Jr Visual Designer

Summary

We are looking for a Jr. Visual Designer to join our clients team for a contract role (4 months). Reporting to the Executive Director, Branding and Creative Services, you will be a key player in a Creative Services team responsible for supporting design/creative projects that grow a global brand.

Our ideal candidate will have an understanding and working knowledge of the creative process, with the proven ability to generate high quality multi-channel assets quickly. You must be able to collaborate effectively with a talented team of professionals – across PR, digital marketing, video production, conferences/events and creative services -- to support business and brand objectives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior designers to conceptualize, design and produce print and digital designs that align with brand guidelines
  
• Perform multiple design edits based on brand guidelines, art direction and client feedback
  
• Create template-based materials
  
• Source stock photography
  
• Perform retouching, color correction, and collect for output
  
• Create interactive PDF forms
  
• Create storyboards for video and animation projects
  
• Optimize image and video assets for digital and social platforms
  
• Photograph internal events
  
• Accurately apply design strategies to support and strengthen key messages
  

Required Skills

• Bachelors degree in discipline-related field with 1–3 years of experience or demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience
  
• Strong design portfolio
  
• Proven expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud - InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Acrobat. As well as creating assets in Microsoft Office – Outlook (OTF), PowerPoint etc.
  
• Thorough knowledge of visual design principles, including graphic design, layout, typography, color and corporate identity
  
• Experience in designing for advertising, collateral development, events, websites, presentations, recruiting, social media, templates, and environmental design
  
• Experience in designing impactful creative for social media channels, primarily for Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram
  
• High verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate and present creative ideas and concepts convincingly
  
• Strong project management, organizational and time-management skills
  
• Understanding of print and digital production and workflow
  
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, yet still take creative direction
  
• Ability to thrive in high-paced, team-oriented work environment under tight deadlines
  
• Photography, UX, and Email Design experience a plus