Media Designer, Digital and Print – specialising in design conception

Professional profile

As a media designer, you plan, design, and produce information and advertising media for various target groups. You work closely with clients, colleagues, and external service providers such as printers or photographers. This includes, for example, brochures, flyers, posters, and advertisements, as well as digital media for websites or social media. Creativity is particularly important for you as a media designer. Equally indispensable are communication skills, a service orientation, and openness in dealing with people.

For the professional implementation of your ideas, you use various design tools, especially programmes like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Technical understanding and basic mathematical knowledge also help you to plan and implement media professionally. You develop design concepts, present them to your clients, and coordinate them with them until the final implementation. You ensure that the design and communication goals are achieved. For this, you need a lot of organisational talent, as you must always keep an overview of workflows, costs, and deadlines during project development.

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A young woman wearing glasses smiles while working with a graphics tablet at a computer, while a young man pins posters to a noticeboard in the background.
© Uni Münster | Judith Kraft

What you should bring

  • In addition to the entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences, you should have good grades in Art, German and English.
  • You possess creative and design skills, for example in the areas of illustration, photography, image editing or layout design. (Please include meaningful work samples in your application.)
  • You enjoy working with digital media and ideally already have some knowledge of the programmes Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Knowledge of MS Office will make your entry into the apprenticeship easier.
  • Communication skills, service orientation and openness enrich your daily dealings with customers and service providers.
  • Your structured and goal-oriented way of working, as well as your reliability, help you to handle various tasks in parallel and keep an overview.
  • Carefulness, concentration and accuracy are particularly important for the professional design and implementation of media. You are characterised by an eye for detail and a high quality standard.
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Training institutions

  • University of Münster – Administrative department 2, section 2.2 Web and Design
  • Internship in an advertising agency
  • Internship in a printing house in Münster or the surrounding area

The training takes place in administrative department 2, section 2.2 Web and Design of the University of Münster. Additionally, you will gain insights into other working areas through internships in an advertising agency and a printing house, and learn about different working methods.

The training at the University of Münster offers you many advantages

  • You design media for different target groups – from students to scientific institutions and the general public.
  • You work on a wide range of projects and gain insights into various areas of the university.
  • You learn to deal with various customers and contacts (academics, administrative staff, companies…)
  • The internship in a printing house provides you with valuable insights into the working processes there and shows you how media are professionally prepared and produced for printing.
  • Through the internship in an advertising agency, you learn about further creative working methods and the processes in an agency.

With this variety of experiences, you are well prepared for the profession of media designer after your training.

What is particularly important to us: you work in the Web and Design Team of the University of Münster in a small, creative team. We want you to feel comfortable with us, be individually supported and receive practical training.

Training focus & Theoretical training

  • Design and conception of print and digital media
  • Development and visualisation of design ideas and concepts
  • Target group-oriented preparation of content for different media
  • Digital image editing and media production
  • Project planning and implementation
  • Communication, presentation and customer advice
  • Professional print preparation and production

The theoretical training takes place at the Adolph-Kolping-Berufskolleg [de] of the city of Münster.

Duration of the training

The training to become a media designer, digital and print, lasts 3 years. A reduction to 2 1/2 years is possible for trainees with an entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or particularly good performance during the training and at the vocational college.

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