Graphic Designer job description template

A graphic designer creates the logos, signs, menus, packaging, ads and web graphics that make your business look polished and consistent. At a small business, one designer often handles both print and digital work, from first concept to final files. The best posts name the projects you need most, the software you use, such as Adobe Creative Cloud or Figma, and whether the job includes working with outside printers.

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Graphic Designer

Full-time
Your Company is hiring a graphic designer to shape how our brand looks everywhere customers see it, from signs and printed pieces to our website and social media. You'll take projects from rough idea to polished, print-ready or web-ready files, work through feedback with our team and keep our look consistent. We value clean layouts, careful typography and files organized well enough for anyone to pick up. Please include a link to your portfolio when you apply.

What you’ll do

  • Design brochures, menus, signs, labels and other print pieces from first sketch to final files
  • Create graphics for our website, emails, digital ads and social media in the right sizes for each
  • Prepare print-ready files with correct bleed, color mode and resolution, and send them to our printers
  • Maintain our brand guidelines, logo files, color palette and fonts so everyone uses them correctly
  • Present design options, gather feedback from the owner and team, and manage revisions on deadline
  • Review printer and sign vendor proofs for color, typos and alignment before approving a run
  • Build editable Canva templates so staff can make quick updates without breaking the design
  • Organize source files, fonts and image licenses so past projects are easy to find and reuse

What we’re looking for

  • A portfolio showing professional or freelance design work for both print and digital
  • Strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
  • A solid grasp of typography, layout, color and visual hierarchy
  • Working knowledge of print production, including bleed, CMYK and spot colors, and file prep
  • Able to manage several projects at once, meet deadlines and take feedback without losing the idea
  • Clear communication when explaining design choices to people who aren't designers

Nice to have

  • Experience designing website pages or app screens in Figma
  • Photo retouching or simple motion graphics in Photoshop or After Effects
  • Experience with packaging, large-format printing or vehicle wraps

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday during business hours, with some work-from-home days once you're settled in. Expect occasional extra time around print deadlines or launches.

What we offer

  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • A current Adobe Creative Cloud license and a computer set up for design work
  • Health coverage options with an employer contribution
  • Paid time for online courses to keep your skills current
  • Finished print and digital work you're welcome to include in your portfolio

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Screening questions for a graphic designer

Ask these on the application form to sort applicants quickly. They’re added automatically when you post this template.

  • Do you have professional or freelance experience designing in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign?Yes / No · required
  • Please share a link to your online portfolio.Short answer · required
  • Pick one project from your portfolio and tell us the problem it solved and how you reached the final design.Paragraph

Graphic Designer interview questions

  1. Choose a project from your portfolio and talk me through it, from the first brief to the final files.
  2. The owner doesn't like any of the three logo concepts you presented and can't say why. What do you do next?
  3. How do you set up a file for a commercial printer, and what do you check before you send it?
  4. How do you keep a brand consistent when several people are making materials?
  5. A sign is due at the printer tomorrow and a rush social ad is due today. How do you plan your day?
  6. How do you decide when a Canva template is good enough and when a project needs custom design?
  7. Tell me about a printed piece that came back wrong. What happened, and what did you change afterward?
  8. Which parts of design are hardest for you, and how are you working on them?

Tips for hiring a graphic designer

  • Review portfolios before you schedule interviews, and look for work that resembles what you need most, such as print, packaging or web graphics.
  • Give finalists a small paid project with a real brief, like a flyer for an upcoming promotion. Watch how they ask questions and handle a round of feedback.
  • Ask to see a working file from a past project. Organized layers, named styles and linked images show whether you'll be able to reuse their work later.
  • Keep master logo and brand files in a shared drive your business owns, not only on a designer's personal accounts or computer.