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Ocupacions

Illustrator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Book illustrator Cartoon drawer Cartoonist Children's book illustrator Colorist Colourist Comic book illustrator Comic drawer Comic strip artist Comic strip designer Court room sketcher Drawer Drawing artist Inker Medical illustrator Penciler Pyrographic artist Storyboard artist Tattoo drawer

Illustrators provide a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. Illustrators can work for books, magazines, journals, comic books and other publications.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders;
(b) Undertaking research and analysing functional communication requirements;
(c) Formulating design concepts for the subject to be communicated;
(d) Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts;
(e) Designing complex graphics and animation to satisfy functional, aesthetic and creative requirements of the design brief;
(f) Creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modelling programmes;
(g) Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, sales and production staff;
(h) Selecting, specifying or recommending functional and aesthetic materials and media for publication, delivery or display;
(i) Detailing and documenting the selected design for production;
(j) Supervising or carrying out production in the chosen media.

Knowledge

  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Computer use
  • Law
  • Audio-visual techniques and media production
  • Fine arts

Digital competencies

  • Creating artistic designs or performances
  • Developing instructive or promotional materials
  • Organising, planning and scheduling work and activities
  • Gathering information from physical or electronic sources
  • Developing educational programmes

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for processing sound and images
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data
  • Creating visual displays and decorations
  • Using word processing, publishing and presentation software
  • Using computer aided design and drawing tools

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Planning and organising

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Business and administration professionals

Sales, marketing and public relations professionals

Technical and medical sales professionals (excluding ict)

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Technical and medical sales professionals (excluding ict)

826

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

50,21%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-15,37% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

76,39%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

15,38%

Part-time contracts

1,09% Turnover index

1.479

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

16%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration professionals

45%

55%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Sales, marketing and public relations professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Technical and medical sales professionals (excluding ict)

No experience
7%
Less than 1 year
38%
Between 1 and 2 years
17%
Between 2 and 4 years
16%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
17%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21%
Administrative and support service activities
19%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
18%
Manufacturing
13%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
7%
Others
22%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.