As an artist, I am always on the lookout for art jobs. Although I am not personally looking for a job, I love to stay updated on the job market and see what opportunities are there for artists and creatives, as well as the art skills most needed or looked for currently. If you wish to know more about the hottest art jobs on the market, keep reading.
Where can you find art jobs?
I love LinkedIn. It’s simple to use, has a social media feel to it, and allows you to actually find the teams behind companies and job offers and therefore establish meaningful and deeper connections with people from your niche or field of interest. You are also more likely to secure a job through a personal recommendation.
You can also look for art jobs on this website that I found on Google. I’m not sure how relevant it is, but I could see that they share opportunities, arts open calls, competitions, casting calls, and creative jobs.
hottest art jobs on the market currently
Let me tell you something: I wasn’t surprised to see that the most demanded art job online was 2D and 3D art-related. However, marketing artists were equally in demand, but let me share with you, in order, a list of all the hot jobs that are currently in demand:
- Generalist artist
- Marketing artist
- Creative director
- Gallery assistant
What does a generalist artist do?
- Creating 2D and 3D artwork for mobile, PC, and VR games, including concept art, character designs, environments, and other assets
- Producing graphics, videos, and other engaging content for social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and others
- Assisting with branding, visual design, and other artwork for marketing campaigns
What does a marketing artist do?
- Work with design, marketing, and art teams to create beautiful marketing materials, original content, artist/fan shareable, promotions, and initiatives.
- Create digital graphics, banners, websites, partnerships, splash pages, etc.
- Develop concept art for various business creative needs.
- Design creative content for blogs, social media channels, and more;
- Work with branding concepts to maintain consistent feel and brand identity across all creative content.
A creative director‘s job
- Develop the direction, vision, and strategy for the personal brand
- Recruit and manage a team of creatives including videographers, editors, designers, and copywriters
- Report to the CEOs on data and ideas
- Generate content ideas and oversee content creation
Lookout for a gallery assistant’s job
This is a job that may be different depending on the gallery you choose to work for. But generally speaking, your job as a gallery assistant would require you to participate in event organization such as exhibitions, opening and closing ceremonies, sales, etc. However, in many cases, your job would also require a communication part that consists of managing and animating social media pages, maybe creating visuals for artist and event promotion, perhaps editing the website and updating it (even if you don’t have a background in web development.
Conclusion
These were 4 of the hottest art jobs on the market currently and that I would highly recommend you know the required skills for. Keep in mind that if you are an artist looking for an art job, you will need a portfolio, as well as a catchy online presence for both your personal and professional career as an artist. Enjoy creating <3
