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Daydreaming creative people are often told to "grow up and get a real job". Yet, it doesn't have to be like that. We’ve rounded up 5 fantastic and very creative jobs that also pay the bills:
Graphic designer: design can be very rewarding as it taps into your creative abilities on a daily basis - need to create can truly be satisfied. With experience, most graphic designers can expect to earn up from R300 000 annually, which is not too shabby.
Source: Payscale
Executive Chef: working with food can be really creative and fun. Executive chefs who head up their own kitchen can make quite a decent living as they can earn R 651975 and more, depending on the restaurant, area, etc.
Source: Workopolis.com
Copywriter: to create on-point brand advertising and broadcast content, one must be very open-minded, and above all, passionate. With some time and experience, copywriters earn up to R400 000 per year.
Source: Payscale
Film producer: a film or TV producer is there to fund movies and ensure that stories come to life. This can be very profitable, depending on the film’s production cost and profit margins.
Source: Payscale
Courtroom sketch artist: workopolis.com notes that Maclean’s Magazine listed people who sketch courtroom scenes (that cannot be photographed for legal reasons) earn up to R 351259 a year. Sound like a quirky, different kind of job to us - that is if you can draw.
Source: Workopolis.com
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