wahh.. how can 3y no increment :S

im planning to change job also. cannot tahan la im doing all the work. design,printing,production & installation. but pay like a graphic designer only.. T_T

plus, im the only designer. bosan ehhh working alone with no one to talk to D:

This post has been edited by liquidvamp: Jan 20 2015, 10:30 AM

i wan change to other field to try try, that y i learn 3ds & zbrush software now.
try to explore other new & refresh field.

i miss 3dsmax. few months dah havent touch. jom jobhunting together!

Hi all,

Although there are actually alot of opportunities for Graphic designer graduated to maximize their maximum income.

Do some search online, on doing freelance and setting up your own businesses. They are actually alot of people in looking for skillful graphic designer.

I can tell you that your income will be $5 - $ 3000/pm in US dollars.

This post has been edited by UnknownDave: Jan 20 2015, 03:22 PM

Bro, any good freelance website or forum to share??

PM me, this is just helping fellow malaysian.

I will tell you where and how to look for such side income or could possible make it as your full time job.

And also how to market yourself as well.

I will charge some minimum extra fees for such information.

This post has been edited by UnknownDave: Jan 20 2015, 08:05 PM

Hi guy if u wan to know current salary range,
u can go to jobstreet, go to the job u desire, then under the bottom, click

See who else have applied.

u will see the statistic of experiences, education lvl, nombor of apply & specialize.

Sad....(T_T).

Why you would need to be countering others where you already hit the max ceiling limit earner as graphic designer already in Malaysia and especially in KL and Selangor area. The next step you would need is going for more at the same time learn more in the process.

i want to know this as well :3

i thought u are a freelancer, no?

full time & parttime

partime - designing, selling toy, commissioner model builder & painter, toy figure repairer.
but partime job getting lesser & lesser due to competitive.

what do u do actually?
graphic? 3d model builder?

all in one, as long as got demand & market........oh except website.

Sorry to say that Artist/Designer Salary is really under pay comparing with other industries in Malaysia after I have observed all my artist friends and non-artist friends for few years.

For example, a 3D artist working for 5 years but salary is still below 4k and bonus is depend on which company. Meanwhile, IT/Accounting/Banking etc working for 3 years already can get more than 4k plus every year got bonus.

p/s: All these mentioned above are not superior positions

Job Title : UI/UX Designer
Job Desciption : UI design, front-end development
Years spent in company : 3 months
Company : Start-up subsidiary under a large organisation
Industry : MNC
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Lead
Experience before joining : 10 years(web) / 5 years(UX)
Salary : RM 6k++

do u have knowledge in interior?
what your charges?

baru mau start learning 3d saja.

Previous job
Job Title : Senior DTP artist
Years spent in company : 7 years
Industry : printing
Tenure : Permanent
Experience before joining : 1st job
Salary : from RM 1k last RM2.2

The last I heard from my old company, newcomers started off with 2k.

Current
Job Title : Junior Bag Designer(promoted from Artist last year)
Job Description : bag design, POPs, help with fashion shows and stuff.
Years spent in company : 3 years
Industry : Retails
Tenure : Permanent
Experience before joining : starting from zero.
Salary : start 2.3k now 2.8k

I'm planning to get into a new industry/genre this June but I haven't search or decide yet. I have thought of working oversea or away from KL(feels stress living here). Going to be 31 soon and some how I worry I can't compete with the outside world anymore

Most designer are underpay because there's way too many people applying for the same job.
To get a high salary, you gotta be smart. Look for the ones that have less people applying.

For example : Event Designer (concept / 3d) , Product Designer .... etc

Or, other way is, have a great and polished portfolios. Simple as that.
If you have a good portfolio + a decent amount of work experience ,
even the one posted on jobstreet with a low salary will call you for interview no matter what you put
for your expected salary.

And getting a freelance job also isn't that hard. The hard part is, getting your client to pay, and pay on time.

Since you have 7 years of experience in the DTP (printing). I'm sure you should know how is the process of the DTP department works. Why not look for the same industry with a managerial post. I'm sure you could get around RM3.5k and above salary.

Starting afresh with a new industry from 31, needs a lot hard work, time, knowledge, etc to be successful. If you feel stress living in KL, what makes you think that it is less stress in other places. We all hear and see the good things that people say, but we seldom hear people say about failures and how competitive or hard their job is.