Senior Graphic Designer

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead creative concept development and design solutions in both print and digital marketing deliverables, managing the work product from ideation to completion.
• Transition from conceptual ideation to deliverable production, ensuring brand continuity and error-free designs.
• Provide ideas and input to campaign work that aligns with an overall strategy.
• Research brands, marketing strategies, and messaging to identify insights to drive award-winning creative.
• Take big ideas and bring them to life while engaging the strategy and creativity needed.
• Use knowledge from research and client requirements to develop and follow creative briefs and project scoping; understanding the nuances of timelines, budgeting requirements, and third-party resources to fulfill execution.
• Work from a variety of brand guidelines to implement creative work; ability to create brand voice, style, tone, and look/feel to create a new brand as needed for clients.
• Present design concepts, work with clients and discuss pros/cons of work and iterate the best solutions; comfortable leading meetings and delivering best-in-class presentations.
• Maintain the highest level of design and brand consistency and compliance throughout all projects.
• Use established project management systems to enhance collaboration, manage assets, and maintain the visibility of project workflows.
• Manage a team and delegate work according to their role function and expertise.
• Able to communicate cross-functionally, managing seamlessly up, down, and across for agency and client success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of design experience demonstrating smart, brand-building designs and executions at a digital/marketing/PT agency or design firm. A BFA, or BA degree in Design, Visual Communications, or similar, is preferred.
• Proven experience managing simultaneous projects and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment.
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills, including exacting attention to detail and follow-through.
• Strong portfolio of completed design projects that delivered results for the client and accurately reflected a high level of client satisfaction.
• Must have outstanding interpersonal skills, high EQ, and ability to build relationships and trust.
• Expert-level experience with Adobe applications as well as Canva and high proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams.
• Must have excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Having video editing skills with an emphasis on storyboarding and concepting motion graphics would be a significant plus.
• Able to analyze and reinterpret complex and abstract information into a clear communication design.
• Be a proactive problem solver, communicate clearly, and have an enviable self-starting work ethic.