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Graphic Designer

NEW YORK-10007, NY, US
07/01/2019

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Required Skills

HTML

Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

1 to 3 Year(s)

Job Description

A large Financial based corporation is seeking to add a Graphic Designer for a 1 Year contract.

Duties:

The Creative Services team is expanding and we're looking for a contracted Graphic Designer to join their Corporate Communications and Marketing department.

Reporting to the Head of Creative Services, this individual will be part of a design team responsible for conceptualizing, developing and delivering impactful and innovative designs and solutions, as well as maintaining the visual appearance, usability and brand continuity, for a wide variety of activities and campaigns.

The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of corporate marketing and communications within the financial sector with an understanding of creative brand execution across multiple forms of media – print, web, multimedia, digital and social media.

Skills:

Responsibilities

Review creative briefs to assess project scope and requirements

Conceptualize, design and produce print and digital designs that align with brand guidelines

Obtain approval of concept through mood boards and comps

Perform multiple design edits based on art direction and client feedback

Create template-based materials

Source stock photography

Perform retouching, color correction, and collect for output

Design standards-compliant HTML/CSS emails

Create interactive PDF forms

Create storyboards for video and animation projects

Optimize image and video assets for digital and social platforms

Photograph internal events

Accurately apply design strategies to support and strengthen key messages

Prioritize work and track time in project management system

Collaborate with team to ensure best practices

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in a discipline-related field with 1–3 years of experience or demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience

Strong design portfolio

Proven expertise in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat

Working knowledge of Dreamweaver, XD, HTML and CSS

Thorough knowledge of visual design principles, including graphic design, layout,
typography, color and corporate identity

Experience in designing for advertising, collateral development, events, websites, presentations, recruiting, social media, templates, and environmental design

Experience in designing impactful creative for social media channels, primarily for
Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram

High verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate and present creative ideas and concepts convincingly

Strong project management, organizational and time-management skills

Understanding of print and digital production and workflow

Self-starter with the ability to work independently, yet still take creative direction

Ability to thrive in high-paced, team-oriented work environment under tight deadlines

Photography, videography, UX, and mobile app experience a plus