JOB DUTIES

• Create illustrations, layouts, map overlays, posters, graphs and charts


• Produce computer-generated graphics


• Draw cartoons for filmstrips and animation for films


• Work with television and film producers to design backdrops and props for film sets

Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.

Job training for a multimedia illustrator requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 13 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and in the field.



Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Introduction to graphics, lettering, drawing and layout techniques


• Illustration and television graphic techniques


• Theory and use of color