Job Opportunities for today's Photoshop professionals

Did you know that you can get paid for using Photoshop CS/CS2?

Yes!! Of course you can earn an income using Photoshop...whether
through job or freelancing (hired by outsourcing businesses on contract).

There are 10,000’s of creative professionals using Photoshop everyday who are earning a living and creatively expressing themselves effectively around the world because of their working knowledge of Photoshop.

They work as graphic designers, photographers, digital media
specialists, desktop publishers, advertising designers, web

designers, print media producers, digital artists and more.
 

Whether, to choose a job or freelancing, depends which method

you prefer and which lifestyle you would rather more lead. You

might seek a traditional (yet exciting & challenging graphics job)

or might rather working independently (on worldwide projects)

based at your computer or even start your own multimedia/

graphics firm.

A graphic designer could almost get by strictly with just using
Photoshop CS/CS2 if necessary because of Photoshop’s

power and ability to export to multiple different file formats.

Let’s just take a look at some areas that you can use your

full Photoshop CS/2 proficiency in. These are areas, many of

which you can earn a full time livable income off of.

Here is a list of potential job opportunities when you have a

full Photoshop proficiency (other qualifications and requirements

may vary and depend on the employer):

The above list of possible job options in which you can seek out

to get hired and paid for because of your Photoshop proficiency

is just meant as a general guideline of the opportunities that are available out there.
 

You can prepare yourself for getting a job by having a strong

resume and work experience (portfolio and clients or previous

jobs) behind you and of course a strong working and proven Photoshop proficiency.

To get your 'expected' proficiency you could go through classroom training via workshop training centers or even through a University

or institution (even vocational school) for graphic design, etc.

You could also learn from other methods as well but just be careful

if you're looking for full proficiency training that it's 'expected' that

you will pay lots of money, although there are alternatives. 

Also, most of the video training solutions are not foundational but meant to be ongoing special skills focused training on applying

more detailed aspects of Photoshop.  If you try and 'add them all

up' you can spend a lot of money while only learning topping on

the cake instead of the meat and potatoes.

Having a degree or certificate from an accredited school is an

additional mark on your resume in your advantage (though not

always necessary).  If you don't have one you'll have to make

up for it with your ability to create results with Photoshop.

Remember its your skill, portfolio, experience and your ability

to get the job done that can impress prospective employers...
 

The jobs market is a balance of supply and demand so it’s always

in your best interest to keep improving your skills.  Once you have

a foundational grounding in 'all of Photoshop' you can then really

start to exercise your creative potential and move on to more

exciting areas.

In a place that is more graphics intensive or specifically looking
for a graphic designer, they’ll really want to see your portfolio

and what you can do.

To start getting work you can list your portfolio online. There are
several places in which you can do this to have a fairly high profile
to potential clients or employers.
 

Once you have a solid basic Photoshop education, continuous education and training is important in your ongoing career and job cycle changes. It's important to stay cutting edge.

If you already have a position...how do you know it’s safe and

secure? You should know that you have to keep improving your

skills to be able to meet the fast pace of today’s marketplace. Continuous education and training is important.

Nevertheless, a job where you can fully exercise your creative

freedom effectively to produce results for your employer AND

get paid for it can be a very rewarding proposition, both personally

and professionally for the long term.

Now let's look at the other main side of earning income from doing

what you love to do with 'Freelancing'.

Freelancing Overview>>

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