The 2012 AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries

How you can use the salary survey

The 2012 AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries is a useful tool for students: It allows you to compare compensation across different positions, company sizes, organization types and geographic locations. Log in to designsalaries.aiga.orgto see industry trends, use the members-only salary calculator and learn what designers are earning across the country.

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Portfolio Tips and Guides

Portfolio Tips and Guides

"The end of the school year is coming soon and many students or graduates need to prepare their portfolios to get an internship or job. The professional designers should also update their portfolio once or twice a year [really? ed]."

AIGA | Tips for Designers: Nailing the Interview

Ashley Rundall, Art Director, Savage

I can still remember my senior year of college… building a portfolio, researching places I dreamed of working and sending countless pleas for an interview. I not only remember how nervous I was, but how clueless and unprepared I was for “a real job.” Now looking back, I wish I had someone to give me more direction on how to get interviews, prepare for them, what to do after interviews and the most important part, how to be good at the interview process. By no means do I have all of the answers, but I do have some useful tips that I would have greatly benefited from… and I hope that you can too.

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Mule Design’s Mike Monteiro Wants Designers to Say ‘F*ck You, Pay Me’

2011/03 Mike Monteiro | F*ck You. Pay Me. from SanFrancisco/CreativeMornings on Vimeo.

Macworld Opportunity for Students

Dying to go to this year's Macworld?

PicScout ImageExchange is currently looking for 75 people to be part of our grassroots marketing effort at Macworld to spread the good word about our free tool for graphic pros.

Here's the deal-

As a PicScout ImageExchange user (you can become one if they aren't one yet), we'll give you:

40 Sites for Finding Web Design Jobs

In the current economy there are a lot of designers and developers looking for work, whether it is full-time employment, contract work, or freelance opportunities. Fortunately, there are a number of great places to find these types of positions. In this post we’ll look at 40 sites that include specialized job boards that include web/graphic design and web development opportunities.

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/business/web-design-jobs/

Part-time student web design assistant

The College of Creative Arts Publicity Office seeks qualified student assistants to help with various duties in media content generation, Web site development and communications efforts.

All positions are part time, 20 hours per week maximum. Salary $9.70–$15 hour, depending on experience.

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Junior Front-End Web Developer (JOB ID 13990)

This is a technically focused position. XHTML and CSS, Accessibility Guidelines (Section 508), Adobe Creative Suite.

Requirements

• Passed JEPET or ENG 414.
• Hand code XHTML and CSS. JavaScript experience a plus.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (emphasis on Photoshop and Acrobat).
• Experience customizing a content publishing or management systems recommended.
• Familiarity with basic design practices a plus.

Apply online: http://bit.ly/86qPB0

Job details and application instructions are available online:
http://creativearts.sfsu.edu/jobs