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In preparation for an interview, come ready to discuss your portfolio at length as well as your design process and what design software you are familiar with. Graphic design positions can be very specific to the company so make sure you brush up on the company's current design style and are ready to explain how your style and experience will mesh.

Top Graphic Designer Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: A copywriter on your team disagrees with your work. How do you handle this?

How to answer
How to answer: The hiring manager is assessing your interpersonal, conflict resolution, and teamwork skills with this question. Prove your competencies with a savvy strategy. Include steps such as trying to understand the co-worker's viewpoint, de-escalating the discord, and explaining your design process.
Question 2

Question #2: You have designed a campaign you're proud of, but the client suddenly wants to change everything. How do you handle this?

How to answer
How to answer: Customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential for this position. Show the hiring manager that your skill set includes these abilities. Propose a strategy with tactics such as learning why the client wants the changes and providing any necessary explanations about your work. Additionally, reevaluating your designs, collaborating with the client to decide on essential changes, and revising your work can be included.
Question 3

Question #3: Tell me about your computer and design skills.

How to answer
How to answer: A suitable candidate for a graphic designer position is proficient in job-specific software and skills. For example, you can include Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint in your answer. Skills in Adobe After Effects for motion design; UX and UI design; color theory; and front-end web development software, such as Adobe Dreamweaver, can show your versatility and increase your employability.

14,994 graphic designer interview questions shared by candidates

Being a small company, the question about salary was the most difficult, gauging what to ask (based on the research about the company). The unexpected question was the request about what abilities outside the advertised role could I see as being useful at Eagle Creative.

Senior Graphic Designer

Interviewed at Eagle Creative Design and Print Studio

4★
Jul 12, 2013

Being a small company, the question about salary was the most difficult, gauging what to ask (based on the research about the company). The unexpected question was the request about what abilities outside the advertised role could I see as being useful at Eagle Creative.

He wanted very detailed explanations for each portfolio piece I showed, down to very fine points (i.e. on an advertisement, he asked "did you retouch the image yourself? How did you do it? Which tools in photoshop did you use?)
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Senior Graphic Designer

Interviewed at True Religion Brand Jeans

3.2★
Jan 30, 2015

He wanted very detailed explanations for each portfolio piece I showed, down to very fine points (i.e. on an advertisement, he asked "did you retouch the image yourself? How did you do it? Which tools in photoshop did you use?)

Okay Before we get on with the job interview, i want you to confirm your name, cell number and Location Okay I'm here to brief and interview you more about the opening position. Just follow the briefing and you can ask questions when i am through. Let me know when you have finished reading and understanding every line! You will be allowed to ask questions later.With each line just respond with an Okay Cambridge Realty Group..,is recruiting via online potential employees who would eventually have an office space at home. Note that the company will be setting up a Mini office for you at home if you are hired at the end of this interview, for proper calculation of your hour. This is going to be an online and work from home job. The working hours are flexible where you could choose to work from anywhere of your choice
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Graphic Designer

Interviewed at Cambridge Realty Group

4.7★
Sep 12, 2018

Okay Before we get on with the job interview, i want you to confirm your name, cell number and Location Okay I'm here to brief and interview you more about the opening position. Just follow the briefing and you can ask questions when i am through. Let me know when you have finished reading and understanding every line! You will be allowed to ask questions later.With each line just respond with an Okay Cambridge Realty Group..,is recruiting via online potential employees who would eventually have an office space at home. Note that the company will be setting up a Mini office for you at home if you are hired at the end of this interview, for proper calculation of your hour. This is going to be an online and work from home job. The working hours are flexible where you could choose to work from anywhere of your choice

You know everything you learned in school is totally different from things in the workspace. We don't need a person who wants to learn things from us. We need you to think about how you can contribute to us. If you come we ll have to educate you (that's right she used the word "educate" in mandarin)
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Web/Graphic Designer Interview

Interviewed at MICRODIA

3.3★
Aug 21, 2019

You know everything you learned in school is totally different from things in the workspace. We don't need a person who wants to learn things from us. We need you to think about how you can contribute to us. If you come we ll have to educate you (that's right she used the word "educate" in mandarin)

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