Roles & Responsibilities

Descriptions of the responsibilities for the roles within the Graphics department

Understanding the art department crew roles and hierarchy on any film or television project is very important before starting in the industry. Below is a breakdown of the various roles you will find within the graphics team in the art department.


On the rate cards you'll be able to see the recommended weekly rates for each of the following roles.

Lead Graphic Designer

Also referred to a ‘Key Graphic Designer’ or ‘Graphic Art Director’. Experience 8+ years.


  • Script breakdown

  • Budget control, scheduling of work for painters, printers etc.

  • Hiring and managing a team

  • Liaising with other departments to identify graphic requirements

  • Liaising with clearance / legal

  • Research

  • Screen graphic breakdown, concepts, liasing with external vendors and screen gfx companies

  • Creative direction on assets that can be used for licensing material and merchandising

  • Graphic design duties incl. Illustration, concepts, graphic prop makes


Graphic Designer

Experience 3+ years.


Script breakdown

  • Schedule work and liaise with painters, printers and suppliers.

  • Liaising with other departments to fulfill graphic requirements

  • Graphic design duties incl. Illustration, concepts, graphic prop makes

  • Liaising with clearance / legal

  • Responsible for overseeing/ directing work of junior graphic designer, graphics assistant or trainee

  • Research


Assistant Graphic Designer

Experience 2-3 years.


  • Responsible for output of graphics as instructed by senior graphic designer / art dir / set dec including creating and designing the graphics

  • Specialist knowledge using photoshop and illustrator 

  • Responsible for many of the departments’ administrative type jobs such as keeping full stock of graphics materials, ordering specialist samples, papers and other supplies; keeping up to date with latest schedule, script and calendar

  • Research as instructed by senior graphic designer

  • Responsible for overseeing/ monitoring progress of graphics assistant or trainee (sometimes)

  • Liaising with suppliers and printers

  • Liaising with clearance / legal

  • Requires some element of supervision


Graphics Assistant

Experience 0-3 years.


Responsible for output of graphics as instructed by senior graphics art dir/ designer/ assistant graphic designer/  set dec

  •  Intermediate knowledge of photoshop and illustrator

  • Responsible for many of the departments’ administrative type jobs such as keeping full stock of graphics materials, ordering specialist samples, papers and other supplies; keeping up to date with latest schedule, script and calendar

  • Cutting, sticking, putting together & finishing prints & graphic props as designed by senior graphic designer

  • Running graphics errands around the studio and possibly on location

  • Research and reference gathering

  • Liaising with printers and suppliers regarding delivery and pick up dates

  • Submitting research and artwork clearance items to clearance coordinator as instructed by senior graphics art dir/ designer/ assistant graphic designer/


Graphics Trainee

No experience required. A starting role within the department learning essential skills.


  • Basic knowledge of photoshop and illustrator

  • Cutting, sticking, putting together & finishing prints & graphic props as designed by senior graphic designer

  • Responsible for many of the departments administrative type jobs such as keeping full stock of graphics materials, ordering specialist samples, papers and other supplies

  • Running graphics errands around the studio and possibly location such as picking up and dropping off graphics