Senior Graphic Designer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Collaboration: Ability to work within a larger creative team and collaborate/support the goals of the organization is core to the success of this role.
• Brainstorming: Participates in and initiates client team discussion to help brainstorm key messages and provides thought leadership to the team to ensure message is easily conveyed.
• Design: Designs customized deliverables per client's needs such as new graphical elements that visually capture the message to be conveyed in documents and presentations.
• Presentations: Designs sophisticated presentations that incorporate animations, transitions, interactivity, and creative storytelling.
• Client Service: Provides exceptional client service, meets own deadlines and works to proactively identify issues that impact time service commitments for the team.
• Management Collaboration: Interacts with department management and senior leadership.
• Innovation: Upholds and strives to innovate within brand standard guidelines and established operational procedures, as well as pushing boundaries of custom design solutions.
• Implementation Planning: Develops underlying implementation plans for new Design department strategies.
• Procedure Development: Identifies the need for, and assists in development/integration of, new standards, procedures and creative design tools and resources.
• Project Ownership: Takes on full ownership and day-to-day project management of assigned work.
• Leadership: Coaches other team members by providing art direction when required and supports the development of more junior designers by assisting with trouble-shooting, technical execution and creative conception.
• Other Duties: Any and all other duties and tasks assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Art or Design/Visual Communications.
• A minimum of 6 years' prior graphics experience, preferably in a corporate environment.
• Proven leadership in design and project management, along with demonstrated working knowledge of the business.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, etc., and the Microsoft Office Suite is mandatory.
• Strong design and page layout skills are required, along with the ability to create graphic elements from scratch utilizing the best application that will support effective updates.
• Exceptional communication skills to support professional exchanges in brainstorming sessions involving cross-functional and multi-level management teams.
• Has an excellent understanding of print and assembly production and onsite graphic installation.
• Works effectively in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment and consistently demonstrates a high level of organizational skill and customer service.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Art or Design/Visual Communications
• Minimum of 6 years' graphics experience

Benefits & Perks

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays