Visual Designer Job Description

No, but there is some overlap between them.

They both create visual concepts, using design software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform and captivate their target audience.

A Visual Designer will typically work on websites, apps and marketing assets, whereas a Graphic Designer will work on anything from websites to physical products like books, magazines, product packaging, exhibitions and more.

A Visual Designer's role might also extend to motion design, user interface design and user experience design, whereas, a Graphic Designer's role might include web design, branding and illustration.

• Shape all visual aspects of things like websites, books, magazines, product packaging, exhibitions and more.
• The creation of illustrations, logos, layouts and photos.
• Come up with engaging concepts that have depth and translate them into high-quality designs.
• Own the visual aspects of a brand while working closely with copywriters and UI/UX designers.
• Inspire and attract the target audience with every visual element they design.

Visual Designers are visual creative types (We know, stating the obvious here). To attract candidates you’ll need to go the extra mile by creating well-designed and visually stimulating job posts.

So get creative and add a variety of visual elements to your job post:

• Add a photo gallery with fun photos of the team around the office and team events
• Or shoot some nice photos and create a grid of photos with each team member.
• Add a Spotify playlist of office tunes that your team likes to listen to.
• Show off your tech stack with logos of the tools you use regularly (Slack? Trello? Figma?)
• Add a video of a team member explaining the role.
• Embed your company's Instagram feed on the job post.
• Add an embedded map that shows where your office is located.
• Add a grid of logos of your coolest clients.

Homerun allows you to easily create beautiful, meaningful and modern job posts. You can easily add these kinds of visual elements that will show off your team and company culture. Learn more about Homerun.