Graphic Designer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Media, Digital & Creative

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Graphic Designer Skills List in Media, Digital & Creative

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Graphic Designer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Graphic Designer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 47% of Graphic Designer job descriptions contained graphic design as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

graphic design
47%
creative
27%
digital designer
20%
illustrator
20%
adobe photoshop
20%
graphic designer
20%
adobe
20%
design
14%
digital design
14%
print
14%
indesign
14%
creative designer
14%
adobe creative suite
14%
designer
14%
animation
7%
coordinator
7%
marketing agency
7%
branding
7%
executive
7%
photographer
7%
photography
7%
artistic eye
7%
adaptability
7%
motion
7%
flair
7%
adobe illustrator
7%
ui/ux
7%
time management
7%
xd
7%
communication skills
7%
digital assets
7%
visualisation skills
7%
graphic designers
7%
architecture
7%
microsoft office
7%
graphic
7%
planning and design consultancy
7%
marketing
7%
media
7%
social media
7%
assistant
7%
web designer
7%
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