12+ years in graphic design— replaced by AI. Career change suggestions?
My work has been completely replaced by AI. In my career I have done creative and marketing roles in house, for creative agencies, and for the last 5 years I’ve been contract/freelancing. All of my work has completely dried up, and the creative agencies I get my contracts from are all doing layoffs. Freelancing has always been hard work to get clients but the last 2 years have been particularly bad. The only client work I get is people asking me to recreate their AI designs.
I am at the point I don’t care about staying in creative and doing this job that I once loved makes me sick to my stomach. I went and got a part time job at a store but it pays extremely low. What I make in a 9am-5pm day at the store is what I usually charge my clients per hour.
I honestly feel hopeless. I just want a job that causes no stress and pays a livable wage. I am almost dead broke right now. Anyone career change mid 30s to something more promising? Anyone have a job they like or causes no major stress?