Graphic Designer II

About the role

The Graphic Designer II develops design direction and material for internal and external communications projects that align with company design guidelines. This position produces a variety of communications items, including signs, posters, printed brochures/flyers, electronic communications, presentations, T-shirts, and more. Additionally, the role assists with asset archives, including layouts, photographs, graphics, textual documents, multimedia, web pages, and digitized files.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the production and graphic design of the customer magazine (Duncan Debrief), company employee newsletter, advertisements, and other print and digital marketing communications projects.
• Organizes media assets, including converting file formats, scanning, retouching, resizing, color correcting, determining optimal file types, delivering files to requestors, and archiving media files, photographs, and graphics.
• Oversees and art-directs creative development of direct marketing pieces, developing concepts, reviewing materials, and creating comprehensive layouts for publication.
• Visually communicates products or services to appeal to target audiences within time and space constraints.
• Takes photos, coordinates photography with external resources, and creates graphics for marketing and advertising materials.
• Obtains competitive bids for projects and interfaces with outside agencies for design, photography, and print production.
• Supervises production stages, including arranging and supervising printing.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of three years of experience in communications, marketing, and/or graphic design.
• Previous aviation communications experience preferred.
• General database software knowledge.
• Basic knowledge of HTML and CMS systems preferred.

Skills

• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), QuarkXPress, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with printing, photography, and media management processes.

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance available for qualifying candidates.
• Comprehensive benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation/Holiday) available from day one.
• Health Savings Account with employer and employee contributions.
• 401(k) program with 50% match on the first 6% contributed (eligibility begins within the first 45 days).
• On-site Fitness & Health Clinics at MRO locations.
• In-house training opportunities and Tuition Assistance for further education.