.
Review and approve proofs of printed copy and art and copy materials developed by staff members.
Review illustrative material to determine if it conforms to standards and specifications.
Work with creative directors to develop design solutions.

Daily Work Activities
Oversee execution of organizational or program policies.
Use creativity in graphics.
Use creativity to art or design work.
Use graphic arts techniques.
Set page layout or composition.
Communicate visually or verbally.
Create art from ideas.
Distinguish details in graphic arts material.
Interview customers.
Schedule work to meet deadlines.
Organize commercial artistic or design projects.
Prepare artwork for camera or press.
Proofread printed or written material.
Tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts.
Use computer graphics design software.
Make presentations.
Assign work to staff or employees.
Approve product design or changes.
Confer with other departmental heads to coordinate activities.
Consult with customers concerning needs.

Other Work Activities
Communicating with Persons Outside OrganizationCommunicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesProviding information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsDeveloping constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Interacting With ComputersUsing computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsAnalyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkDeveloping specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Provide Consultation and Advice to OthersProviding guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Thinking CreativelyDeveloping, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeKeeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
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