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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.12 - creating artistic, visual or instructive materials S1.12.1 - creating visual displays and decorations Design graphics
Description
Apply a variety of visual techniques in order to design graphic material. Combine graphical elements to communicate concepts and ideas.
This includes computer graphic design.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 8 occupations
- Optional in 12 occupations
- Total: 20 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- AnimatorAnimators use software to create animations, these are rapidly sequenced together images to create an illusion of movement. Other titles The following job titles also refer to anim…
- Graphic designerGraphic designers create text and images to communicate ideas. They make visual concepts by hand or using computer software, intended for publishing in paper or online media such a…
- Video artistA Video Artist is a contemporary visual artist who uses video as their primary medium to create expressive, experimental, or conceptual works of art. Unlike traditional filmmakers,…
- User interface developerA User Interface Developer is a front-end specialist responsible for transforming design mockups and wireframes into functional, interactive, and visually appealing web or mobile i…
- User interface designerA User Interface Designer is a creative professional who focuses on the visual layout and interactive elements of a product’s interface. Their role is to design intuitive, attracti…
- Special effects artistSpecial effects artists create illusions for movies, videos and computer games. They use computer software. Other titles The following job titles also refer to special effects arti…
- Digital media designerDigital media designers create and edit graphics, animations, sound, text and video to assist in the creation of integrated multimedia products. They may perform activities related…
- Digital games designerDigital games designers develop the layout, logic, concept and gameplay of a digital game. They focus on playfield design, specification writing, and entry of numeric properties th…
Optional for
- IllustratorIllustrators provide a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. Illustrations can help clarify difficult concepts or objects that are h…
- MeteorologistMeteorologists are scientists who specialize in the study of the Earth's atmosphere, weather patterns, and climatic conditions. They use a combination of scientific principles, obs…
- Animation directorAnimation directors supervise and recruit multimedia artists. They are responsible for the quality of the animation, that the production is delivered on time and within budget. Oth…
- Advertising assistantAdvertising assistants provide support in all the operations carried out in advertising departments or advertising agencies. They ensure that administrative activities are handled …
- Technical communicatorTechnical communicators prepare clear, concise, and professional communication from product developers to users of the products, such as online help, user manuals, white papers, sp…
- Animation layout artistAnimation layout artists work with the cameramen and director to coordinate and create optimal 3D animation shots. They translate 2D storyboards into 3D animated shots and are resp…
- Conceptual artistConceptual artists have the capacity to choose any material as an artistic tool or/and material to express a creative concept to be presented as an artistic experience to the…
- Video and motion picture editorVideo and motion picture editors are responsible for the assembly and cutting of raw footage into a logically and aesthetically either for movies, television series, or domestic pu…
- CartographerCartographers create maps by combining various scientific information depending on the purpose of the map (e.g., topographic, urban, or political maps). They combine the interpreta…
- Storyboard artistA Storyboard Artist is a visual storyteller who creates sequential drawings—called storyboards—that represent the scenes of a film, television show, animation, commercial, or video…
- GeographerGeographers are scholars who study human and physical geography. Depending on their specialisation, they study political, economical and cultural aspects of humanity contained with…
- CartoonistA Cartoonist is a visual artist who creates humorous, satirical, or thought-provoking illustrations, often accompanied by captions or dialogue. These drawings appear in newspapers,…
Related skills
- Visual presentation techniques
- Graphic design
- Motion graphics
- ICT software specifications
- Multimedia systems
- Develop animations
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- Adobe Photoshop
- Graphics editor software
- Synfig
- SketchBook Pro
- Microsoft Visio
- Adobe Illustrator
- Finish project within budget
Last updated on February 19, 2026
