So, without going into TOO much detail about my background, I pursued a career in art, but sort of fell into more of a graphic design position instead. However, since I was trained more in traditional drawing and painting, a lot of the graphic design skills I've had to learn all on my own.
After a few failed attempts to get a steady job in the video game industry, I've instead settled as a graphic designer / print production manager at a small sign company. I do enjoy the job for what it is, but I'm not seeing a ton of advancement in this industry. Looking up various graphic design job postings, the entry level salary seems to be a lot better than what I'm getting now.
Problem is, the average graphic designer job postings I'm seeing have several areas that I'm not very well versed on. Things like: web design, wordpress/html, motion graphics, video editing, etc. I don't know if I feel comfortable applying to these positions since I don't really feel like I have these skillsets.
After a few failed attempts to get a steady job in the video game industry, I've instead settled as a graphic designer / print production manager at a small sign company. I do enjoy the job for what it is, but I'm not seeing a ton of advancement in this industry. Looking up various graphic design job postings, the entry level salary seems to be a lot better than what I'm getting now.
Problem is, the average graphic designer job postings I'm seeing have several areas that I'm not very well versed on. Things like: web design, wordpress/html, motion graphics, video editing, etc. I don't know if I feel comfortable applying to these positions since I don't really feel like I have these skillsets.