In this role, you’re responsible for creating visual assets to support our elite global clients with producing modern and stand out materials, with a strong focus on designing client presentation decks. We are looking for sharp presentation skills that is presented in a digestable and exciting way. We strongly encourage you to apply if your work experience comes from tech or retail-related clients and brands! Additional duties on future products may include but are not limited to pitches, social media posts, infographic designs, email designs, storyboards, and other design concepts of many forms. This role ensures all deliverables meet consistent design standards aligned with our client's brand guidelines.
We are seeking to hire freelance superstars at a $50-$75/hour project rate, but also have opportunities throughout the year for full-time and permanent creative hires! We are also open to all-inclusive project rates. All candidates who are considered should submit their portfolio with samples of their prior work, along with a resume.
Overview:
- Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in graphic design principles, combining artistic flair with technical expertise to create visually compelling materials, with a strong focus on client presentation decks.
- Conceptualize and execute designs for a diverse range of print and digital materials for experiential design projects ensuring brand consistency and visual impact. Small print and digital materials could include Microsite design, PPT template creation, comms template design, etc.
- Maintain a keen eye for detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency for all designs produced
- Successful candidates will not only be able to ideate visual identities for agency partners, but translate that into space planning, signage, collateral, and swag
- Deliver creative concepts, graphic designs, and presentation layouts for all deliverables with close attention to detail
- Partner and collaborate directly with key client contacts to scope all project needs and feedback
- Project manage, prioritize, and actively track all design deliverables with on-time delivery
- Create original custom graphic designs, including new templates, in a timely manner
- Provide the graphic designs for digital projects, including sales presentations, websites, mobile apps, email blasts, content marketing/social media, case studies, template layouts, and diagrams
- Provide graphic design concepts that are in alignment with all client and/or BDS brand guidelines
- Use design comps to produce additional file formats and campaign elements as needed
- Occasionally provides print-ready designs and files for low-run print production projects including, but not limited to: brochures, flyers, business cards, banner stands, posters, and postcards
- Mockup premiums and give away items such as water bottles, shirts, pens, notebooks, etc., providing art files using the vendor’s templates and specifications
- Other tasks as requested by management
WHAT YOU NEED
Experience and Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or equal relevant experience required
- Strong experience with SketchUp, Cinema 4d, Adobe Creative Suite
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a Graphic Design position required
- Proven presentation design experience
- Some web/digital design experience required
Skills and Attributes:
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to effectively manage time and competing deadlines
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
- Regularly sit, grasp, talk and/or hear
- Occasionally walk and/or stand
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 10 pounds
- Continuous hand/eye coordination and fine manipulation
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
BDS Connected Solutions. (“BDS”) is an equal opportunity employer in every aspect of employment, including but not limited to; selection, training, development and promotion of the most qualified candidates and employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. BDS is committed to equal employment opportunity in all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment that may not be covered in this statement. BDS is an at-will employer.
BDS Connected Solutions offers a complete suite of Connected Commerce solutions that blend Advocacy, Training, Retail, Virtual, Experiential, and Digital environments to influence the modern buyer, regardless of where they are on their shopping journey. Since 1985, BDS has been inspired by innovation; as we continue to evolve as a trendsetter in today’s disruptive market, we enable our clients to do the same. Our industry-leading experts never stop working to discover, design, and deploy custom buying solutions that empower brands to achieve and exceed their unique sales goals. BDS is headquartered in Irvine, California with a regional office in New York City, New York. Visit us at www.BDSsolutions.com for more information.