Goals – CT Portfolio @ York College

That classic “What do you want to be when you grow up?” have always been a question I’ve dreaded since I was in elementary school. One reason is because I absolutely had no idea what I wanted to be but my past teachers along with family members never accepted “I don’t know” as an answer. So you can only imagine the amount of anxiety I would get every time I was asked that question in life. Fast forwarding to fifteen years later, I’m happy to say I finally know what I want to be doing in the next 5 years of my life.

My Big Goal:

Having a stable income from using the design skills I’ve learned in college
Work as a full-time Graphic Designer/Animator after I graduate
I want to create designs for both the Web & Print

How will I accomplish my big goal?

Research, ReSEARCH, RESEARCH!
Find Companies I will be interested in working for
Look at Linkedin profiles of Junior Graphic Designers & Animators
What are their listed skills? Their previous experiences? Education or Certificates? Their connections? Career Timeline? How long after college did they land their job?
Explore the new AND old design trends employers are interested in
Look at job listings and see what exact skills employers are asking for
Will certain companies offer training?
Keep learning Adobe AE, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, CSS & HTML, JavaScript
Land an internship in the Marketing, Graphic Design, Web Design, or Motion Design Field
Make an animation Reel
Add more work to my online Portfolio
Add a resume to my “about section” in my online Portfolio website
Volunteer for small companies if I’m having trouble landing an internship
Contact some people I know who work in the field already
Have a back-up plan (find a variety of careers that may ask for designs skills but may not be as demanding or competitive as graphic design nor animator career field)