What does a Graphic Designer Do?

Explain in detail exactly what a Graphic Designer is
responsible for within an organization?

A Graphic Designer uses the creative processes and skills to convey a message or purpose through visual application using type, images and knowledge.  There are many different types of organizations where graphic designers can work. A few of them  are “in-house” designers where they will work for a particular business or company, who hire the designers to create all of their visual and graphical content like brochure’s, posters, web sites, packaging etc. There are usually only one or just a few designers depending on the company.  There are also graphic designers that work for graphic design firms who do basically the same thing but for more clients and companies. These usually have a team of designers and also have art directors, printing experts, writers, photographers etc. who you work closely with.  There are also freelance graphic designers who own their own business and can work from home or their own office. These designers can choose their own clients and generally, but not always, focus on a particular type of graphic design like album artwork or logo design etc.

A Job Description that fits a Graphic Designer

“A person who specializes in visual communication through a skilful combination of text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, books, etc. for print, the web and other media.” (http://richmediadp.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/what-does-a-graphic-designer-do/)

... One that doesn’t

“A Graphic designer does billboards, posters magazine ads, business cards, company logos, often web designs, images, layouts, and virtually anything else you would do in Adobe Illustrator” (http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100219145429AArXbte)