Graphic Designer

Position Summary

The Graphic Designer is a talented and detail-oriented creative professional who thrives in a corporate environment, values consistency, and brings innovative thinking to templated communications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design Direction: Follows design direction to ensure projects are properly branded, engaging, scalable, and efficient.
• Affords assistance in creative brainstorming and ensures designs align with overall communication strategies.
• Mitigation: Has ability and experience to quickly solve problems, issues, or delays regarding print or digital design and production deliverables.
• Departmental Support: On an as needed basis, work with departmental teams to create or update collateral that supports pre- and post-sales deliverables, such as custom previews of campaigns, white papers, case studies, infographics, brochures, RFPs, and other special projects.
• Custom Content: Help create custom designs for a revenue-generating communications program that fulfills the needs and expectations of clients.
• Effective Communicator: Participate in internal and external meetings to showcase our capabilities and provide guidance tailored to specific client needs.
• Professional Development: Identify new areas for learning to improve team skills and on-the-job performance.
• Compliance and Regulatory Awareness: Be aware of changes in employee benefits regulations, industry trends, and best practices to ensure communication efforts are compliant.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in employee benefits design and production.
• Bachelor's degree in design, communications, marketing, or a related field.
• Employee benefits knowledge is desired.
• Experience in digital, print, and/or broadcast communications required.
• Proficiency with Adobe, Asana, and Microsoft Office products is required.
• Understanding of layout, typography, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience working with templates, paragraph/character styles, and style sheets.
• Ability to work within brand guidelines while maintaining creativity.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with team members and across departments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize projects and work under high pressure.

Core Competencies

• Leadership: Display leadership skills and ability to motivate fellow employees (If applicable)
• Ability to Analyze and Solve Problems: Skill in recognizing challenges, exploring options, and implementing effective solutions in a timely manner
• Attention to Detail: A strong focus on completing tasks and projects accurately and thoroughly
• Communication Skills: Capable of expressing ideas clearly in both verbal and written forms and engaging with various audiences
• Timely Task Completion: Ability to finish tasks and projects efficiently, managing resources and priorities effectively
• Team Collaboration: Willingness to work together with others, promoting teamwork and supporting shared goals
• Client Focus: Dedication to understanding and addressing the needs of clients and stakeholders to ensure their satisfaction
• Dependability: Acknowledgment of the importance of being present and punctual
• Creative Thinking: Openness to suggesting new ideas and methods to improve processes and outcome
• Organizational Skills: Capability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Adaptability: Willingness to adjust to changing situations and priorities, showing resilience in a dynamic work environment

Systems

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Proficiency with Adobe, Asana, and Microsoft Office products is required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 25 pounds
• Repeated use of sight to read documents and computer screens
• Repeated use of hearing and speech to communicate on telephone and in person
• Repetitive hand movements, such as keyboarding, writing, 10-key
• Walking, bending, sitting, reaching and stretching in all directions

Benefits & Compensation

Higginbotham offers medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401K, equity incentive plan as well as multiple supplemental benefits for physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Employee Wellness Program Company paid holidays, plus PTO

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies

To protect the interests of all parties, Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc., and our partners, will not accept unsolicited potential placements from any source other than directly from the candidate or a vendor partner under MSA with Higginbotham. Please do not contact or send unsolicited potential placements to our team members.