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Salaries & Advancement:

Individuals entering this field earn average starting salaries ranging from $24,000 to $26,000 a year. Graduates may eventually attain positions as graphic artists, programmers, production managers, creative directors, producers, and marketing designers. The field centers on rapidly developing technology. Therefore, graduates can expect a dynamic marketplace from the time they enter the workforce. A disciplined, creating graduate has great opportunities.

Technicians in Demand:

DMD graduates may expect employment opportunities with a wide variety of companies using multimedia as a tool. The largest concentration of jobs are in urban areas, especially on the east and west coasts. Graduates may find jobs in cities such as Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

The Technical Advantage:

Members of the computer animation industry use authoring systems animation and graphics software, image manipulation software, and audio/video editing software. Equipment, software, and programming languages DMD students' work with include:

Traditional photography equipment;
Digital cameras; video cameras;
CD burners;
Presentation systems;
Digital scanners;
Digital video/audio editing software and equipment;
DVD authoring software and systems;
2-D and 3-d animation software;
Image manipulation and graphic design software;
Authoring programming software and hypertext markup language (html).

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