Digital graphic designer
Create the visuals that give brands their identity on social media, websites and apps.
- To get started
- 3 to 9 months for your first assignments
- Career change
- Easy
What you really do
You create logos, posters, social media posts and banners. You work from a request (a brief) and suggest several ideas before finalising one.
A typical day
- 9 amReading the brief from a client launching a new drink.
- 11 amThree visual proposals for Instagram.
- 3 pmChanges after the client's feedback.
- 5 pmExporting the files in the right formats.
The skills
- Creativity
- Typography and colours
- Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator
- Meeting deadlines
- Visual
The path to get there
A two-year diploma or a bachelor's degree in graphic arts, or serious self-learning with a strong portfolio.
Career change: The tools are easy to access; your portfolio makes the difference.
Job prospects
Communication agencies, media, companies, or as a freelancer for shops and small businesses.
It's for you if…
- You spend time looking at posters and logos.
- You like creating with your hands.
- You welcome feedback to get better.