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

2. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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?

15. 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?

16. 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

17. Hone your collaboration skills
Go deep, go wide

18. +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%

19. Salary Guide