Job Description
Model garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements. May pose as subject for paintings, sculptures, and other types of artistic expression.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with photographers, fashion coordinators, directors, producers, stylists, make‑up artists, other models, and clients to produce the desired looks, and to finish photo shoots on schedule.
- Hand out samples or gifts, demonstrate products, and converse with children and adults while dressed in costume.
- Record rates of pay and durations of jobs on vouchers.
- Display clothing and merchandise in commercials, advertisements, or fashion shows.
- Dress in sample or completed garments, and select accessories.
- Report job completions to agencies and obtain information about future appointments.
Qualities of a Model
- Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Salary Information
The salary for Models ranges between about $18,320 and $49,140 a year.
Tools & Technologies Used by Models
- Web browser software
- Facebook
- LinkedIn
- Twitter
- Instagram
- Tumblr