Career Trees
Graphic & Communication Design
Entry Level Careers
- Screen Printer
- Imaging Equipment Operator
- Finishing and Binder Operator
- Customer Service Representative
- Press System Operator
- Camera and film Operator
Technical Careers
- Graphic Designer
- Press Operator
- Pre-Press System Operator
- Sales Representative
- Motion Graphics Designer
- Web Designer
- Digital Video Designer
- Film and Video Editor
- Photographer
Professional Careers
- Art Director
- Illustrator
- Animator
- Production Manager
- Web Designer
- Printing Department Manager
- Video Game Designer
- Mobile Media Designer
- Product Designer
- Film Maker
Learn More About This Career
12 Segments
- Industry Overview
- Safety and Health
- Intro to design and image development
- Introduction to image output
- Introduction to finishing operations
- Employability skills and portfolio
- Applied academics
- New Media, Advanced Design Image
- Leadership
- Advanced image output
- Advanced finishing operation
- Project Management
Indispensable Skills
- Computer literate
- Creative and artistic aptitude/ability
- Familiarity with related software
- Color/Form Perception
- Attention to pictorial detail
- Ability to lift 25-50 pounds
- Basic drawing skills
- Eye/Hand Coordination
- Spatial/Form Perception
- Employ technological tools to expedite workflow
- Possess basic design skills
State/National Certifications
- Illustrator Adobe Certified Associate Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop Adobe Certified Associate Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign Adobe Certified Associate InDesign
- Adobe Premiere Adobe Certified Associate Premiere
- Screen Printing, Introduction Precision
- Design and Visual Communications Precision
- Commercial and advertising art Precision
- Graphic Communications Introduction Precision
- Graphic Communications Intermediate Precision
- Graphic Communications Advanced Precision
- Digital Print Design Precision
- Digital Media IA Precision
- Digital Media 1B Precision
- Digital Media II Precision
- Desktop Publishing I Precision
- Desktop Publishing II Precision
- Business Web Page Design Precision
- Basic Digital Photography Precision
- Video Production Precision
- 3D Graphics Precision
*Certifications may vary by Campus, please see instructor for details.