Meruelo Group is hiring: Graphic & Motion Designer in Reno

SUMMARY

Grand Sierra Resort, voted Best Hotel and Gaming Resort in Reno multiple years in a row, is seeking a talented Graphic & Motion Designer. As a key member of GSR's in-house Creative team, you will contribute to everything from large-scale campaigns to fast-turn social content, video graphics, on-property digital screens, brand assets, signage, and more. This role is ideal for a designer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves variety, and is equally comfortable concepting a brand campaign as creating dynamic motion graphics for digital platforms.

If you're passionate, collaborative, highly skilled, and excited to create work for one of the region's most prominent entertainment destinations-we'd love to meet you.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develop compelling visual concepts across print, digital, and video platforms.
• Work closely with the Creative Director to bring campaigns from ideation to polished final output.
• Translate strategic objectives into visually engaging creative across all GSR brands and venues.
• Design and animate motion graphics for digital signage, broadcast, social media, and in-house video content.
• Create kinetic typography, lower thirds, transitions, animated logos, and promotional motion assets.
• Collaborate with the video team to produce cohesive, high-impact visual storytelling.
• Design and prepare print collateral including direct mail, signage, menus, posters, and event materials.
• Create digital assets for web, email, social, and paid media.
• Maintain brand consistency across all channels and ensure production-ready accuracy.Partner with internal stakeholders-from marketing and entertainment to food & beverage and gaming-to understand needs and deliver effective, on-brand creative.
• Work with external vendors, printers, and production partners to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with precision, organization, and communication.
• Meet requirements of regular attendance in order to effectively complete job responsibilities in a timely manner.
• Any other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Highly self-motivated, organized, accountable, and able to handle competing deadlines.
• Strong communicator who maintains a positive, solutions-focused approach with team members and internal clients.
• Ability to present and articulate design decisions clearly.
• Comfortable working independently and collaborating in a team environment.
• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering polished, high-quality work.
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, and weekend hours as business needs dictate.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Motion Design, Visual Communication, or related field preferred.
• 4+ years of professional design experience, ideally in a fast-paced, multi-brand environment.
• Expert-level knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, especially:

• After Effects (core requirement; advanced motion skills expected)
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Premiere Pro
• Strong portfolio demonstrating:
• Motion graphics work (broadcast, social, digital signage, etc.)
• Print and digital design
• Branding and campaign development
• Or any combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is constantly sitting and occasionally standing, walking, reaching overhead, bending over, crouching, and kneeling during the duration of their shift.
• Must be able to push/pull 10lbs or less occasionally.
• The team member will constantly have repetitive use of both hands, frequent light grasping motions, and occasional firm/strong grasping motions. Finger dexterity of both hands will be constantly required.
• Constant use of vision abilities is required including distance, depth perception, field of vision, and color vision.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work performed indoors, alone and frequently with and around others. Team Member will perform work face-to-face including verbal contact with others on extended shifts around computer equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.