Job Title : Graphic Designer
Job Desciption : Basically anything - web, print, video, animation
Years spent in company : 3+
Company : Local graphic designing firm
Industry : Media
Tenure : Permanent
Experience before joining : freelance
Salary : RM 10.8k (SGD $3.6k =P )

with all the skills there it's like a "swiss army" designer.

Well it's better to always learn everything, be damn good at one thing but make sure you know the rest. I specialise in web design but I can do logos, corporate identity and anything related to print as well. I even do video editing and I can do animation in after effects. I even code mobile apps. It's easy to pick up the basics but it goes a long way in impressing employers

Now the trend is into UI/UX designer. Any idea what skills needed to learn to be one?

I worked as UX designer in HP 3 years back, before my current job. It's boring as fuck. You need to learn Illustrator in and out. I was doing UX for printers so basically whole day just think of icons to sketch out. After that we would map out the whole on-screen navigation process for the UI and then you just find places to cut it out.

It requires good drawing skills and godly illustrator skills.

sounds interesting for those graphic designers that are good in Ai. But I thought UX/UI need some sort of coding or html experience. Maybe in for mobile apps?

Depends. Some companies do not require the UX designers to code. Only to research, wireframe, test and refine - working with the UI designers / developers.

It'll be more common for UI designers to know HTML/CSS if company is related to the Internet, because it's like a minimum skillset.

Then to throw in a curveball, frontend designers need to design and code html/css/javascript.

It depends on what's the industry. If it's related to mobile apps, basic coding should be expected. Nonetheless, I always believe every designer should learn html/css. It's fairly easy and it goes a long way in projects. Especially if you choose to do freelance you can make yourself available to tons more projects.

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This post has been edited by foxray: Jan 4 2017, 12:10 PM

Job Title : Art Director
Job Description : apa pun buat
Years spent in company : 3yrs
Company : In-House Department
Industry : Advertising
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : executive
Experience before joining : 7
Salary : RM 6k +

I think being a designer this is the max can go maybe?

Hopefully can get more but probably will switch profession to attain higher

Art Director is an Exec level now?

I think besides the art skills, you need to have a good grasp on what makes a good UI, user flow, and to think from a user's POV. A lot of designers lack these.

Prolly cause it's an in house one haha.

This post has been edited by doinkz_gaara: Jan 4 2017, 04:43 PM

But.. but.. I'm still very surprised it's an exec level.

It's like really saying there's no meaning anymore to having the "Director" there.

Haha, can u explain to me the hierarchy of the employment level? I'm noob in this...

Actually the title just a title

What's the salary range for art director level nowadays? Anyone knows?

1. Payscale = from 5k
2. Glassdoor = from 6k
3. Jobstreet = from 3k until 8k

Apparently some companies have Junior or plain Art Director, then Senior Art Director..

And funnily.. some who's got 13 years experience will only earn 3k as an AD (laugh die me)

[1] http://www.payscale.com/research/MY/Job=Ar...99/Kuala-Lumpur
[2] https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/malaysia...N170_KO9,21.htm
[3] https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/malaysia...N170_KO9,21.htm

This post has been edited by etsuko: Jan 4 2017, 11:39 PM

Alright thanks for the info!

So i guess i'm right in the salary range then...

If need to earn more either become a business owner or partnership/ or do sales job or change profession

Anybody have any idea what is the salary range of designer and art director over China 4A advertising agencies?

this thread is so cool. gave a lot of insight on how much designer should earn.

It really depends on your skills and portfolio. I'm not a designer but I've seen newbies get higher salaries than some who are over 10 years in the industry. Those who are not versatile tend to stagnate.

Job Title : Graphic Designer
Job Description : apa pun buat
Years spent in company : 1.5yrs
Company : In-House Department
Industry : Sports Goods
Tenure : Permanent
Experience before joining : 1.5
Salary : RM 3k +

is this a good pay ?