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This industry is HOT- and you get to be CREATIVE! Combine computer-savvy with state-of-the-art multimedia tools to make productions that will WOW audiences. You'll have a media portfolio to impress any potential employer!
The Program
Use the web to showcase your creative and graphics design skills. Or, apply your imagination to the world of audio/visual broadcasting. Whatever the medium, you'll be well acquainted with the cutting-edge tools to be successful in the world of interactive multimedia.
From coursework in illustration and graphic design, to audio/video production and web site developement, you're sure to have several avenues to stretch your creative muscles!
You will start projects by determining what sort of media project, such as a CD-ROM or web site with rich media, will best serve a client's needs. You then create graphics, record and edit video, record music and sound effects, etc. Combine all these things and create the links that connect them all together. Finally, you will publish the completed CD-ROM, DVD or web site.
Learn By Doing
Use Apple MacIntosh computers to bring information alive in a new, dynamic way. Spend time in the audio/visual production lab. Gain web-savvy right away in your first quarter and explore the world of e-commerce; move into web site developement. Even work with multi-track audio recording to enhance the multi-media experience. Write your own script, record the video with a camcorder, then edit it together into a finished story.
Jobs for Grads
Out of the Gate - Interactive Multimedia graduates are immediately employable upon graduation as:
Job Market Outlook
- Expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupation through 2014.
- About 3 out of 10 designers are self-employed; many do freelance work in addition to holding a salaried job in design or another occupation.
What Can I Expect to Earn
Among other factors, salaries may vary by geographic region, cost of living, and employee’s previous experience. The following salary information is based on national averages.
Earnings of Graphic Designers in May 2004:
| $38,030 |
$29,360-$50,840 |
$23,220 |
$65,940 |
Job Outlook & Earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition,Graphic Designers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Salary Survey for Associate Degree Candidates released in March 2006, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Designers earned:
National Association of Colleges and Employers, 62 Highland Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18017, 1-800-544-5272 or www.naceweb.org.
- Multimedia Programmer
- Audio/Visual Specialist
- Graphic Designer
- Web Content Designer
- Multimedia Technician
Down the Road - With a few years of experience you'll be qualified to be:
- Project Manager
- Production Assistant
- Visual Design Consultant
- Animator
Program Requirements
Beginning in Fall 2005, every Interactive Multimedia student will be required to purchase his or her own Apple Macintosh computer and software. To make this as easy as possible, we've set up a Custom Store on the Apple web site with computers pre-configured specifically for this program. Just click on the Custom Store link, then click on "Recommended Systems".
Interactive Media students will find all of the software they need at a Custom Store at Campus Tech.
Students are required to purchase the following software packages
(be sure to specify Macintosh versions):
- Adobe Creative Suite Premium 2
- Adobe AfterEffects 6.5 Standard
- Macromedia Director MX 2004
- Macromedia Studio MX 2004
- Discreet Cleaner 6
- Maxon Cinema 4D XL 9 for Design Students
Remember, you'll need to purchase both hardware and software.
Apple and Campus Tech both require some simple paperwork to verify that you're enrolled full time.
If you have questions, contact Jeff Stickler, Interactive Multimedia Instructor, Hocking College
E-Mail: stickler_j@hocking.edu
Phone Number: 740-753-7145
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