Junior Level Digital Designer

Designer is needed in Baton Rouge, United States.

Job Description
Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications, the Graphic Designer will conceptualize, design and produce digital graphics and printed materials which meet both brand standards and style guide and stakeholder needs. Projects will include creating visual communications through the use of graphics, typography, photography, and illustration. This position will assist in the strategy, design, and implementation of brand elements and collaborate with the Content Developer and Webmaster for concept development, presentations, production and execution of design projects. Other duties include updating or refreshing existing graphics that may include print, digital, social media, signage and other graphics or templates. Generate, review and edit draft and final files to ensure design work follows university brand and style guide standards.

Qualifications + Requirements + Skills

• Preferred: Minimum of a BA (or in progress) in Graphic Design or equivalent
• Preferred experience of consistent, direct, hands-on employment as an Graphic Designer (including freelance or internships) in an advertising agency, corporate in-house organization, or higher education institution in-house creative team.
• Superior concept development skills.
• Expert at translating messaging into a visual solution.
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of print production workflow and digital asset creation.
• Ability to work with technical data and marketing challenges.
• Ability to work independently as well as on teams.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to think strategically and recommend communications strategies, tactics, and messaging. Proficient use of Adobe Creative Suite with and emphasis on InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator in a Mac environment.
• Preferred: BFA or MFA in Graphic Design. Knowledge of copy writing, photography, and illustration.
• Knowledge of digital platforms is a plus, such as HTML and CSS, mobile, presentation software, and video editing. Adobe Creative Suite or any other digital asset creation software and workflow for the iPa

What will this role do?

• Print Collateral Design: Provide design support and expertise for the translation of concept and message into visual solutions. Projects include product catalogs, brochures, newsletters, fundraising appeals, direct mail, and more.
• Digital Design: Create digital assets including info-graphics, electronic newsletter, social media, website design elements, slide decks and more
• Signage: Design and production of graphics such as banners, signage, and traveling marketing displays.
• Product Design: Create designs for merchandise such as product labels, T-shirts, journals, stationery, water bottles, tote bags, and more.
• Print Production: Prepare final print ready design files, RFQ specifications and production bids for printers and other vendors. Coordinate print order, file transfer, production specs and proofing with printers
• Data Asset Management: Maintain electronic archive of project assets, icon library, font library, and university standard stationery template files
• Other various tasks as assigned

Job Types

• Full-time, Part-time

Experience

• relevant: 1 year (Required)

Benefits

• Flexible schedule

Are you looking to pay or is this a collaboration?
Pay to hire someone

Is this ongoing work or a one off job?
Ongoing work

How would you prefer to pay?
Day rate

What’s your day rate budget range? (USD)
$250-400 (Industry average)

Do you have an estimate of the job or project length?
A few months

Are you a company or individual hiring?
Company

Do you have internal sign off on the hire?
Yes

Do you need to hire for a specific city, country or place?
Yes, they need to be at a location (give location in job title)

When do you want to have the freelancer secured by?
2-3 weeks

What is most important for this job?
Quality

How many freelancers do you want to contact you?
4-5

Do you have a job specification or creative brief?
Yes (please enter this in the description)

Does the freelancer need insurance?
Yes

Where did you find Twine?
You contacted me