You might be wondering just what exactly is considered a junior graphic designer. Simply put, a junior graphic designer is an amateur in the world of graphic design. Even if you have some ‘field’ experience under your belt, you’ll still be the rookie if you’re a recent college graduate, and you’ll remain an amateur for about two years. You could be a published artist and still be seen as the artistic layperson. And you can probably guess from the name itself what some sorts of junior graphic design jobs are…the scutwork of the industry, I guess you could say. You’re the one who will be doing logo designs and website layouts for next to nothing to build up your portfolio; the kid stuff of the design world. The work the senior designers point at and make belittling comments about. Junior graphic design entails some mental gymnastic skill, because it will mean bending over backwards for your clients while simultaneously kissing their backsides. Now, if you can do that in real life, forget being a designer and go to work in the adult film industry.

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