There are quite a number of awards and competitions for multimedia designers. As to where I could enter my work? ‘Hungry Beast’ quite often have video competitions and many of the publications mentioned in my last post hold competitions on a regular basis. I suppose I could enter some international competitions, like the ones mention on this site – Graphic Competitions.
Some upcoming awards for multimedia include;
Here is a list of titles of design and multimedia magazines;
After finishing the Advance Diploma options available at the University of SA that I could go after include;
But I don’t have to continue full time study to advance my skills. TAFE offers many useful short courses in art and drawing as well as the use of design programs like Illustrator and Photoshop.
Other place also offer part time and short course in multimedia, such as SAE, Mad Academy and WEA.
Junior Animator
s2m Digital | Melbourne
$50000 – 60000 (pa)
Melbourne, VIC
Joining a multi award winning, Melbourne based marketing agency and you will get the opportunity to work with some of the world’s brightest brands. They’re looking for a talented Junior Animator with bucket loads of potential that can grow and be nurtured. Your portfolio should already demonstrate strong flash/animation skills but most importantly it will give us glimpses of your future brilliance.
Collaborating with some of the best Flash gurus around to bring awesome ideas to life, you should have a natural enthusiasm that makes people want to work with you and most of all you will want to learn everything you can whilst doing it.
In return your CV/portfolio will need to highlight the following:
combined with creative flair and plenty of ideas.
creative and games
You will be joining a bunch of passionate, talented and enthusiastic people who thrive on producing award winning Interactive campaigns in an environment they truly love to be involved in.
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I believe I have most of what they are asking for already. If this course gives me a great portfolio, these are the types of jobs I’ll be going for by next year. Extra skills I might need for this work are an understanding of motion and film.
Talk: Bigfish (Qld)
Venue: Rooftop Terrace – Brisbane Powerhouse
When: 30th March
Motion Graphics Festival (Int)
Venue: Boston
When: 1st – 5th April
The Designer Scavenger Hunt (TAS)
When: 11th April
Young Lions Seminar – (NSW)
Venue: Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre
When: 19th April
Design Currency: Icograda Design Week (Int)
Venue: Vancouver
When: 26th – 30th April
Growing Business by Design (SA)
Free event for AGDA and Business SA members only.
Venue: Business SA, Enterprise House
When: 2nd June
Optimism: Icograda Design Week in Brisbane 2010 (Qld)
Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
When: 11th Oct – 17th Oct
INFOCOMEX (SA)
Venue : Adelaide Convention Centre
When: 20 Oct – 22 Oct
Good sites to check out to stay up to date with Art and Design Events;
ACMA – Australian Communications and Media Authority
A statutory authority within the federal government that is responsible for the regulation of broadcasting, the internet, radiocommunications and, telecommunications.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/HOMEPAGE/pc=HOME
ACS – The Australian Computer Society
A recognised association for Information and Communications Technology Industry founded in 1966 to promote the development of IT professionals.
http://www.acs.org.au/
AGDA – The Australian Graphic Design Association
The national organisation for professional graphic designers facilitates a fair and productive working relationships between graphic designers and their clients. Operating through the State councils of Australia, AGDA assist in the development of new designs as well as educates the public on the value of design. They are involved in many industry events and design awards/competitions.
http://www.agda.com.au/
AIAS – The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
The academy’s board of directors include representatives from Sony, EA, Nintendo, Microsoft, THQ, and Ubisoft who volunteer their time to promote awareness of the art and science of interactive games and entertainment.
http://www.interactive.org/
AIMIA – Australian Interactive Media Industry Association
The Australia’s peak industry body, representing the Digital Content and Interactive Media sectors, dedicated to the development of the entire industry. AIMIA provide information and resources on industry news, upcoming events, career and educational opportunities, awards and competitions. As well as legal and ethical advise/assistance.
http://www.aimia.com.au/i-cms?page=1
AMPA – Australian Promotional Marketing Association
A non-profit association for the advertising and marketing industry.
http://www.apma.com/
Australian Screen Editors Guild
Comprised of the best Screen Editors in Australia, the guild aims to promote, improve and protect the role of editor.
http://www.screeneditors.com/
Communications Alliance
The peak body for the Australian communications industry, coordinating the industry’s response to the National Broadband Network implementation.
http://www.commsalliance.com.au/
MAAP – Multimedia Art Asia Pacific
A Brisbane based non-profit organisation that develops exhibition and research initiative. MAAP is dedicated to linking practitioners, curators and organizations to resources, opportunities, and international audiences. In addition, MAAP supports a community of visual artists with Media Bank equipment loans, online resources including artist and curatorial networks.
http://maap.org.au/
Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance
The Alliance is the union and professional organisation which covers everyone in the media, entertainment, sports and arts industries.
http://www.alliance.org.au/
MFA – The Media Federation of Australia
The MFA recruits over 90 individual volunteers to sit on one our nine internal committees and 20 external committees to encourage operational excellence in the field of media communication connections and to define and develop best practice standards to support its member and the role it plays in servicing its clients.
http://mediafederation.org.au/
Much like any other job, opportunities for employment in the multimedia industry can be found in many newspaper such as the Advertiser or the Australian, as well as on-line at job seeking sites like CareerOne and the Australian JobSearch website. But don’t dismiss resources as word of mouth and cold canvasing.
Jobs available at time of posting –
Entry level jobs;
Multimedia opportunities in South Australia;
More opportunities interstate;
Other than specific requests for software knowledge, (which differs not only between occupations but also design houses), these employers are generally seeking people with:
While most entry-level positions wont be advertised with a salary they can range from $30k – $60k, but usually closer to the $40k mark. Senior Designers can get around $80k or a little over $100k at the bigger corporations. Creative Directors, those that run whole companies, can break the $200k mark. These numbers can change from state to state.
To find out how much you can earn, check out – The Great Australian Pay Check Report
The Jobs posted here were all found using Seek, but other sites post positions available in the multimedia industry;
An Interface Designer is a person who creates user interfaces for a variety of applications, such as computer programs, databases and websites. Taking into consideration visual/interface composition, design skills, typography, consistency, design systems, documentation, colour usage, iconography, and layout. They will also be expected to maintain these interfaces.
To be an Interface Desginger you need;
The specialized areas of Multimedia that I would look into include;
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