Fashion Designer

Duties and Responsibilities:
A fashion designer creates original clothing, accessories, and footwear. This is all done through their decision of which fabrics and patterns to use. As well as the instruction of how the pieces are made. The daily activity of a fashion may consist of:

• Keeping an update to the latest fashion trends
• Prepare and maintain what appeals to those who are consumers
• Visit manufacturers in order to obtain more fabric
• Working with other designers or fellow team members to create more designs
• Oversee the final productions
• Choose which fabrics, embellishments, colors for each piece
  

Salary: $65,170

Education:

Many fashion designers have obtained a bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising as well as fashion design. They learn how to use computer-aid design(CAD).

Demand for this particular career:

When working in this field, one must have an artistic ability. As well as good computer and communication skills. With this career, it is seen to increase by 3% from 2014-2024.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I think I would like to be one, I love to sew and create new things. I have had experience in hand sewing and have always wanted to sew or design. I have an older cousin who had taken courses in fashion design as she was pursuing that career. This career overall interests me as I also love to draw. I feel that this career would suit my overwhelming mind😄.

“Make Your Passion Your Profession”

Battery/Drumline Instructor

    As an after-school activity I joined my school marching band. I am a member of the school drumline and percussion. I have already played two drums of the three. The drum that I first played was the bass drum. My second year I had transferred over to the quad toms/tenor drums. This coming year I am trying out for section leader, as being one of the only three past members. I love playing percussion, the drum may get heavy once or twice but I love it. I learned really fast for my first year, and I’m starting to teach the new recruits. I would love to teach professional percussion, it seems very interesting and I feel I would enjoy being around something I used to be a part of.

I can make this passion my profession by using the things I have learned in my four years in my high school drumline. I may also learn in the next years further in college. There are marching bands for some colleges, and I feel that I would a have the patience for this, maybe to eventually play with some students. Although I may also join drum corp international, but there is an age limit to be a part of this group. The ages allowed in Drum Corp International would be of ages 21 and younger.  Being that every time I play I learn something new and get better.

There are no education requirements that are known. Although it is best to have experience and have knowledge on all parts of percussion. As to know how to play and read the music for each drum, along with marking time(marching) while playing.

I would do most things for my passions. But this may be a secondary career, as it depends to what extent the instructor is needed. I love drumline, it is something I will never forget, as it was a nice opportunity to have. I’d be glad to give someone else a chance to have the awesome experience I had.