About the Role
The successful candidate will be part of HDR's Virginia/DC/Maryland Strategic Communications team. The role requires a visual storyteller with excellent creative and communication skills, staying current with design resources, communicating clearly, and delivering high‑quality work in a fast‑paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Plan, manage, and deliver projects from concept through completion.
- Assist in development of materials and serve as presenter, contributor, or leader for meetings and task force assignments.
- Work with other designers on multi‑component projects, and partner with clients to shape deliverables.
- Demonstrate effective leadership with clients and mentor when available.
- Conceptualize and design corporate and marketing materials.
- Research technology/production techniques and processes as necessary for each project.
- Ensure quality control through approval of proofs, press checks, and review/testing of materials before deployment.
- Set overall strategy, vision, and direction, and use interactive design capabilities.
- Mentor, review projects, and assist other designers with projects and programs, and support training of internal clients.
- Take responsibility for design, communication, organizational development, corporate strategic alignment, and training.
- Plan, produce, research, and test interactive presentations and materials using the latest new technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, Web Design or Fine Arts related field of study or equivalent experience.
- Experience with Premiere, After Effects, Dreamweaver, and CSS; offset printing/digital printing/color correction.
- Preference given to candidates currently residing in the Mid‑Atlantic (VA/MD/DC) Area.
- A portfolio is required for consideration.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to design a wide variety of styles.
- Eye for design details such as typography, alignment, hierarchy, etc.
- Strong portfolio showing design experience.
- Understanding of branding/brand development, communications, and research.
- Proficiency in customer service, strong communication and negotiation skills, flexibility, time management, project management, detail orientation, leadership, and teamwork.
- Experience with Premiere, After Effects and Audition; ability and experience working on strategic campaigns (Video Designers Only).
- Offset printing/digital printing/color correction; ability to coordinate complex projects.
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