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How does a person get into the graphic arts field when all the jobs posted require experience and not being able to get experience because nobody seems willing to hire you for a job?
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Most colleges require internships. This would really be your starting point and it is rather minimal. This can account for some experience. If you were really good with your Internship, you should look into being hired there full time post-graduation. Lots of students are asked to return to their place of internship when they finish with college and while it may not be your dream job, it will give you the experience you will need later.
Another thing to try is to do some freelance. This doesn't always mean the best money, especially when you are just starting out. It's also fairly inexpensive to get started - you just work from home. Of course you also don't have a great client base when starting out but offer to do some work for businesses in your area. When you are first starting this, it might be a good idea to actually offer your services for free - just to get your name out there. Many artists do this when they begin, and graphic designers are no exception. It will be a slow route but it will eventually get you to where you need to be.
The biggest thing about this is to really advertise yourself and your skills, because that will lead to experience. Like I said, your first job may not be your dream job, but by advertising yourself you can obtain that first job that will accept graduates with no experience yet. You will need a portfolio, and I would recommend a portfolio in several mediums - print, web, etc. The better your portfolio is, the better chance the agency might overlook your lack of work experience.
The objective right now is to aim low. You can't get your dream job without experience. Instead, try looking for agencies that may not require experience - especially a good idea if you are willing and able to relocate because that is probably what will be asked of you.
Also, if you can find out about any art shows in your area that will host a showing just for graphic design, that will be a major bonus. That can add to some experience.
I know it's frustrating, but graphic design is not the only career that requires experience at so many places of employment - but there are some out there that don't. You have to build yourself up to get where you want to be - it doesn't happen quickly by all means. Never, never, NEVER work for a profit-generating enterprise for free. It doesn't matter if you're doing graphic design work or picking the cigar butts up out of the parking lot. It does two things for you, neither good: it trains the people you're trying to get work from to expect free work, and it enrages the other graphic artists in town. That brochure you're sitting there designing for free is a brochure someone else could have been paid for. Competing against free ain't easy--just ask Adobe or Netscape. Now...if you're planning to move to another town doing the "free" thing might be okay--if you've got a letterhead in your book that you made for Steve Smith Accounting in North Carolina and you're trying to get work in Oregon, clients in Oregon are not going to call Steve to ask him how much he paid you. But if you're staying in one town, don't work for businesses for free. What you REALLY want to do is start talking to nonprofits--food banks, no-kill shelters, homeless agencies. You can work pro bono for nonprofits without upsetting anyone. You can even list the fair market value of your work as a charitable contribution on your taxes. Nonprofits need really great design to help convince people to give them money. I've seen some dynamite books from new designers that were nonprofit stuff end-to-end.
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