Job Description
Graphic Design 4
Pre-Media
US – Remote
62711
Full-Time/Regular
This position is part of a creative team and will help to lead the design and creative efforts for our clients on behalf of our organization. The creative team develops a variety of print/interactive and internal/external marketing executions for a variety of diverse industries. All creative efforts are coordinated through the creative director and with the client to maintain/maximize their brand and develop best in class creative solutions. The Graphic Designer must be passionate about design and consumer trends, is a forward thinker for new and innovate ways to deliver ideas to our clients and thrives in a professional, collaborative, fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects within a corporate/creative setting.
Position Responsibilities:
- Develops and prepares creative deliverables (for primarily print with some interactive) in collaboration with assigned team
- Follows projects throughout all stages from conception/photography (if necessary) /layout to print production, providing creative leadership support to produce technically correct, print ready mechanical files for release
- Interacts regularly with creative director, creative peers, client partners and other team members as needed for completion of assigned projects
- Communicates clearly and concisely through words, imagery, use of color, design and layout
- Interprets creative briefs and turns them into visual reality at a world-class level
- Takes ownership and successfully executes through all stages of creative development on target, on time and on budget
- Understands/respects the client’s design needs and methodology
- Effective communication with peers, senior management and clients across all topics from business to creative.
- Keen eye for detail and a passion for typography
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to listen, contribute and execute work according to a clients creative brief
- Self starter with strong organizational abilities in multitasking and time management
- Asks questions, seeks answers and solutions for project assignments
- Ability to illustrate concepts as sketches on paper.
- Able to convey needs, ideas, and opinions clearly to others. This includes projecting credibility, poise, and confidence, even under difficult or adversarial conditions.
- Promotes collaboration, support and inclusion within the agency to support a positive work experience among all employees
- Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.
Required Skills
- Able to apply broad work experience and knowledge when analyzing complex problems.
- Must be able consistently identify critical elements, variables and alternatives to develop solutions.
- Must be able to organize/prioritize existing resources and incorporate new information, as needed, to implement the most effective solutions.
- Able to communicate clearly and courteously with those who need to know of decisions/actions/problems.
- Able to apply excellent business acumen and collaborative skills when resolving problems.
- Able to apply excellent functional computer knowledge in utilizing Microsoft Windows, MAC, or other technical tools in completing assignments.
- Able to apply expertise in all the tools or applications used to complete work assignments.
- Able to mentor junior level team members in the use of tools and/or systems in the position.
- Requires excellent communication skills with ability to state messages in a clear manner by using language that is easy for others to understand.
- Able to explain programs policies and procedures in language that is understood by others. .
- Must be able to modify communication style both formal and informal to match the appropriate level of the audience targeted.
- Requires strong understanding of the impact of a message on the organization or customer.
- Able to write with the clarity and precision necessary for the work being performed.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in discipline related to function of work with 7+ years of relevant work experience
- OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience
- Must possess a strong and successful portfolio of imaginative work across multiple business channels including corporate/industrial branding, collateral, direct mail, POS/POP, retail, annual reports, packaging and B2B/B2C campaigns.