Graphic Designer. Job in Grand Rapids LilyLifestyle Jobs

Graphic Designer
'We are HG' is more than a URL, it's a promise: A commitment that you'll partner with a team of marketing professionals who love what they do, and who they do it with. Each tactic we touch reflects our mission to positively impact the hearts, minds and environments of our communities.

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Employment Type: Full-Time with Benefits

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

About You / What You'll Need + Position Specifics
General Purpose and Scope: The Graphic Designer! This person will be responsible for designing and delivering graphic designs across several mediums to our clients. This person will work collaboratively with our design, creative, and account team to determine the design specs and, generally, design multiple concepts to be used in a single or wide array of mediums.

Responsibilities:

Meet with clients or the art director to determine the scope of a project

Advise clients on strategies to reach a particular audience

Determine the message the design should portray

Develop graphics and visual or audio images for product illustrations, logos, and websites

Create designs either by hand or using computer software packages

Select colors, images, text style, and layout

Present the design to clients or the art director

Incorporate changes recommended by the clients into the final design

Review designs for errors before printing or publishing them

Scope of Decision-Making Authority: Individual will work closely with the agency design team to collaborate on the design and development of creative projects running through Highland Group. The degree of empowerment for day-to-day decisions will increase as the employee gains familiarity with projects, clients, and teams. For assigned clients, individuals own primary client contact and will drive projects under the supervision of the Digital Director. Individuals will need to understand and elevate issues as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree or a minimum of two years of commercial design/work experience.

Work Experience: Comfortable working under limited supervision, with sometimes tight and changing deadlines

Agency or service-oriented business experience a plus

Skills and Knowledge: Comfortable working in a Mac environment

Have a working knowledge of commercial design processes

Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud including Photoshop and InDesign

Skilled at problem-solving through graphic design

Team collaboration and comfortable working with others

Works at developing strong relationships and communication skills

Behavioral Requirements: Excellent multi-tasking skills and ability to organize and prioritize work; strong attention to detail

Strong graphic design skills, ability to work/think through projects with ease and efficiency

Ability to be responsive and able to collaborate on client-related web development solutions

Supports team-based and collaborative work environment

Sets goals and makes continuous progress at personally growing and developing professional knowledge and skills

Initiates action by responding quickly, taking independent action, and going "above and beyond."

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