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- jeremydouglass November 2016
- michelb October 2016
Where to find jobs in creative coding
Hi,
I am new to this forum and to the field of "creative coding". I am a computer scientist and I have been programming on and off using different languages for the past 20 years. I am looking and in need of a career switch. I like programming and I like visual art, so when I came across "creative coding", I was thrilled by the idea of pursuing a career in this direction. The thing is:
- I am not sure where to look to be hired as a "creative coder", who is hiring? what job titles should I be looking for?
- Given that I am a computer guy and I have been (web) programming for a while now, how should I complement my skills to be hired as a "creative coder"? Is learning (without real world experience/project) Processing a necessary and sufficient condition to find my next dream job in "creative coding"?
Thanks a lot for your help,
Michel.
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@michelb,
I can't offer any specific career advice, but I'm curious to hear more. What are the sources that made you aware of "creative coding" as a job category / field? A quick search got me this:
I see the reddit connection to Processing -- and I also saw some hits on job boards for the term (?), unless those are just for the two terms combined....
I'm personally a bit more familiar with the term "creative computing" -- which is often discussed in the context of the arts and education / teaching context perhaps more than the job market. In this sense, Processing is a very "creative computing" community because it focuses both on artistic expression and on entry-level accessibility for non-programmers... and because a significant portion of its community are artists, students, and teachers.
In that context, I know that some Processing users are practicing DJs / VJs / installation artists, and get paid by venues or for shows. Some produce poster prints or 3D-printed objects etc. from their code sketches which may be offered for sale. Some write and sell books -- which may be how-to, art books, or academic books. Some develop paid tutorial content -- e.g. I recently saw a discussion of the Joshua Davis GumRoad tutorials. However many of these things are not a primary income "day-job".
Thanks for the input jeremydouglass
Interestingly, in addition to creative coding and creative computing, it looks like "creative programming" is another closely related term now being posted about in forum job calls.
Just to add on to this thread, we occasionally see work-for-hire postings for people with Processing expertise on this board either tagged jobs or containing the word hire.