In addition to growing your communication$-$focused knowledge and skills, it$$s important to keep the end goal of your degree program in mind: a career! In this activity, you will find a visual communication and design$-$focused job posting and create application materials for the selected role. Remember to showcase your newfound design skills, communication expertise, and individual strengths in a professional format.

Prompt

Showcase your newfound visual design skills, communication expertise, and individual strengths by creating a r$$sum$$ and cover letter for a job posting within the field of visual communication and design. You may use the provided templates in the $$Supporting Materials$$ section below to get you started, or you may create your application materials from scratch. To complete this assignment, address the following rubric criteria:

Find a job posting within the field of visual communication and design that interests you.

Example jobs: Visual communication specialist, graphic designer, visual communication teacher, or desktop publisher

Create a professional r$$sum$$ that highlights the key communication, technical, and executive functioning skills you possess as they relate to your selected job posting. Your r$$sum$$ must include the following sections:

Education

Professional Experience

Key Skills

Contact information

Write a cover letter that briefly describes your relative professional experience and interest in the job. As you write your cover letter, consider the following guiding questions:

Which required or preferred skills listed in the posting do you already possess?

How have your academic or professional experiences helped you learn the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in this role?

Why would you be fantastic for this job?

What interests you about this job?

Use similar design elements $($color$,$ typography, elements and principles of design, graphics, etc.$)$ to create cohesion between your cover letter and r$$sum$.$