Professional Practices 1/8

Researching the Job Market

- do your research and know what you want
- have realistic expectations
- set meaningful job search goals
- look for opportunities to network
- continue to expand your horizons

What Do I Need To Know About the Job Market

- what industry do i want to join
- what country would i like to work in? city? area?
- how much money does that industry make?
- what are the job forecasts for that industry for one year? one decade? twenty years from now?
- what position would i like in the industry?
- what is a typical salary for that position?
- what skills does this position require? what skills am i still learning?
- what or who do i need to know to enter the industry
- where does the company stand in the industry?

What Do I Need To Know About a Company?

- what's their financial situation?
- what's being said about them in the news?
- what does their website say?
- what do their customers say?
- what do their employees say?


Job Market Research Exercise

What industry do I want to join? Graphic Design/Advertising, Animation
What position do I want to hold? Animation artist, game developer, graphic designer
What skills do i have and what skills do I need? Have - Drawing, photoshop, toon boom animation, story telling, problem solving, Maya, Unity. Need - Networking, professional presentations, work experience, long term experience with maya, photoshop, unity, toon boom.


Generate a list of 3 companies that you would be interested in working for locally, nationally, and internationally.

Local
- Emotive Design
- Back9 Creative
- Market South

Nationally
- Weta
- Kaleidoscope 3D
- Rocketwerkz

Internationally
- Disney Pixar
- Nickelodeon Animation Studios
- Dreamworks Animation

There is a distinct lack of animating studios in invercargill, however Rocketwerkz in dunedin has been a gaming company that Ive been keeping an eye on since I heard they were setting up there. Partially because my other half played DayZ a lot when it first came out. Im definitely torn as to exactly what direction I want to take career wise, but it is definitely in the digital art stream.