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.

• Graphic Designer

• Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.
• Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
• Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
• Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Internet websites.
• Develop negatives and prints to produce layout photographs, using negative and print developing equipment and tools.
• Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.
• Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.
• Mark up, paste, and assemble final layouts to prepare layouts for printer.
• Photograph layouts, using camera, to make layout prints for supervisors or clients.
• Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with clients or supervisors and making necessary changes.
• Prepare notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing.
• Produce still and animated graphics for on-air and taped portions of television news broadcasts, using electronic video equipment.
• Review final layouts and suggest improvements as needed.
• Study illustrations and photographs to plan presentation of materials, products, or services.
• Use computer software to generate new images.

• confer with management or users
• consult with customers concerning needs
• create art from ideas
• develop film or other photographic medium
• distinguish details in graphic arts material
• explain products to customer representatives
• identify color or balance
• identify problems or improvements
• make presentations
• obtain information from clients, customers, or patients
• operate film or sound editing equipment
• operate specialized photo equipment
• organize story elements
• paste up materials to be printed
• prepare artwork for camera or press
• prepare instructions for workers
• process photographic prints
• proofread printed or written material
• set page layout or composition
• sketch or draw subjects or items
• tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
• use computer graphics design software
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
• use creativity in graphics
• use creativity in industrial artistry
• use creativity to art or design work
• use film production techniques