Is money an issue in my industry?

The massive companies in this business are making an absolute steal in revenues. Autodesk made a profit of $2.5 billion dollars in 2014 from the sales of their various software to development companies and freelancers alike. The problem with most industry standard programs is that they are proprietary software, i.e. you have to pay a fortune to use them with an official licence (e.g. 3ds max). There are ways of course to get a free version, whether you are a student or have obtained it from other mysterious methods, but to actually publish a piece of work, you are require to own a copy. Otherwise you are inflicting copyright infringement. Some other licenced Autodesk products include AD inventor, maya, revit and softimage.

When looking for various job opportunities in Architectural designing, a website called “Careers in Construction” instantly came out with 240 available jobs. A vast majority of the recruiting companies include Hays, Bespoke and Yourstoree, with an average starting salary of around £20k. A simple job on this wage from Hays includes being an Architectural technician, at which requires an advanced knowledge and proficiency in AutoCAD. You should had have also had some sort of experience, whether it be an internship, out of education for a year in a relevant job to residential apartments. And of course you must be highly capable in a technical respective. Eventually you can then build up enough experience towards a £40K-£50K job in team management. The requirements to be a “Principal architect” at the same company requires extensive, proven experience at a senior level- designing firm alongside delivering large scale projects in the commercial and industrial sectors. Other management requirements are obviously being organised along with understanding Revit.

Now for 3d environment artists, I’m looking at the job site “Indeed”. The absolute bare minimum wage in 3d modelling is roughly between £20-£30k. A company called “Frame” us looking for a willing junior Architectural visualizer. The company offers an opportunity to mainly use 3ds max to complete 3ds modelling tasks and I have to demonstrate my abilities in a promising portfolio full of photorealistic visual images with a major focus on lighting, Materials and textures. Major Video game company Rockstar Games on the other hand is currently looking for a “senior environmental artist” position. To meet their requirements you have to of achieved at least 5 years of post educational experience in 3d design production, alongside a proven track record in triple A titles. Here is the full list of what they require: