United States
Sector
Keyword
Background Designers, Production boys
Layout Designer
Minimum Will be updated
Certified training for Layout Designer (programme aligned to MES/ Q 0503 released by Media & Entertainment Skills Council)
Preferably minimum 4 Years of work experience
The tasks a Layout Designer is expected to perform includes:
Designing and creating the digital layouts, backgrounds, architecture and props for a production
Knowledge of how to work on image editing software such as Adobe Photoshop, Gimp, etc.
Well-versed with different types of landscapes, geographies and architecture
Competent in how to mark and measure sets, camera, lighting
Knowledge of how to photograph in high resolution for references
Well-versed with how to design and develop designs consistent with the creative look of the production and in accordance to the design brief
Knowledge of how to create contemporary and historical architecture, furniture in various styles as per requirements
Well-versed with how to draw, paint and clean frame-by-frame layouts
Will be updated
Excellent drawing skills
High attention for detail
Logical thinking
It is not a desk job
Need not handle a team
Local travelling is a part of this job role
Part-time work and contractual jobs are available
Work from home option is not available
Working hours
Media and Entertainment companies usually work for 5/6 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday.This may vary from company to company
Shift system is available
Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?Maybe
This job is not listed as hazardous or dangerous under The Factories Act 1948 (section 87)
One may develop occupational hazards like weight gain, body ache, joint pain, fatigue, stress, mental exhaustion, etc.
For freshers INR 6,000 to INR 9,000 per month
For candidates with 1/2 yearsexperience - INR 12,000 to INR 15,000 per month
For candidates with over 2 yearsexperience INR 18,000 to INR 20,000 per month
(These figures are indicative and subject to change)
The Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) on Entertainment has grown at a Compounded
Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.5% between 2000 and 2008. It is expected that the PFCE onEntertainment would grow at a CAGR of 13% to 14% between 2008 and
2022. Accordingly, it is expected that the industry would continue to record growth ratesbetween 13% and 14% till 2013. Furthermore, on a long term basis, we expect
that the Media and EntertainmentIndustry to grow at a CAGR of about 12% to 13% between 2008 and 2022.It is projected that the total employment in the Media and
Entertainment industry would increase from about 1 to 1.1 million persons in 2008 to about 4 to 4.1 millionpersons in 2022, an incremental human resource requirement of
about 3 million persons. All these factors indicate good job prospects for Layout Designer and otherprofessionals.
Theatres
Event management companies
Media and entertainment companies
Cities across India
Will be updated
Government Film and Television Institute
National Institute of Design at Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bengaluru
National Institute of Mass Communication
Sree Narayana Guru Memorial Arts & Science College