I want to get a career in Web Design but I don't want to do freelance. Is there another option?

I want to get a career in Web Design but I don't want to be a freelance designer. Is there another option?

I want to get a career in Web Design but I don't want to do freelance. Is there another option?
Most designers do freelance because it's easier for them - they just like the freedom.





Plenty of companies need webdesigners. But usually, they are creative designers.





In a company, you need to have more specialized skills. If you worked in a web design company, you would need to either be a creative designer or a web developer who knows PHP, ASP, .Net, etc. CSS and HTML is a given. The designer is the one who creates the graphics, images, background, etc.





You need to determine which is your better skill - creative or programming. And make sure you excel in one or the other. That;s how you can get a job in a company.





Freelancers can afford to be OK with creative and development because they are working for themselves.





You can find jobs pretty much anywhere. Lots of designers get jobs jumping from one contract job to another through an employment agency. You are technically working for the agency, not yourself.





You can find a job in a design agency, interactive marketing agency, or development firm. Some IT firms integrate web design/development. Some individual companies employ their own in house designer/developer. Examples include big real estate brokerages, software development firms, financial companies, or online retailers.





You gotta look, but the opportunities are there.
Reply:Look in the NY Times or LA Times Sunday want ads. Or learn programming, get a job as a programmer and hope the company asks you to "just take a look" at their web site.





When everyone with a $200 computer claims to be a web designer, no one is hiring web designers.