Career switch, measured
From Writer to Graphic Designer
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 Problem solving, CAD.
33%
skill overlap
473
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillWriterGraphic Designer
- Marketing60%51%
- Video editing13%20%
- Figma10%41%
- Graphic design9%62%
- Stakeholder management25%27%
- Research21%26%
- UX design9%21%
- Content writing50%5%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Graphic Designer postings, rarely in Writer ones.
SkillWriterGraphic Designer
- Problem solving7%16%
- CAD–16%
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