Graphic Designers
Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.
35 alternate job titles:
Ad Designer (Advertising Designer)
Ad Layout Worker (Advertising Layout Worker)
Artist
Brand Designer
Catalogue Illustrator
Commercial Artist
Concept Artist
Creative Designer
Design Consultant
Designer
Digital Artist
Forms Designer
Graphic Art Designer
Graphic Artist
Graphic Design Coordinator
Graphic Designer
Graphics Coordinator
Graphics Specialist
Interface Designer
Label Maker
Layout Artist
Marketing Graphic Designer
Multimedia Designer
Multimedia Developer
Multimedia Specialist
Online Producer
Presentation Specialist
Production Artist
Production Designer
Production Graphic Designer
Publications Designer
Studio Designer
Technical Illustrator
Visual Designer
Visual Graphic Designer
Salary Information
Graphic Designers: $61,300 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials. | Development |
| Design layouts for print publications. | Development |
| Create computer-generated graphics or animation. | Development |
| Review art or design materials. | Development |
| Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs. | Development |
| Operate photographic developing or print production equipment. | Development |
| Draw detailed or technical illustrations. | General |
| Confer with clients to determine needs. | General |
| Operate still or video cameras or related equipment. | General |
| Perform administrative or clerical tasks. | General |
| Collect data about customer needs. | General |
| Edit written materials. | General |
| Write advertising or promotional material. | General |
| Maintain records, documents, or other files. | Maintenance |
| Research new technologies. | Analysis |
| Conduct market research. | Analysis |
| Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work. | Analysis |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software |
| Figma | Graphical user interface development software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| AJAX | Web platform development software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Drupal | Web platform development software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Google Docs | Word processing software |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Accounting software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| PHP | Web platform development software |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| WordPress | Web page creation and editing software |
| jQuery | Object or component oriented development software |
| Adobe ActionScript | Development environment software |
| Adobe ColdFusion | Web platform development software |
| Adobe Distiller | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software |
| Adobe FrameMaker | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe FreeHand MX | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Macromedia HomeSite | Web page creation and editing software |
| Adobe PageMaker | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple Keynote | Presentation software |
| Apple iMovie | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple iWork Keynote | Presentation software |
| Avid Pro Tools | Music or sound editing software |
| Computer aided design and drafting CADD software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Computer aided design and drafting software CADD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Corel WordPerfect Office Suite | Office suite software |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML | Web platform development software |
| Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML | Web platform development software |
| Google Ads | Sales and marketing software |
| Google Chrome | Internet browser software |
| Google Slides | Presentation software |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Maxon Cinema 4D | Video creation and editing software |
| Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software |
| Nuance OmniPage Professional | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Oracle Eloqua | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP | Web platform development software |
| PDF readers | Document management software |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |
| QuarkXPress | Desktop publishing software |
| SignCAD Systems SignCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| SmugMug Flickr | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Social media sites | Web page creation and editing software |
| Verilog | Development environment software |
| WeVideo | Video creation and editing software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| FileMaker Pro | Data base user interface and query software |
| Google Drive | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Certified Associate - Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Not Available |
| Adobe Certified Associate - Adobe InDesign | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Not Available |
| Adobe Certified Associate - Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Not Available |
| Apple Certified iOS Technician (ACiT) Certification (2019) | Apple Computer, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified Digital Designer | American Design Drafting Association/American Digital Design Association | Not Available |
| Certified Senior in Engineering Graphics | Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering | Not Available |
| Certified in Engineering Graphics | Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering | Not Available |
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