Depending on the business context and stage of career, designers can
find themselves with a number of different job titles. Within many
publications,
institutions, or agencies, a junior designer will typically rise to a senior designer, then art director, and then creative director. Depending on the
industry served or the medium, the junior designer may be called a graphic designer, UI/UX designer, visual designer, motion designer, digital designer,
web designer, animator, production artist, or graphic artist. For advice on how to find an entry-level position, please see How to Find your First Job in this
guide.
At the mid-level, the title may be more specific: information designer, interaction designer, product designer, environmental graphics designer, information architect, package designer, exhibition designer, experience designer, or content strategist.
At the executive level, designers occupy positions such as owner/founder, executive creative director, head of design, or chief creative officer.
Then there are those who work with designers in related positions like production coordinators, front-end developers, marketing coordinators, project managers, producers, strategists, and copywriters. There are no centralized definitions or certifications for these titles, so they’re constantly evolving, and the more rapidly changing the industry in which the designer works, the more rapidly titles and definitions will change. Scale plays a part, too; the more designers on a team or in a company, the more the number of distinct titles will multiply.
At the mid-level, the title may be more specific: information designer, interaction designer, product designer, environmental graphics designer, information architect, package designer, exhibition designer, experience designer, or content strategist.
At the executive level, designers occupy positions such as owner/founder, executive creative director, head of design, or chief creative officer.
Then there are those who work with designers in related positions like production coordinators, front-end developers, marketing coordinators, project managers, producers, strategists, and copywriters. There are no centralized definitions or certifications for these titles, so they’re constantly evolving, and the more rapidly changing the industry in which the designer works, the more rapidly titles and definitions will change. Scale plays a part, too; the more designers on a team or in a company, the more the number of distinct titles will multiply.
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