The Job Market

With the certificate or AA degree, students can gain entry-to intermediate level employment in a variety of design jobs, with an emphasis in web or print production. All students can improve their communications skills and transition into careers in marketing, senior level design positions, and many other media-related careers such as animation and packaging design. Many students who plan a career in visual communications continue on for a Bachelor’s degree.

Below are several links to local designer's work, design organizations and employment refererence sites:

Employment Information

• Aquent.com (hires local designers and has research on national salaries, positions)
  www.aquent.com
• Craigslist (employment resource for Bay Area designers)
  www.craigslist.org

Several local design sites

• Percy Design
  www.percydesign.com/
• dpDesigns
  www.dianepierotti.com/page/page/597476.htm
• Visuals
  www.visuals.com
• Designworks
  www.design-works.com/index.htm
• Giraffex
  www.giraffex.com/
• Landor
  www.landor.com/

Professional Organizations and meeting sites

• The San Francisco Graphic Design Meetup Group
  http://graphicdesign.meetup.com/50/
• American Institue of Graphic Arts (national organization for professionals and students)
  www.aiga.org