Task 3 Job descriptions

An illustrator uses creative skills in art and design to communicate a story, message or idea. This would mostly come under a clients brief. They usually specialise in a particular design medium, like drawing, photography or digital illustration.It can be shown that within illistration the are many fields and sub fields withing them. The illustrator job can be very rewarding not just the money a spec but you can express yourself within the work you are being paid to produce.There are many jobs withing the title illustrator like the following;

books and book jackets - these people create pieces of work which will fit into a story line. This mostly consists for children's books as they are more visual.

educational, training and reference materials - these people produce detailed illustrations for leaning or education purposes such as diagrams.

instruction manuals, leaflets and sales brochures - this is very much a mix of informational and advertisement, those two aspects working together will produce leaflets as an example.

greetings cards, giftware and packaging - this is very much retail. Producing works to be sold as prints or gifts. This pays well but is also rewarding in the creative way. They produce works for cards and other gifts to be placed in shops.

advertising materials, posters and catalogues - this is more the graphic style, advertisement is widely used and well known. Posters are very much used and styled in many creative ways which makes them unique.

magazines and newspapers -  these people work with the newspapers and magazines to produce and show off the works. And also work with them to create the right objectives.

television and film animations and storyboards - Disney is the main animation company and they are very well known. This is for entertainment purposes and allows the artist work with television and art.

computer games, websites and mobile phone visuals. - this is very much a modern field to illustration but nevertheless it is widely used as more and more people need illustrators to work for their company. To create websites or apps or other types of entertainment and advertisement.