Lisa Gibello Vice President of Recruiting The Creative Team of the Future: Trends Affecting Creative Teams and Professionals Lisa Gibello Vice President of Recruiting

What was Hot in 2016 How are Tech and Creative Professionals Working Together Hot Jobs Hardest Jobs to Fill Jobs of the Future Top Skills and Certifications Creative as a Lifestyle and Career Crossroads 2017 Salaries

Hot Jobs Design & Development Graphic designer UX designer Visual designer Web production artist Front-end web developer Word Press developer Product designer Digital project manager

Hardest Jobs to Fill Interactive Art Directors Mobile Designers Mobile Developers UX Designers Senior Web Designers Web Developers Social Media Designers/Writer SEO

Jobs of the Future Director of Experience Social Media Strategist Digital Asset Management Strategist Interactive Media Specialist Mobile Art Director Content Strategist Chief Creative Officer

Most Requested Creative Technical Skills Sketch WordPress InVision HTML CSS JavaScript Photoshop Illustrator

In Demand: IT Specialized Skills SharePoint Skills “Full Stack” Java Development skills Microsoft SQL server skills Hadoop skills .NET Development skills Virtualization skills QA Engineer skills Cisco Network Administration skills

Hot IT Certifications and Skills for 2017 Cisco: CCNA, CCNP Security: CISSP Help desk/technical support: HDI, CompTIA A+ Development: ASP, C#, Java, .NET Database: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL Project Management: PPO, PPM

Tools for Dispersed Work Teams Basecamp – web-based project management and collaboration tool Dropbox – web-based file-sharing tool GitHub – open source version control system FreshBooks – online invoicing, time tracking and billing software Notable – app that allows you to provide feedback at any step of the design process Skype – communication tool that allows you to speak, see and instant message other people Yammer – enterprise social network tool

5 Tips for Landing the Job Beef up you LinkeIn profile 68% of advertising/marketing executives review job candidates’ LinkedIn profiles Tailor your application materials to the job Demonstrate your value Show off your technical savvy Play up your soft skills

What Keeps Creatives Up at Night 94% of creative professionals are worried about keeping their skills marketable as the industry changes Half of creative professionals rate their company’s training resources as fair or poor Source: The Creative Group survey of more than 750 in-house AIGA members nationwide

Questions to Consider What does freedom feel like to you? How much decision-making authority do you want to have? Do you want to manage people? How important is structure? Would you rather work for a large or small firm? How much personal time do you need? What sacrifices are you willing to make?

Research What made you decide to go into this field? Can you describe a typical work day? How many hours, on average, do you work in a week? If you had to do it all over again, would you choose this route? What kind of pressure are you under?

4 Ways to Become a Better Problem Solver Know your numbers Adapt to new technologies quickly Experiment with new tools Read TechCrunch, Mashable and other industry publications Follow industry leaders’ blogs and Twitter feeds

Hone your collaboration skills Go deep, go wide

+5.3% for interactive jobs Salaries Are Heading North in 2017 Front-end web developer (1-3 yrs’ exp.) $56,500 - $80,500 7.2% Starting salaries are getting bigger: +3.6% overall Mobile designer $80,000 - $121,500 6.8% +5.3% for interactive jobs UX designer (3-5 yrs’ exp.) $75,750 - $103,000 6.1%

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