Full-time Graphic Designer
Permanent Assignment | Onsite | St. Louis, MO
Responsibilities
• Partner with the marketing team and key stakeholders to establish and review creative as it relates to each assignment • Lead, inspire and collaborate with members of the creative team to produce inventive, thoughtful, relevant work • Lead projects: oversee planning, concept development, design and implementation; assign tasks and monitor progress • Understand and work within project parameters: promote organizational goals and mission, departmental goals and requirements, usability and technical constraints as well as budget and schedule; interact with internal groups and external vendors, managing deadlines • Collaborate with all departments, including marketing, events, curatorial, development, scholastic, and video teams to develop strong concepts • Direct and execute assigned projects: manage photo shoots, artists/designers, and events as appropriate • Work within a variety of media: branding and print materials, environmental graphics and wayfinding, advertisements, fundraising campaigns, e-mail marketing, merchandise design and packaging, digital and social media graphics, website/interactive design, and content management • Take the lead on presentations and creative brainstorming/critique • Work closely with all departments: listen to key stakeholders and articulate their message and goals; be a leader of innovative design who delivers on creative concepts and strategy • Collaboratively establish the creative strategy for projects • Mentor and support junior design staff: understand their strengths and weaknesses, and recommend projects and training to help them develop • Experiment with new tools and techniques • Cultivate an understanding of trends, sharing insights with the team • Represent the client publicly, promoting and enhancing the organization’s image and coordinating effective representation and communication to various communities, potential partnerships, and business channelsRequirements
• BFA or MFA in graphic design or equivalent field • 3 to 5 years’ experience as a designer or art director, in-house or agency experience preferred • Portfolio filled with ideas, concepts and creative solutions you can talk through with pride • A strong design and interactive (web) background is a plus • Experience collaborating with writers and marketing staff to drive concepts and campaign ideation for print and digital • Expert proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator • Experience with (and understanding of) the print production process • Strong knowledge and experience in designing for the web • The confidence to ask the right questions, to own projects and to supervise activities and production as necessary • An articulate, friendly, “whatever it takes,” “down to earth” attitude, and a strong work ethicDesired Skills
Design & Production
Adobe Illustrator · Adobe InDesign · Adobe PhotoshopApply For This Position
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Job Details
Job Type: Graphic Designer
Industry: Gaming / Outdoor, Non-Profit
Hours: 40 Hours/Week
Posted By: Creatives On Call - St. Louis
Job Number: STL013424
Date Posted: 01/04/2019
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