Careers as a Graphic Designer


What Graphic Designers Do?

Graphic designers create and design visual concepts, using computer software to communicate ideas that inform, inspire and captivate consumers. They develop and design the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, magazines, brochures and corporate reports.

8 Best Careers as a Graphic Designer

The bulk of learning the trade is focused on design ideas and skills, but there are still a host of non-design skills you will need to learn and master in it if you want to be successful in the graphic designing field. Once you master all those skills, your graphic design career options will begin to unfold before your eyes.


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Career as a Graphic Designer and Responsibilities

1. Graphic Designer
  • Develop graphics and layouts for the product illustrations, Website and company logos.
  • Review the final layouts, suggest amendments if needed and make necessary changes.
  • Maintain archive of photos, image and previous work samples.

2. Multimedia Designers/ Animators
  • Design complex animation and graphics using computer animation or modeling applications.
  • Apply story development, cinematography, directing, and editing to animation.
  • Design briefs, web pages, brochures, promotional products and technical illustrations for use in products and manuals.
3. Web Developers
  • Use script languages or authoring and managing tools to design, build and maintain the websites.
  • Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, valid and meets the industry standards.
  • Identify and fix the problems uncovered by testing.
4. Marketing Managers
  • Identify, develop or evaluate marketing strategies.
  • Formulate, direct and coordinate marketing activities and plans to promote products and services.
  • Consult with buying personnel to take advice regarding the products expected to be in demand.
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5. Commercial and Industrial Designers
  • Work with various areas to establish and evaluate the design concepts for manufactured the products.
  • Prepare sketches of designs, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork or blueprints.
  • Direct and organise the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings.
6. Software Applications Developers
  • Responsible for design, development and modification of software systems.
  • Do analyze user needs and software requirements to manage time and cost-effective design.
  • Manage the work of programmers, technologists and technicians.
7. Marketing Specialists
  • Collect and analyze data on customer demographics, decisions, needs and buying practices.
  • Gather data on opponents, analyzing the prices, sales and method of marketing deal.
  • Measure the effectiveness of marketing, advertising and strategies & communications programs.
8. Art Directors
  • Discuss with clients to determine purposes, budget, background information and presentation approaches.
  • Work with department heads to discuss the client requirements and presentation concepts and to coordinate the creative activities.
  • Work with creative directors to develop and design solutions.
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Graphic designers need to keep up to date with the computer technologies and latest software to remain competitive.

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