Career switch, measured
From Graphic Designer to Writer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 33% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Marketing, Video editing, Figma, Graphic design; the main skills to add are Social media, CRM, SEO, HR administration.
33%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillGraphic DesignerWriter
- Marketing51%60%
- Video editing20%13%
- Figma41%10%
- Graphic design62%9%
- Stakeholder management27%25%
- Research26%21%
- UX design21%9%
- Content writing5%50%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Writer postings, rarely in Graphic Designer ones.
SkillGraphic DesignerWriter
- Social media–13%
- CRM–9%
- SEO–8%
- HR administration–8%
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