A junior graphic designer is typically an employee found in art departments or working as part of a creative team. This is typically the first step for a person seeking to work within this particular field. The junior designer may find that he or she is assigned to work as part of a design team that reports to a manager or senior designer in the department. The junior designer will typically be given fairly rudimentary and routine assignments at first, with more creative freedom granted after experience is gained.

A junior graphic designer will normally be assigned the more routine aspects of this sort of work. He or she may be asked to created page layouts or design visual representations for the various landing pages for a website. Creative teams in advertising and marketing may also request storyboards for commercial or packaging ideas, and these art projects are typically assigned to junior designers.

To work as a junior graphic designer, a candidate will normally seek out post-secondary education and training in the field. This can include basic technical school training, but some will look for a bachelor’s or associate's degree in graphic arts. Persons looking at this career will normally be required to be fluent in utilizing computers and graphic modeling software in the creative process. Junior graphic designers normally work regular hours of the week in an office or studio environment. (Copyright 2018 PayScale.com)

Junior Graphic Designer Tasks

• Create and assemble images and graphics to produce designs for websites, print media, product design, displays and productions.
• Direct marketing design projects, collaborating with multiple departments.
• Design and develop product brand identity.