I ' m a Graphics Manager at a local community college with 5 campuses . I started in the late 90 s after I saw an ad in the paper . It took me about 3 months and 3 interviews to get the job , but it was so worth it . I get to do all kinds of fun stuff from drama productions , art shows , promo materials for field schools , the yearly literary journal , we have a huge math competition I work on every year posters , tshirt , other odds ends , business conferences , various student activities events . I could make more money in the private sector , but I get so many benefits it ' s not even funny . A month vacation , 12 sick days , Fridays off during summers , spring break , 2 weeks Christmas . A super nice pension and very little stress . I guess the challenges are the dreaded design by committee and getting customers our customers are faculty , administration , staff to understand turnaround times include the time we need plus what the printshop or vendor needs . I also don ' t like vinyl work , which we ' re equipped to do in small amounts office lettering mainly .