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How to become a graphic and multimedia designer

Official title: Graphic and multimedia designers

Also called: Animator, Commercial artist, Computer games designer, Digital artist, Graphic designer, Illustrator, Multimedia designer, Publication designer, Website designer

Graphic and multimedia designers design visual and audiovisual content for the communication of information using print, film, electronic, digital and other forms of visual and audio media. They create graphics, special effects, animation or other visual images for use in computer games, movies, music videos, print media and advertisements.

Main tasks

Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
Undertaking research and analysing functional communication requirements
Formulating design concepts for the subject to be communicated
Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts
Designing complex graphics and animation to satisfy functional, aesthetic and creative requirements of the design brief
Creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modelling programmes
Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, sales and production staff
Selecting, specifying or recommending functional and aesthetic materials and media for publication, delivery or display
Detailing and documenting the selected design for production
Supervising or carrying out production in the chosen media

Ways in

University: Creative Arts & Design degrees, Offered by 21 universities in Hong Kong

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$48,000 a month
About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become a graphic and multimedia designer?

Ways in include: Creative Arts & Design degrees.

Do you need a degree to become a graphic and multimedia designer?

Usually. 88% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a graphic and multimedia designer?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026