Mid-level to Senior Designer

Do you want to find a place where you can stay for a while and work on comprehensive projects?

Are you extremely comfortable with client communication and understand a client’s big picture goals?

Do you truly want to help clients get results through design-thinking?

Do you have institutional (education, association, foundation) and corporate experience?

Are you looking for a great team atmosphere?

Do you have incredible drive and work ethic?

We are growing and looking for the next team member.

We want to fill a mid-level to senior designer position with project management responsibilities. If you have excellent design & production talents backed by strong organizational skills and a great sense of humor, we’d like to meet you. Profile of the perfect candidate: 5-15 years experience, 4-year Bachelor's Degree with a major in communications or graphic design, strong work ethic, enjoys a team setting, excellent design portfolio. You must have experience designing for both print and digital.

Client Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing creative concepts through final execution.
• Project management from design through completion.
• Plan budgets, estimate jobs for proposals—responsible for adhering to project budgets.
• Research for brand development and communications strategies.
• Client contact and client relationship building: scheduling, progress reports, conference reports, and writing creative briefs.
• Photography and outsourced illustration art direction.
• Plan website content, and supervise outsourced copywriting for both print and web.
• Occasional overtime and travel required.

Internal Responsibilities

• Estimate projects and write proposals.
• Studio management–supervise and train interns and junior designers when needed.
• Participate in the design community at-large.
• Remain current on best practices, trends and technology developments in the print and digital media space and in client industries.
• Your own ideas and initiative to continue to build an inviting, stimulating and always evolving creative environment.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Graphic Design or Communication Design from an accredited design program and a GPA of at least 3.4.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, print production, and responsive web design (familiarity with HTML and CSS highly recommended).
• In-depth knowledge of appropriate usage of Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge and experience in web design is required.
• Ability to conduct research, analyze and problem solve.
• Excellent writing abilities.
• Organized, self-starter and problem solver.
• Outgoing.
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated.
• HubSpot or other inbound marketing tool experience.
• Social media experience and expertise.
• Extensive experience in proposal writing.
• Editorial and institutional (educational, associations, foundations) as well as corporate experience.

*Portfolio—pdf or website—must be submitted upon application to be considered.

If you are interested in this position with NeigerDesign, please send a cover letter, resume and samples to NeigerDesign via email or mail as noted below. Please, no phone calls.

NeigerDesign is an equal opportunity employer.