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The Creative Team of the Future:
Trends Affecting Creative Teams and Professionals
Lisa Gibello
Vice President of Recruiting
© 2015 The Creative Group. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran. All rights reserved.
• 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
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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
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Sketch
WordPress
InVision
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Photoshop
Illustrator
In Demand: IT Specialized Skills
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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
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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
Salaries Are Heading North in 2017
Starting salaries are getting bigger:
+3.6%
overall
+5.3%
for interactive jobs
UX designer
(3-5 yrs’ exp.)
6.1%
$75,750 - $103,000
Salary Guide