Visual communications designers envisage and design visual concepts to best convey clients' messages to their intended audiences. In other words, as a visual communications designer you'll use visual medium to persuade the audience to do or feel something.

Key Skills required for this field are Analytical, communication, and time-management skills, as well as creativity; computer skills for technical work
Work Environment involves typically involves full-time in a studio or design office with access to the appropriate software, sometimes on a deadline basis.

Employment Possibilities

Visual communications designers work at several advertising agencies, web firms, publishing houses, or marketing departments; freelancing is another option for a designer. Job titles related to visual communications designers include:

Advertising designer
Book designer
Motion graphic designer
Type designer
Environmental designer
Multimedia designer
Type designers
Television graphics designer

Popular programs in Visual Communication are as follows:
Bachelor Degrees
Bachelor - Graphic Design
Bachelor - Game Art
Bachelor - Interior Design
Bachelor - Art Education
Bachelor - Animation: 2D
Bachelor - Fine Art
B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations with an Emphasis in Advertising Design
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Public Relations with an emphasis in Advertising Design

Some of the colleges from where you can purse the Course in Visual Communication:
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
Full Sail University
Grand Canyon University
Southern New Hampshire University
Penn Foster Career School
Herzing University
Remington College
Baker University
American National University
University of Notre Dame