Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer - Charlotte or Raleigh, NC

3-year W2 Contract

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures the delivery of creative, effective communications consistent with the company's brand standards and voice
• Understands and executes to meet the client's strategy, core message, target audience and specific goals
• Produces work that is consistently on-time and within budget
• Works collaboratively with copywriters, account managers, UX and other communicators
• Delivers materials for a broad spectrum of communications channels, including broadcast, video, animation, radio, audio, digital ads (HTML5), email and web (Sketch), direct mail, print ads, PowerPoint presentations
• Presents materials to clients; works positively and constructively to resolve issues and make necessary revisions
• Shows strong follow-through and attention to detail from project initiation through completion and archiving of files
• Works within established workflow processes
• Provides expertise in effective messaging for various audiences and guidance for applying the company's style guide and brand voice
• Maintains or improves skill level in design software and design techniques and methods
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications Basic/Required Qualifications

• 4-year degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience with art direction, graphic, web, mobile, video/broadcast and motion design (animation)
• Strong art direction/design portfolio
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch or Adobe XD, presentation software (eg., Microsoft PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with advertising, marketing, corporate or customer-facing materials
• Recent experience in creating integrated communication campaigns across numerous channels
• Strong concepting skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Well organized, capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines concurrently
• Proven commitment to producing error-free, superior quality work while following brand guidelines
• Demonstrated understanding of current communications best practices
• Collaborative, team-oriented and flexible
• Knowledge of various social media channels - Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
• Microsoft SharePoint - document storage and management
• Workamajig - project management and time tracking tool