Graphic Artist - New Jersey Economic Development Authority (724124)

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Working Hours: 20 hours per week
Lunch Hours: 1 hour unpaid between 1pm-2pm
Work from Office or Remote: Remote

Equipment : Candidate will be provided with a laptop for use.

Computer software: MS Excel, MS Word, Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Dynamics, 365 Adobe.

Experience:

• Experience working within digital and print marketing including graphic design and video editing, and working across a variety of social media platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogging),
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat); Canva; Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, Outlook).
• Proficiency in Excel is a plus.
• Experience in marketing, communications and/or research and product development field.
• Experience in product marketing.
• Experience working with external vendors preferred

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, graphic design communications, or related field.
• Good understanding of marketing standards and practices and specialized marketing concepts, principles and tactics.
• Strong design skills with the ability to create logos, digital assets and content creation, including but not limited to social media.
• Ability to prioritize workload, must be highly organized, detail-oriented, handle various tasks simultaneously and work independently within limited time constraints.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and deal effectively and diplomatically with business professionals and EDA staff.

Company Objectives

• Passion for EDA’s mission
• Customer focus
• Demonstrates respectful behavior and promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative and customer focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers

Skills

• Adapts to changes in the work environment and manages competing demands
• Advanced quantitative and qualitative problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of Economic Development, financial terms, and state government a plus.

Physical Demands:

• Minimal
• Ability to work outside normal business hours, as needed

Travel:

• As necessary to events, meetings, businesses, etc.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Works as part of the EDA marketing team to create creative content, collateral and assets for social media.
• Creates organizational logos, designs and content consistent with brand guidelines, across marketing collateral, ads, PowerPoint Presentations, social media, and other relevant marketing & communications materials.
• Work closely on the Authority’s social media program under the direction of the Director. This includes:
• Recommendations for potential expansion of the social media program and innovative ideas to increase social media following.
• Develop content that EDA will share through these channels, and collaborate on the manner in which EDA social media programs will interact with partners, stakeholders, and the marketplace.
• Works closely with the communications Coordinator to ensure posting of content is timely and consistent with strategy.
• Designs, develops, prepares and updates digital marketing collateral and brochures, advertisements, baseline and custom PowerPoint presentations, e-newsletters, media lists and email marketing campaigns.
• Assists in managing development and preparation of presentations, newsletters, marketing campaigns and marketing collateral, specifically with ensuring that all material is developed in adherence to brand guidelines
• Work closely with the marketing team to ensure all product and program information and messaging is current and aligned, including website content.
• Works with Marketing & Product Specialist on the production of EDA’s annual report and other required reports, ensuring consistency with branding guidelines developed from the rebranding exercise.
• Promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative and customer focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers.
• Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned.