Senior Graphic Designer

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position will be responsible for the creative execution of projects and initiatives, creating key elements of a brand’s holistic vision, through development and application of visual identity and brand experiences across touch points, with executional excellence. This candidate is a digital-minded and strategic thinker in web design, social media, and email essentials. They have a strong understanding of the user experience and how their design decisions affect the journey. The candidate will be expected to focus on developing all digital content but can also jump into the print world to help when needed.

This is a hands-on graphic design environment where digital design and production support a wide variety of internal clients for a growing company. From communication campaign design and web graphics production to event planning/building and supporting senior executives with groundbreaking presentations/visuals, this role demands strong relationship-building skill coupled with practical design, smart copy/content, and production know-how for multiple media. This includes web, video, presentations, events, and emerging media modalities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION: (60% digital / 40% print)

• Create designs that push the unexpected creative boundaries while maintaining brand compliance 
• Transform complex concepts into high-quality, easy to understand assets that educate, inspire and further the development of AtriCure’s story across platforms and channels 
• Support the creative needs of corporate marketing including activities such as product and program presentations, experience design, web, social media, brand and marketing efforts 
• Support social media team - to deliver high quality creative work for all social channels 
• Comfortable with user experience thinking, brand thinking, digital best practices 
• Create concepts from a clean slate as well as extend established creative concepts 
• Highly motivated with passion for producing excellent print and digital creative solutions 
• Ability to research and understand a concept and then simplify the visual to the target audience 
• Can flexibly collaborate with other marketing and project teams in an environment where every project can have a different combination of needs and resources

ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

• Regular and predictable work performance 
• Ability to work under fast-paced conditions 
• Ability to make decisions and use good judgment 
• Ability to prioritize various duties and multitask as required 
• Ability to successfully work with others 
• Additional duties as assigned

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design required or demonstrated equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• A minimum 7 years of Design related experience is required.
• Adobe Creative Profession Suite, InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, PPT, Word, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier, and Sketch
• Proficiency in understanding of digital design and production processes – interface design, usability, accessibility, HTML, CSS, user journeys and responsive design
• Familiarity with digital formats to provide graphics to support web and electronic communications
• Demonstrate strong visual, written, and oral communication skills to execute project briefs.
• Up to 75-100% hands-on design work. 
• Basic understanding of environmentally responsible design.
• Ability to travel 25%

AtriCure has a variety of benefits available for US based employees and their families. Examples include Medical & Dental beginning day 1 of employment, 401K plus match, 15 days of paid Parental Leave, in addition to maternity leave, for new moms and dads, Volunteer Time off, Pet Insurance, and more. Corporate-based employees also have full access to our on-site fitness center and cafeteria. To see a complete list of our benefits, please visit our careers website: https://www.atricure.com/benefits