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Entry-level graphic designer jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

A graphic designer creates visuals for print and digital: ads, social posts, presentations, packaging and brand materials. Right now 496 entry-level graphic designer jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a graphic designer does

In the content and design family of jobs. Roles that write, edit, design and produce.

A typical day

  1. 1. Design assets from briefs
  2. 2. Resize and adapt for channels
  3. 3. Prepare files for print or web
  4. 4. Work with marketing and sales
  5. 5. Keep brand consistent

Do you need experience?

1 of the 496 open entry-level graphic designer jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level graphic designer jobs

Taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open within the last week.

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Skills for graphic designer jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Adobe Creative Cloud or Figma and Canva
  2. 2. Typography and layout
  3. 3. Color
  4. 4. Taking feedback
  5. 5. Portfolio

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The market for graphic designer work

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Open entry-level graphic designer jobs
496

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
1

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$66,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (119 with pay).

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Employment outlook, the closest government category
Projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035.

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

AI use at work, the closest government category
Among graphic designers, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Across 119 open entry-level graphic designer listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $56,500 to $79,500, with a median of $66,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Outlook and AI-use figures are for the government category “Graphic designers”, the closest match to this job.

Where entry-level graphic designer jobs are

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Employers hiring graphic designers now

  • Feedinkoo: Remote Jobs 7
  • Fastsigns 6
  • Icreatives 6
  • Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology 4
  • GetJobSmart 4
  • Hawkeye Search Group 4
  • Jacobs 4
  • Booz Allen Hamilton 3
  • Emergency University 3
  • Flare energy services 3

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Questions about graphic designer jobs

What does a graphic designer do?
A graphic designer creates visuals for print and digital: ads, social posts, presentations, packaging and brand materials. A typical day includes: design assets from briefs; resize and adapt for channels; prepare files for print or web; work with marketing and sales; keep brand consistent.
Can I get an entry-level graphic designer job with no experience?
1 of the 496 open entry-level graphic designer jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a graphic designer?
The skills this job uses most are adobe creative cloud or figma and canva, typography and layout, color, taking feedback, portfolio. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level graphic designer make?
Across 119 open entry-level graphic designer listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $56,500 to $79,500, with a median of $66,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a graphic designer job lead?
People in this job commonly move to UX or product designer, social media specialist, marketing coordinator, copywriter. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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