Senior Graphic Designer

The Senior Graphic Designer should be a diligent project manager whose portfolio demonstrates design challenges where this person was able to shift priorities while staying impeccably organized. This person is a creative visionary and loves creating new ideas and tailoring designs to draw the attention of various buyers while maintaining brand identity and guidelines. The Senior Graphic Designer should be team-oriented and welcomes input and feedback from team members, and is willing to roll up their sleeves no matter the task. This person should also be multi-faceted; from building and updating brand guidelines to HTML email to print brochure to video, this person should be passionate about all things marketing.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead design and execution of marketing materials plan across all channels and mediums including website, email, social media, digital/print media, etc. 
• Manage internal and external resources to set and meet expectations of sales and marketing teams 
• Deliver marketing collateral materials on schedule and on budget 
• Provide creative guidance on graphic execution ideas 
• Develop and manage detailed project plans and schedule timelines 
• Determine the photography, art or other design elements to be used on projects 
• Research and provide recommendations based on best practices, as well as industry and consumer trends 
• Offer a confident creative point of view and work collaboratively with multiple teams while building relationships with creative partners, marketing teams, photographers, etc. 
• Design marketing literature, packaging and POS 
• Update and maintain image library based on product changes 
• Manage collateral (literature and merchandising materials) production and delivery 
• Coordinate translation requests (i.e. English to French and/or Spanish) 
• Review proof documents for accuracy, including packaging and printing materials 
• Work closely with team members in Asia to coordinate and create product packaging concepts and materials 
• Collaborate with sales and marketing team to develop pitch and presentation decks 
• Flexibility to perform all other duties as required

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor degree in Graphic Design or equivalent education and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or a minimum of 7 years of relevant graphic design experience 
• Knowledge in all aspects of graphic design: layout, typography, color theory and production processes 
• Proven project management skills 
• Experience in the design of marketing materials (print and electronic) 
• Working knowledge of the Adobe suite of products (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) 
• Hands-on experience with WordPress, and CRM/marketing systems such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud or equivalent 
• Strong command of the oral and written English language for copyediting 
• Ability to work on multiple projects with multiple deadlines at the same time 
• Confidence to work autonomously 
• Flexibility and capability of adapting to change and dealing with uncertainty 
• Keen attention to detail 
• Understanding the importance of working within brand guidelines 
• Experience in managing the print production of marketing materials with outside vendors 
• Experience working at or with a creative agency is preferred but not required 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite 
• Ability to effectively communicate and coordinate with all levels of the organization 
• Willingness to cooperate and accept added responsibilities 
• Determination with a “roll up your sleeves” initiative to get the job done