Sr. Graphic Designer

We are seeking a Sr Graphic Designer to join our team! The Sr. Graphic Designer is responsible for the concepting and design of wide varieties of content across digital and offline media and supporting overall marketing and companywide goals.  The position is capable of delivering brilliant creative ideas, demonstrating amazing attention to detail while effectively managing the activities to support this. The position also serves as a backup for the Marketing Manager and therefore the candidate is expected to have leadership potential and strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supporting marketing initiatives by providing quality concepts, designs and other deliverables
• Planning concepts by gathering and studying relevant information and materials
• Illustrating concepts by designing examples of art arrangement, size, type size and style
• Creating a wide range of graphics and layouts for a wide variety of uses (i.e. catalogs, point of sale materials, event related signage, e-blasts, packaging, web-based content, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Providing new ideas for design, branding and content creation
• Communicating with colleagues regarding layout, design, and overall message
• Coordinating with internal and external people and teams to facilitate project completion
• Review designs to ensure accuracy of all content before final publication and/or production
• Use established best practices for correct output on physical materials and digital display (i.e. import/export settings, bleeds, size, margins, color settings, etc.)
• Participate in and possibly facilitate ideation and creative brainstorming to accomplish goals
• Maintaining creative assets and other resources for archiving, reuse, and reference
• Continuously work to improve design workflow, enhance productivity and increase throughput
• Serves as a backup for Marketing Manager and can assume that role whenever a need arises
• Delegate design tasks and provide support for junior-level design team members
• Support team members in other marketing and design related activities as needed such as marketing materials fulfillment, presentations, file prep, social media content, writing, etc.
• Working with vendors on the production and purchase of printed materials
• Actively maintains technical knowledge and stays up to date on design trends and best practices

Preferred Skills & Abilities:

• Expert level graphic design skills with a strong portfolio and strong eye for visual composition
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
• Be organized, ahead of schedule, communicative, and accountable. Also, be open to critiques, suggestions, edits, and new ideas.
• Be a team player, work well with a highly collaborative team and comfortable delegating tasks and providing instruction to junior designer/s.
• Must have strong practical knowledge of branding, multimedia design and color theory
• Ability to collaborate on and contribute to the writing/editing of copy in marketing materials
• Proficiency in animated graphics and/or video post-production is a strong plus
• Self-starter, self-directed learner, works independently, and possesses strong organizational and multitasking skills Thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Shows leadership potential and strong interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)