Measured from live jobs
Graphic Designer skills employers ask for
From 473 open Graphic Designer job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Graphic Designer postings that mention each skill.
- Graphic designdistinctive62%
- Marketingdistinctive51%
- Figmadistinctive41%
- Stakeholder management27%
- Researchdistinctive26%
- Leadership26%
- Communication25%
- UX designdistinctive21%
- Video editingdistinctive20%
- Training and coaching17%
- Sales17%
- Problem solving16%
- CADdistinctive16%
- Microsoft Office13%
- Project management10%
“Distinctive” means Graphic Designer postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Graphic Designer skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Art Director89% overlapShared: Graphic design, Figma, Marketing, Video editingHow to switch
- UX Designer47% overlapShared: Figma, UX design, Research, Graphic designHow to switch
- Web Developer38% overlapShared: Figma, Marketing, Graphic design, UX designHow to switch
- Writer33% overlapShared: Marketing, Video editing, Figma, Graphic designHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Graphic Designer need?
- In 473 current Graphic Designer job postings, the skills asked for most often are Graphic design (62%), Marketing (51%), Figma (41%), Stakeholder management (27%), Research (26%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Graphic Designer move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Art Director, UX Designer, Web Developer, Writer. Art Director shares skills such as Graphic design, Figma, Marketing.
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