Graphic Designer

Looking for someone who is a team player and can create great designs for our in-store signage, private label products and more.

Excellent IT skills, especially with design and photo-editing software

• Exceptional creativity and innovation
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• An understanding of the latest trends and their role within a commercial environment
• Professional approach to time, costs, and deadlines.

Job description

HireArt is helping the world’s largest social network hire an experienced Graphic Designer to strategize and guide projects while delivering conceptually rich and culturally relevant creative solutions.

In this role, you will collaborate within various disciplines across different media, leading meetings and presenting ideas / concepts in a compelling way.

We are looking for someone with a background in creative direction, branding / design systems and social, with the ability take a vision from concept to launch, demonstrating an unwavering dedication to design excellence.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in design and 5+ years of experience in communication design, graphic design, motion design and UI / UX, with expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.

A link to a portfolio of work is required with submission.

As a Graphic Designer, you will :

• Deliver conceptually rich and culturally relevant creative solutions, contributing to strategic thinking and guiding projects.
• Influence the overall creative strategy and shape the work for creative / marketing goals for a variety of marketing platforms and touch-points.
• Proactively look for creative opportunities that help solve business objectives and improve on existing style / approach.
• Provide creative direction, guidance and oversight to internal / external creatives teams.
• Drive and lead design review meetings, clearly articulating design decisions to cross-functional partners / stakeholders and defending creative choices with performance / data-driven insights.
• Proactively come up with creative / design testing plans and communicate learnings from iterative testing, informing creative concepts anchored in KPIs and driving consideration / demand.
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects and meet deadlines while maintaining quality control and a high caliber of creative output.
• Seamlessly collaborate with creatives, marketers, copywriters, web developers and marketing coordinators to serve a global audience.

Benefits :

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) Subsidized healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short and long term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in design (e.g., animation, communication, graphic, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in communication design, graphic design, motion design and UI / UX, within design studios, creative agencies or in-house teams
• Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite including After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Expertise in Figma, including experience in UI / UX design and prototyping tools (e.g., basic wireframing for landing pages / emails)
• Experience shaping / leading creative direction in a fast-paced, iterative and independent environment
• Strong typography skills
• Excellent communication skills with experience responding to briefs creatively and presenting ideas / concepts to stakeholders
• Experience collaborating and iterating based on feedback from cross-functional partners
• Highly motivated self-starter able to keep project timelines on track and share progress
• Portfolio of work with examples of art direction, motion design, typography, illustration, UI / UX design and digital / social campaigns across platforms

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience as a senior designer, either agency-side or in-house
• Product design, photography, video production and illustration experience
• Expert motion design skill set using programs such as After Effects
• Commitment : This is a full-time, 35-week contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be remote and available to candidates local to the Greater New York, Denver, CO;

Houston, TX; San Diego, CA; Los Angeles, CA and Greater Bay areas.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.

The Senior Graphic Designer develops and executes creative concepts for effective recruitment, retention and fundraising communications including one- to four-color print publications, digital advertising, and online communications.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement pursuant to University’s Hybrid / Remote Work Policy. Please review the policy here ." Essential Functions

• Collaborates with internal team and other administrators and faculty to develop marketing and communications materials (print and online, including art for websites and social media).
• Conceptualizes, implements, and art directs multi-platform campaigns that support overall University and departmental strategic goals.
• Manages the production life cycle of projects from design development to delivery of finished materials, including sending proofs, receiving feedback from clients, and analyzing metrics.
• Collaborates with senior management and the University design team to create and maintain the University’s visual brand.

Participates in the development and enforcement of University graphic identity standards.

• Assists in the management of a digital asset management system and enforcement of metadata standards and uniform uploading processes.
• Works with in-house and third-party photographers for events and general campus photo shoots and art direct photo shoots as needed.
• Communicates with outside vendors on projects as needed.

Additional Functions Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or communications design.
• Minimum of seven years experience in print and online publications and graphics including website design, print and online advertising, and email marketing
• Understanding of user interface design and basic HTML and CSS.
• Ability to think critically and develop advanced, creative designs based on concepts and the target audience.
• Ability to conceptualize and implement multi-platform campaigns that support overall University strategic goals.
• Ability to manage multiple projects within tight deadlines within budget.
• Experience with photography including digital cameras and scanning and digital asset management.
• Demonstrated Mac OS X experience, and expert knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; working knowledge of MS Office suite, Filemaker Pro and Web authoring software a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications Minimum Starting Salary $75,000 Maximum Starting Salary $80,000 Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Is this a Union position? No Posting Detail Information

