Graphic Designer Job at BizTek People, Inc. | APA International Placement Consul

Job Description
Title: Graphic Designer

Duration: 4 Months - Possible Extension

Location: Portland, OR - Hybrid 1 day a week on site.

Key Responsibilities

Executes creative projectsfrom concept to completion and provides highest-quality work with carefulattention to detail and timeline; prioritizes tasks; ensures projectsconform to companys strategic direction, products, processes, customers andoverall marketplace.
Develop collateral andmaterial for a full range of assignments/projects or direct others to doso; maintains consistent brand standards; stays abreast of and appliescreative trends.
Collaborates with clients andcommunications teams to assess project requirements, objectives andcreative direction; determines appropriate visual, content and animatedelements of projects; assesses time requirements for each task andcollaborates with team to establish appropriate project time line.
Coordinates with internalstaff and with vendors (e.g., graphic designers, art directors, copywriters, photographers and printers) on assignments/projects.
Ensures every communicationproduct for customers delivers on our brand promise.
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

Functional Competencies

Intermediate knowledge of andskill in applying graphic design, content and audio/visual principles,standards, techniques, and methodologies and brand guidelines
Intermediate knowledge ofuser interface design and digital graphics
Intermediate knowledge ofdesign software
Advanced knowledge of printand digital production and archiving best practices
Intermediate computer skillsin systems used in department
Intermediate skills indeveloping and maintaining systems for file naming, organization andarchiving
General Competencies

Intermediate analyticalthinking skills
Intermediate conflictmanagement skills
Intermediate influence skills
Intermediate negotiationskills
Intermediate organization andprioritization skills
Intermediate problem-solvingskills
Intermediate projectmanagement skills
Intermediate written and oralcommunication skills
Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

3-6 years' experience ingraphic design.
Education Requirements(Experience in Lieu of Degree): BA in Graphic design or 5 years'experience
Is utilities experiencerequired? (Y/N): No
Ability to absorb complextopics and help partners tell effective and compelling stories throughsimple visual representations
Proficient with AdobeCreative Suite (particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), MS Office(particularly PPT)
Working knowledge of Figma orXD
Experience developingcorporate reports and presentations
Self-starter, comfortableasking questions until complete understanding is achieved.
Top 3 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)

Experience with Creatopy,Ceros, Canva
Comfortable with ambiguity,sound judgement when to escalate for certainty.
Proficient in Spanish