Entry-level content and design jobs: 5 roles explained
Roles that write, edit, design and produce. 5 starting roles in content and design, with what each one does and the skills it takes; 1,845 entry-level openings are live across them now.
Content and design roles
- Junior Copywriter
222 open now
A junior copywriter writes the words that sell and explain: ads, emails, web pages and product text, to a brief and a voice.
Skills: Writing, Editing, Research, Brand voice
- Communications Specialist
150 open now
A communications specialist shapes what an organization says to staff, customers and the public: newsletters, announcements, speeches and web content.
Skills: Writing, Editing, Organization, Audience thinking
- Junior UX or Product Designer
935 open now
A UX designer figures out how a product should work for the people using it, then designs screens and flows. Hiring leans on a portfolio more than a degree.
Skills: Figma, User research, Wireframing, Visual design basics
- Junior Graphic Designer
523 open now
A graphic designer creates visuals for print and digital: ads, social posts, presentations, packaging and brand materials.
Skills: Adobe Creative Cloud or Figma and Canva, Typography and layout, Color, Taking feedback
- Junior Video or Media Producer
15 open now
A junior video or media producer shoots and edits video, audio and images for marketing, training and communications teams.
Skills: Premiere Pro, Final Cut or CapCut, Storytelling, Audio basics, Organization
Other kinds of entry-level work
- Sales
- Marketing
- Customer success and support
- Finance and accounting
- HR and recruiting
- Operations and supply chain
- Administrative and office
- Technology and IT
- Data and analytics
- Healthcare administration
- Legal and compliance
- Banking, insurance and real estate
- Project and product
- Public sector, non-profit and education
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