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Expert in the design and development of electronic layouts from client’s and manager’s verbal, written, and reference materials using appropriate Macintosh software. Responsible for creating and updating high-end marketing collateral and/or other source materials with minimal supervision.
Job Model: Fully Remote
All fully remote positions will require you to travel on site 2-4 times per month depending upon business needs at your own expense.
Hybrid positions will require employees to work both on-site and remote each week under a schedule that has been determined and agreed upon by you and your manager.
On-Site positions will require employees to work on-site for each of their scheduled shifts.
Responsibility
- Must demonstrate expert-level creative skills in graphic design, graphic editing, typography, and layout design
- A strong ability for conceptualizing, planning, process, and communicating goals
- Comfort working as part of a team, and collaborating, while taking direction from the Creative Design Manager
- Design and produce marketing collateral from initial concept to final output.
- Responsible for the graphic design team’s creation, development and updating of electronic art files for brochures, installation instructions, data sheets, labels, and other marketing and sales support materials.
- Final retouching, compositing, and/or enhancing photographs and line art
- Assist the designers/freelancers with their illustration support needs
- Interface with customers, co-workers, and Manager to determine design and project objectives
- Coordinate and attend photography sessions to produce photos for design projects
- Interface with printing vendors to review job specifications and to provide clarification on electronic preparation, color specification and related graphics.
- Responsible for performing press proof approval and on-press customer approval of printed material.
- Prepare materials for translation into requested languages and manage process with vendor and field checkers.
- Proof final output against initial requirements to check for accuracy and consistency.
- Create Work Requests, track, and update jobs using MarCom’s Work Request System.
- Respond to daily art requests by supplying art and support to customers.
- Remain current with emerging Macintosh platform trends, software and hardware.
- Abide by department/corporate standards, based on established processes and standards.
Complexity of Duties
- Works with minimum supervision, decisions are made based on pre-established policies and procedures, as well as professional experience and judgment.
- Special instructions given for new assignments.
- Uses professional judgment to determine when a higher level of authority is necessary.
- Keep pace with industry changes in technology, new media and software/hardware.
- Recommends and implements changes, enhancements and/or cost-saving approaches that will drive improvements.
Essential Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Advanced knowledge of a Mac environment and Creative Suite with a focus on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Expert-level print design/production skills
- Solid understanding of single to multi-color print production
- Ability to recognize and adhere to established corporate graphic standards
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting required deadlines
- Database and record keeping experience
- Ability to problem-solve daily technical issues
- Ability to identify and distinguish color
- Ability to accurately proofread and spell.
- Reading, writing and comprehension skills.
- On-press proof approval experience.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelors degree in Graphic Design or equivalent in education and related experience.
- 8+ years in-depth experience in a creative environment with emphasis on concept and design.
Other Skill and Abilities
- Proven communication skills.
- Proven problem-solving skills.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, co-workers and vendors.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Physical Demands
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 stand, walk, sit, talk or hear and reach with hands and arms. Close vision required and the ability to identify and distinguish color. Must be able to sit and work on a computer for extended periods of time. Moderate noise exists in the daily work environment.
Disclaimer
A.W. CHESTERTON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
All of A.W. Chesterton Company employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and the respective medical surveillance requirements.
Chesterton is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D
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