Artist Jobs in California

An Artist in the commercial art industry creates visual content for advertising campaigns, promotional materials, and product packaging. They are typically responsible for designing and creating visual elements such as logos, illustrations, layouts, and photos that help to sell a product or service. Their work often involves collaboration with marketers, copywriters, and art directors to ensure the visual elements align with the marketing objectives and brand identity.

Important skills for an Artist in the commercial art industry include creativity, and strong visual design and communication skills. They should also have proficiency in design software like Adobe Creative Suite. A degree in graphic design or a related field can be beneficial, and some positions may require professional certifications like Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) or Certified Graphic Designer from the Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC). Prior to becoming an artist in this industry, individuals often gain experience in roles such as Graphic Design Intern, Junior Graphic Designer, or Visual Communication Specialist.

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Senior Rigging & Simulation Artist Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

  • Santa Monica, CA
  • 14 hours ago
  • Santa Monica, CA
  • 14 hours ago

and experienced senior character technical artist to join its award-winning cinematics department....

Senior Environment Artist

  • Novato, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • Novato, CA
  • 1 day ago

Cloud Chamber is looking for an accomplished Senior Artist with the ability to create rich, detailed 3D environments....

Remote Work

Staff Product Designer

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago

Get to know Okta Okta is The Worlds Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technologyanywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet...

Remote Work

Lead Product Designer, GenAI - (First Design Hire)

  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 1 day ago

Greylock recently led a series seed round in a new AI company (valued over $100M) based in San Francisco. Broadly, you'll be a part of a team building a new developer tool bridging GenAI and...

Product Designer

  • Burlingame, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • Burlingame, CA
  • 1 day ago

Product Designer Location: Remote; PST- near Burlingame (CA) or Seattle (WA) Competitive Compensation: $85-100/Hr Schedule: Monday-Friday (40 hrs), standard business Contract Duration: Initial...

Cinematographer

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago

Cinematographer South San Francisco, California, USA About Zipline Do you want to change the world? Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the world's most...

Staff Product Designer, Ventures

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago

As a Staff Product Designer at Discord, you'll play a key leadership role in shaping the future of talking and playing on Discord. You'll help define what design quality means within Discord, and...

Remote Work

Industrial Designer, Grocery Industrial Design Engineering

  • Santa Monica, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • Santa Monica, CA
  • 2 days ago

Industrial Design Implementation Engineering (IDIE) is seeking an experienced Sr. Architectural Designer to join the Design Engineering team. Our team works on pilot building projects for Whole...

Lead Product Designer - Remote

  • San Jose, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 2 days ago

_Job Title:_** Lead Product Designer - Remote **_Role Overview:_** To propel our mission, McAfee is hiring a Lead Product Designer to help envision McAfee's next generation of product experiences....

Technical Artist 2

  • Fremont, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • Fremont, CA
  • 2 days ago

This person will be working within a simulated environment to manage data set growth for synthetic asset pipelines. This team creates thousands of simulated environments for sim-to-real robotic AI...

Artist of Any kind to teach your Art

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 2 days ago

Project meets Artist then we connect the dots towards great relationships that make magic for all to see. Company Description teaching options for artist and Artisans....

Staff Product Designer, Visual Design and Design Systems (R3390)

  • Campbell, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • Campbell, CA
  • 2 days ago

Staff Product Designer, Visual Design and Design Systems (R3390) San Diego Metro AreaHivemind Division - Product Management /Full Time Employee /On-Site Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a...

Senior Product Designer

  • Mountain View, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • Mountain View, CA
  • 2 days ago

At Intuit, the Mid-Market team is on a mission to help ensure customers can grow with us as their business grows. We will disrupt the small business mid-market (Big Bet 5), by transforming...

Digital Sculptor - California Advanced Studio

  • Pasadena, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • Pasadena, CA
  • 2 days ago

Job Description Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Design Studio in Pasadena, California on a full-time basis....

Staff Product Designer, Crypto

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 2 days ago

Employee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are: Shape a brighter financial future with us. Together with our members, we're changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance....

Demographic Data for California

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Salary for Artist Jobs in California

Estimated salary range based on data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and iHireCommercialArt research efforts.

Highest Education Level

Artists in California offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
65.2%
Master's Degree
12.7%
Associate's Degree
11.3%
High School or GED
4.9%
Vocational Degree or Certification
3.9%
Some College
1.0%
Doctorate Degree
0.8%
Some High School
0.2%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Artists in California
Less than 1 year
41.6%
4-6 years
27.0%
1-2 years
18.8%
2-4 years
12.1%
None
0.6%



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