Thailand business reference

Occupation 2166 - Graphic and Multimedia Designers

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-07-12Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 2166
  • Hierarchy level: unit-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 2 Professionals
  • Sub Major Group: 21 Science and Engineering Professionals
  • Minor Group: 216 Architects, Planners, Surveyors and Designers
  • Unit Group: 2166 Graphic and Multimedia Designers

Child groups

  • No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Graphic and multimedia designers design visual and audio-visual content for the communication of information using print, film, electronic, digital and other forms of visual and audio media. They create graphics, special effects, animation or other visual images for use in computer games, movies, music videos, print media and advertisements.

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders; (b) undertaking research and analysing functional communication requirements; (c) formulating design concepts for the subject to be communicated; (d) preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts; (e) designing complex graphics and animation to satisfy functional, aesthetic and creative requirements of the design brief; (f) creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modelling programmes; (g) negotiating design solutions with clients, management, sales and production staff; (h) selecting, specifying or recommending functional and aesthetic materials and media for publication, delivery or display; (i) detailing and documenting the selected design for production; (j) supervising or carrying out production in the chosen media.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Animator - Commercial artists - Computer games designer - Digital artist - Graphic designer - Illustrator - Multimedia designer - Publication designer - Web designer

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Interior architect - 2161 - Multimedia developer 2513 - Web developer - 2513 - Visual artist - 2651 - Interior designer -3432

ISCO-88 correspondence

  • 3471