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Competences — graphic designer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/69bcbb0a-8d80-4ecd-b0a4-9adea2a40de2).

Essential

  • adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
  • adobe creative suite (knowledge)
  • convert scribbles into virtual sketches (skill/competence)
  • copyright legislation (knowledge)
  • design graphics (skill/competence)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • desktop publishing (knowledge)
  • develop an artistic framework (skill/competence)
  • develop creative ideas (skill/competence)
  • develop digital content (skill/competence)
  • digital media (knowledge)
  • finish project within budget (skill/competence)
  • follow a brief (skill/competence)
  • graphic design (knowledge)
  • identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
  • perform market research (skill/competence)
  • respect publication formats (skill/competence)
  • translate requirements into visual design (skill/competence)
  • use creative suite software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • 3D lighting (knowledge)
  • 3D modelling (knowledge)
  • Adobe Illustrator (knowledge)
  • Adobe Photoshop (knowledge)
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (knowledge)
  • advertising techniques (knowledge)
  • aesthetics (knowledge)
  • apply 3D imaging techniques (skill/competence)
  • apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
  • brainstorm ideas (skill/competence)
  • Capture One (knowledge)
  • computer graphics (knowledge)
  • create 3D characters (skill/competence)
  • create 3D environments (skill/competence)
  • create advertisements (skill/competence)
  • create animated narratives (skill/competence)
  • create moving images (skill/competence)
  • design greeting cards (skill/competence)
  • design management (knowledge)
  • develop animations (skill/competence)
  • digital compositing (knowledge)
  • draw design sketches (skill/competence)
  • edit digital moving images (skill/competence)
  • edit negatives (skill/competence)
  • edit photographs (skill/competence)
  • GIMP (graphics editor software) (knowledge)
  • graphics editor software (knowledge)
  • interactive media (knowledge)
  • manage contracts (skill/competence)
  • meet expectations of target audience (skill/competence)
  • Microsoft Visio (knowledge)
  • motion graphics (knowledge)
  • operate 3D computer graphics software (skill/competence)
  • perform ideation activities (skill/competence)
  • photography (knowledge)
  • publishing industry (knowledge)
  • select artwork developed by staff members (skill/competence)
  • SketchBook Pro (knowledge)
  • Synfig (knowledge)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)
  • use digital illustration techniques (skill/competence)
  • use photographic equipment (skill/competence)
  • use presentation software (skill/competence)
  • use traditional illustration techniques (skill/competence)
  • use word processing software (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 35 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • graphic design — 91 %
  • visual communication — 51 %
  • typography — 26 %
  • layout design — 26 %