Movie poster template

Poster designers design and print artistic posters for musicians, concert promoters, bands, brewery owners, and others looking for ways to share information with customers.

A poster designer can also work for graphic design firms or government agencies under different titles like production artist, graphic artist, and illustrator. 

A career in poster design involves skills that overlap with sales, marketing, art, and publishing. In this role, you must be organized, creative, and able to attract your target audience. 

What do poster designers do?

Poster designers’s day-to-day work may include: 

• Meeting with clients to learn details of upcoming events

• Creating artwork to meet the needs of clients

• Advertising their art through social media

• Coordinating screen printing 

• Shipping printed posters to clients sometimes within tight deadlines

• Creating digital versions for online advertising

• Pitching partnerships with How to make a movie poster!