Web Design Opportunities

The semester is almost over and yet again, I have been tasked with looking for web design opportunities in my area. Depending on what the definition of "my area" is, the answer is "more than six months ago." Though there are still few opportunities in Evansville, the openings posted in Indiana as a whole have increased quite a bit. Unfortunately, most of them are located near Indianapolis or in northern Indiana.

The Advertising Federation of Louisville has some postings in Kentucky that might interest Web Designers in this area. More and more postings also seem to be for "team members" instead of a single designer in charge of everything involving the web. This is encouraging because it shows that many more businesses are beginning to understand the value of web design in their business. Some of the jobs did interest me, in that they involve both design and implementation in the job descriptions. Being in charge of the look of the site as well as the design of it makes the job prospects seem much more interesting to me.

If one wants to do much in the design arena, it still seems as if they will be forced to move at least an hour away from Evansville. More and more lately, especially after the closing of Whirlpool, leaders in this area have been struggling against brain drain. The recent "I am Evansville" campaign is proof enough of that. I think that if we could shift our focus away from manufacturing and more toward a service economy, design opportunities will increase a great deal.