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Junior Graphic Designer

Entry designer grade (often overlapping Graphics Assistant on UK shows).

Duties

• Read the call sheet and sides before arriving
• Maintain radio/set etiquette and H&S
• Hand over notes/kit status at wrap
• Simple graphics under supervision
• Research and reference boards
• Print and trim support
• Learn clearance and period rules

Reports to

Senior Graphic Designer / Supervisor

Works with

Graphics team

Career path

Trainee → Junior Graphic Designer → Graphic Designer

Day to day

Support packs; learn clearance/version discipline; assist seniors on hero items; tidy archives.

Call times

Mostly prep in the graphics room; attend set when dressing hero graphics or screens. Overnight print and clearance rushes before shoot days are common — check the graphics schedule against unit call.

What to wear

Smart-casual in prep; blacks when dressing on set; clean hands for hero paper props.

Tools & kit

Laptop, calibrated screen where possible, colour-accurate print checks, radio on set days.

Tips

Confirm title, agreement, budget band, prep/wrap and kit fee on the deal memo before accepting. We never invent Bectu figures — check bectu.org.uk ratecards / your branch.

Software

• Photoshop / Illustrator
• PureRef
• Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop / InDesign
• After Effects for simple motion / screen loops
• Acrobat / Bluebeam proofs
• Font managers (Adobe Fonts / FontBase)
• Midjourney / Firefly for mockups only (never final hero without rights)
• ChatGPT for copy variants (legal/clearance still required)

Related roles

Graphics Assistant, Graphic Designer

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