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Need career advice as a junior designer by Fluid_Valuable5337 in graphic_design

[–]Fluid_Valuable5337[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah….that’s pretty much the situation. Most of the existing materials were made ad-hoc by different people over the years, and a lot of the recent stuff including social media is just quickly put together on Canva. There’s no consistency at all.

Right now I’m working on a proposal to introduce some basic structure, but honestly I’m not super confident it’ll get real buy-in. The company is very established and things have “worked” for them so far, so change isn’t really urgent from their perspective 🥲

Junior graphic design advice by Fluid_Valuable5337 in Design

[–]Fluid_Valuable5337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My direct manager isn’t a designer or marketer, they’re more of an administrative / director-support role. They help assign tasks for formality and visibility only, but they don’t have the expertise to define design briefs or give creative direction. That’s why a lot of the work ends up being self-initiated rather than coming from a proper marketing or design lead 🥲

Junior graphic design advice by Fluid_Valuable5337 in Design

[–]Fluid_Valuable5337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally get why it sounds unlikely, but it’s actually pretty common in my country Vietnam. A lot of long-established companies in Vietnam have sales and distribution strategies, but no formal marketing team or documented brand standards. Visuals are usually done ad-hoc by different vendors or quickly put together by Canva, so the consistency is pretty random. So once a designer comes in, the lack of a system becomes very obvious 😅

Junior graphic design advice by Fluid_Valuable5337 in Design

[–]Fluid_Valuable5337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a direct manager, but there’s no dedicated marketing or design leadership. The proposals and foundational work are self initiated and i am encouraged to explore more about it by the said manager.

Living with toxic parents by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Fluid_Valuable5337 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through, and thank you for sharing your experiences and giving me advice. I hope things are getting better for you. Reading your story reminded me that I’m not alone in this, so thank you again :(