Under the direction of the VP of Marketing and the Graphic Design Supervisor, the Graphic Designer assists in the planning, design, development and production of visual media for marketing and internal communications, and assists in establishing and maintaining professional standards for PMSI’s visual identity. The position acts as critical member of the marketing team, making proactive contributions and ensuring compliance of brand throughout the company. The position requires the skills of a senior level designer with an extensive portfolio which exhibits both print and online projects, cutting-edge creativity, advanced technical skills and a clear understanding of new media.
Basic Functions:
- Takes creative direction from the VP of Marketing and Graphic Design Supervisor and develops layouts and artwork for marketing communications materials including, but not limited to, collateral, proposals, presentations, exhibits and online materials, maintaining the corporate brand identity and creating design solutions with an impact.
- Provides professional recommendations for and independently and collaboratively executes complete concepts, designs, art direction, production, print buying, and quality control.
- Collaborates with the VP of Marketing and Graphic Design Supervisor in defining design criteria and developing concept/direction of art layouts, art direction and photography selection in a fast-paced, extremely busy environment.
- Works with printers to establish and meet production deadlines. Reviews match prints and does press checks as necessary. Monitors and tracks production projects to ensure proper and timely completion.
- Contributes to the editorial development of projects with cutting-edge design solutions that reinforce the brand messaging.
- Maintains accurate, up-to-date collateral files.
- Demonstrates consistent ability to monitor own work product, eliminating errors before advancing to review by others, as well as careful attention to the work of others throughout the design process, to eliminate errors prior to completion.
- Possesses the ability to address all work requests with an attitude that reflects a positive outlook and “can do” attitude.
- Demonstrates the ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment, juggling multiple projects with same priorities and deadlines.
- Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by management.
Competencies:
- Project Management – Ability to bring projects to completion eliciting the collaborations of interdepartmental team members.
- Plan for contingencies – Ability to proactively identify potential problems and create contingency plans or “work-arounds” to implement if problems occur.
- Time Management – Ability to manage one’s own time and the time of others.
- Organizational Skills – Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects
- Flexibility – Ability to work in a fast paced environment and in a constant evolution of change.
- Computer skills – Possesses intermediate to advanced Microsoft Suite Knowledge (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Communicating Effectively – Ability to write and present effectively; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; strongly gets a message across.
- Detailed Oriented – Ability to be well organized and resourceful, has the ability to reduce a complex concept or task into something that is manageable and clearly interpreted. is able to get things done with less and in less time; can work on multiple tasks at once without losing track; foresees and plans around obstacles.
- Team player – Ability to manage strong working relationships within the company. Able to complete tasks and work cooperatively with others.
- Adaptability – Ability to respond and adapt to changing circumstances and to manage, solve problems and provide solutions in a climate of ambiguity.
Job Qualifications:
Education
- Required: Minimum two year college or trade school degree in digital graphic arts and design
- Desired: BA degree in graphic design
Work Experience
- Required: Five years of graphic design experience, knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of digital art, graphic design, layout and illustration; operation of up-to-date graphics software programs; principles and techniques of typesetting, printing, multi-media and photography; printing processes.
- Desired: Experience working in a mid-size corporate B2B marketing department.
- Licenses/Certifications:
- Required: Most recent version of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Quark and advanced Microsoft applications – willing and able to provide desktop publishing and design ability in Powerpoint and Word.
- Desired: HTML, CSS and Flash software experience is a plus
Job Scope:
- Total Number of Associates this position oversees: 0
- Number of Direct Reports: 0
- Title(s) of Direct Reports: N/A
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet to moderate.
Physical and mental requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- Sedentary physical activity requiring reaching, sifting, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, feeling , repetitive motions, talking and hearing.
- Visual requirement is for close vision, distance, vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
- 50% or more time is spent looking directly at a computer.
- Associate is frequently required to stand, walk (or otherwise be mobile).
- Ability to deal with stressful situations as they arise.
Interested parties please contact Kelli Peltier at the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance: [email protected] or 813-930-7586.
