Graphic Designer - ANZSCO 232411

Graphic Designer plans, designs, develops and prepares information for publication and reproduction using text, symbols, pictures, colours and layout to achieve commercial and communication needs with particular emphasis on tailoring the message for the intended audience.

Graphic designers may perform the following tasks:

• talk to clients to get a clear understanding of their visual communication requirements and develop design 'roughs' (sketches)
• prepare comprehensive layouts of the design using techniques such as photography, illustration and computer-generated imagery
• identify communication problems and develop visual solutions
• present and propose designs to clients for approval
• prepare designs for print or digital publication and signage
• design and set up exhibitions for advertising or educational purposes
• supervise all design production stages, including arranging and supervising printing.

Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as a Graphic Designer?

Graphic Designer is classified as Group B occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group B occupations are the following :

• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years; Or
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree with an additional qualification at least Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Diploma level in a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years; Or
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree without a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years;

As stated in the Vetassess website, if you have pre-qualification employment and if all of your employment is before your qualification assessed at the AQF bachelor degree level , you are required to have five years of highly relevant employment in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.

According to Vetassess, a Graphic Designer plans, designs, develops and prepares information for publication and reproduction using text, symbols, pictures, colours and layout to achieve commercial and communication needs with particular emphasis on tailoring the message for the intended audience (ANZSCO). Applicants should consider whether they more closely match the occupations of 232414 Web Designer and 232412 Illustrator as there are some similarities in these occupations; Applicants must ensure they nominate the occupation which most closely matches their qualifications and employment. Applicants with qualifications/employment as 232413 Multimedia Designer, 261211 Multimedia Specialist and 261212 Web Developer would not usually be assessed positively for this occupation.

If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Graphic Designer, please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.