2) A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus two years of training in a technical school approved by a state's Department of Education or comparable governmental agency, in oils, water colors, painting, design, black and white, layout, computer graphics, and other art media, and three years of acceptable full-time paid experience as a commercial or graphic artist. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects), Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel), and relational databases (such as Microsoft Access), GIS software (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS) for mapping and spatial visualization, and visualization and presentation tools (e.g., Figma, Canva, or similar platforms).