Job for the future Graphic Designers and Illustrators
Average hourly wage
$28.00
Job description
Graphic designers create and produce graphic and visual material for a variety of products (print, advertising, packaging, interactive media, etc.).
Illustrators design and produce illustrations to represent a variety of content in pictorial form.
This group includes supervisors, consultants, and project managers. These individuals are self-employed or work for:
- Graphic design, advertising, or communication studios
- Multimedia production companies
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Main tasks
Graphic Designers
- Consult with clients to identify the graphic elements and content of communication tools.
- Choose the appropriate means to produce the desired visual effect.
- Design graphic elements.
- Develop sketches and prepare the layout for the topics to be represented.
- Evaluate the costs and time required for the design.
- Select and integrate photographs, illustrations, and typography that meet the expressed needs.
- Set guidelines for illustrators and photographers.
- Coordinate the production of print, audio-visual, electronic, and digital versions.
- Collaborate with various professionals and subcontractors.
- Supervise staff.
Illustrators
- Consult with customers to find out the nature, style, and content of the illustrations to be produced.
- Design and produce sketches by hand or using computer-assisted drawing software.
- Produce final illustrations for printed material (books, magazines, packaging, etc.).
- Participate in the development of a picture script for various productions (multimedia, commercials, television programs, etc.).
- Produce 2D and 3D animations.
- Adapt, as required, existing graphic illustrations.
Formation
Secondary
DVS in infographie 
Placement rate: 75.6%
12.2% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in 3D Animation and Computer-Generated Imagery
Placement rate: 66.4%
18% of graduates pursue further studies
ACS in design de niveau de jeu
Placement rate: 63.6%
27.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in graphic Design
Placement rate: 66.3%
28.4% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in illustration and Animation
Placement rate: 65%
25% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in illustration and Animation (Animation)
Placement rate: 73.1%
15.4% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in illustration and Animation (Illustration)
Placement rate: 53.3%
20% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in infographie en prémédia
Placement rate: 92.3%
ACS in modélisation 3D orientée jeu vidéo
Placement rate: 100%
DCS in techniques d'intégration multimédia
Placement rate: 58.1%
35.7% of graduates pursue further studies
University
Applied design (ceramics, weaving, goldsmithery, decoration)
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 80.6%
11.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Computer science
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 88.4%
7.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 82.3%
13.5% of graduates pursue further studies
- École de technologie supérieure
- École polytechnique de Montréal
- Bishop's University
- Concordia University
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Université Laval
- McGill University
- TÉLUQ
Graphic arts (graphic communications)
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 77.4%
10.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 100%
Plastic arts (painting, drawing, sculpture)
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 60.4%
22.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 77.8%
14.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Targeted regions
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Last update: February 14, 2024
