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Graphic designer job description
This graphic designer job description template is written from the screening we run on real graphic designers — copy it, replace the brackets, and post it. The bracketed parts are where the filtering happens.
Salary figures checked July 2026, sourced on our salary research. Free to use — no attribution, no email wall.
The template
Graphic Designer — [Company]
[Company] is a [one-line description]. You'll do production design at volume inside our brand system: social, ads, email, web and [packaging/print] — the discipline of making piece #40 as sharp and as on-brand as piece #1.
What you'll do
- Produce social, ad, email and web assets inside the existing brand system.
- Adapt one concept across formats and sizes without quality fall-off.
- Maintain the template and asset library so the system stays usable by others.
- Prepare files correctly for each destination — web, print, platform specs.
- Turn briefs around on a stated schedule, and flag early when a brief fights the brand.
- Keep source files organised so any piece can be revised months later.
Requirements
- A portfolio showing range within one brand — five-plus pieces that clearly belong together.
- Fluency in Figma and the relevant Adobe tools.
- You work to a brief and inside constraints, and can say how you push back when a request breaks the system.
- Reliable turnaround at production volume.
Nice to have
- Motion basics (After Effects or native tools).
- Packaging or print production experience.
- AI image tooling used with judgment — for exploration and speed, not as the final craft.
Compensation
[State your band. Market rate for a full-time graphic designer is roughly $800–$1,600/month in the Philippines — sourced ranges for five countries are in the table below. Posting the band filters out mismatched expectations before they cost anyone an interview.]
How to apply
To apply, link the single brand in your portfolio with the most pieces, and tell us what kept them consistent.
How to adapt it
- Replace every bracket. The named tools, the hours, the band, the application question — specifics are what make strong candidates self-select in and weak ones self-select out.
- Cut duties you don't actually need. Six real duties beat ten aspirational ones; candidates can tell when a list was padded.
- Keep the application question. It's a two-minute work sample in disguise — the answers will separate your applicant pile faster than any résumé line.
| Country | Monthly range | Full guide |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | $800–$1,600 | Graphic designer salary in the Philippines |
| Colombia | $1,000–$2,000 | Graphic designer salary in Colombia |
| Mexico | $1,050–$2,100 | Graphic designer salary in Mexico |
| South Africa | $900–$1,850 | Graphic designer salary in South Africa |
| Argentina | $900–$1,750 | Graphic designer salary in Argentina |
The part the description can't do
A good posting attracts the right pile; it doesn't sort it. For graphic designers, we sort with graded work: A brand-system adaptation task plus their strongest real production piece. That's the screening we run on every search — here's a real sample shortlist showing what the evidence looks like, and here are the interview questions we'd ask if you're running it yourself.
Or skip the pile entirely
Post this yourself and you'll do the screening. Hand us the brief and you'll read three graded finalists instead — the search runs free, and the flat $1,995 is due only when you want introductions.
Hire a graphic designer — search runs free
Common questions
Can I use this graphic designer job description as-is?
Copy it, then replace every bracketed placeholder — the company line, tools, hours and band. The bracketed parts are the parts that do the filtering; a posting left generic attracts generic applicants, which is the problem a good description exists to prevent.
Should I include the salary range?
Yes. Posting the band filters out mismatched expectations before they cost anyone an interview, and candidates in this market read a missing band as a lowball coming. Our sourced country ranges are linked below so you can anchor honestly.
What actually screens candidates — the description or the interview?
Neither, mostly. The strongest predictor is graded work: a role-specific scenario plus a real work sample, read before you ever speak to anyone. The application question at the end of this template starts that; our screening runs the full version for you.
Is this template free to use commercially?
Yes — copy it, edit it, post it anywhere. No attribution, no email wall. We publish the market's working documents for free whether or not you ever hire through us.