Producing accurate work using your computer skills. Adapting to constraints of cost, time and client. This is commonly possible Designers with several years' experience and professional contacts are most likely to freelance successfully. Many designers become self employed within 5 - 10 years. Career advancement usually rests on frequent job movement within a developed specialised area eg advertising.
Training is mainly on the job.
There are wide variations depending on the sector of employment and geographic location. Earnings can be very high for directors of successful businesses. Working hours and conditions Typically includes mainly 9-5 possibly with some extra hours Designers usually work in communal studios. Responsibility for projects may be sole or shared. Offices will be attractively furnished or more functional.