Graphic Designer
Also known as: Illustrator · Visual Designer · Junior Graphic Designer
Creates illustrations, layouts and visual material for brands, publishers and agencies.
What you’d do
A graphic designer creates illustrations, layouts, logos and other visual material for print and digital use. Advertising and design agencies, publishers, media houses and in-house brand teams hire designers, and many work freelance. A typical day is working on briefs, producing drafts and revising them on feedback.
- Design layouts, posters and social posts
- Create illustrations to a client brief
- Prepare files for print and digital use
- Revise work based on client feedback
How you get in
Hiring is mostly portfolio-based. Freshers usually start as junior designers or interns at an agency, studio or in-house team, or take freelance projects to build a body of work.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Typography and layout
- Illustration and image editing
- Branding and visual identity
- Working to a brief and taking feedback
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
BFA graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among BFA graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- A strong portfolio often matters more than the degree.
- Typical path: junior designer, designer, senior designer, art director.
- Some move into UI/UX or motion design with extra skills.
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