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner across teams to create impactful work across all media, that translates business strategy into creative solutions
• Collaborate with Marketing, PR, Retail and Social Media teams in the development of ideas, to describe and showcase capabilities
• Conceptualize and design graphics for the retail team’s monthly collections
• Layout and design images from monthly retail photo shoots for homepages, emails and social media
• Partner across teams to create video content
• Operate with a solid grasp on SoulCycle’s brand standards; internalize and maintain those standards and guidelines in all work
• Monitor projects to ensure established due dates are met, and work is of the highest level of quality
• Maintain a knowledge of, and stay up to date on, latest industry technology, trends and techniques

QUALIFICATIONS :

• 2- 3 Years of experience
• Strong conceptual thinker who can create compelling content
• Attention to detail with a strong sense of typography skills
• Deep understanding of major social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) as well as smaller and emerging platforms
• Exceptional design and presentation abilities
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across disciplines
• Promoting continual creative improvement and actively contributing to a culture of innovation, excellence and accountability
• Expert mastery of knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Premiere

SOULREWARDS :

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for all eligible employees
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer time-off for eligible employees
• Ride for free at all studios on a walk-in basis per our staff riding policy
• Additional discounted fitness classes
• Office snacks, company events, parties and more!
• 401k with company match
• Paid parental leave for both parents
• Commuter benefits

Pay Transparency : Min $75K - Max $90K

As a Graphic Designer at Dynamic Yield by Mastercard, you will be working alongside senior designers on our creative team to design visual materials for our marketing initiatives.

You will be an integral part of the marketing team - brainstorming, coordinating, and collaborating across the department and company to bring projects to life from concept to execution.

We’re looking for people with a strong attention to detail, ability to problem-solve, and a desire to make B2B marketing beautiful.

The key skills for success :

• Thorough understanding of creative trends in tech, branding, advertising, and related fields.
• Unique ideas with a willingness to take creative risks but also follow and interpret creative direction.
• Proven experience owning design projects from ideation to delivery; including landing pages, campaigns and cross-functional design projects.
• You're organized and dependable. Your layers are grouped and named and your projects are always packaged and linked.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback, and initiate soundboarding sessions.

The Task at Hand

• Design at Dynamic Yield is never boring. We have a wide variety of design requests across all areas of the business. For this role we’re looking at the following core areas for you to bring your creativity and passion;
• Working with the wider design team to develop the visual design of landing pages across our site, as well as owning the creation / redesign of them from brief to developer notes.
• Design website graphics based on real life customer use cases that can sit on slides or on the web,with experience writing clear developer notes to bring the use cases to life if required.
• Work from strategic briefs to design content across various social media and advertising platforms to promote demand generation, events, HR-related initiatives, new marketing content, and more.
• Other things you might find yourself working on include;
• Designing internal & external-facing marketing presentations & sales collateral.
• Supporting with event marketing materials such as signage, branded swag, invites, brochures, flyers and other miscellaneous pieces.
• Working with other members of the marketing team to help design guides, e-books, reports, case studies, and more.

Qualifications :

• Several years experience as a designer in an in-house brand or agency setting
• Strong online portfolio with a variety of design work highlighting real world digital marketing campaigns across multiple channels and territories, particularly website design and digital assets.
• Proficient in Adobe CC (especially Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, AdobeXD). Figma skills are a strong plus
• Strong working knowledge of Google Slides, PowerPoint and Keynote.
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally (working with product teams is a plus).
• A strong understanding of design, including typography, layout, color, messaging hierarchy and other fundamentals
• Ability to design iteratively based on feedback from team members
• Experience in digital-first or fast-growing startup a strong plus
• Experience in UX / UI design and HTML / CSS - a plus
• Motion design (After Effects) and video editing (Premiere Pro) skills are a plus, but not essential

Salary Range : $80-100k

COVID-19 Considerations

We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we’re all in this together. In many locations, which may change over time, we’ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone.

In addition, in some locations, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated will be permitted inside Mastercard offices until further notice.

In the US, Mastercard is a government contractor, which may legally require most Mastercard employees to be vaccinated unless a verified approved medical or religious exemption is granted.

Further, we are currently making every effort towards having employees return to work in the office 2 days per week, if that makes sense for their team.

Everyone must be vaccinated to enter Mastercard offices at this time. Therefore, we expect all candidates to be vaccinated or to be approved for a medical or religious accommodation prior to commencing work at Mastercard.

In the US, Mastercard and Dynamic Yield is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We don’t skimp on the perks

We invest in our team, making sure everyone is taken care of from mental and physical healthand wellness to ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

Here’s a few of our favorites ;)

• Employee wellness programs
• Learning and development programs
• Hybrid work model
• Generous paid time off

At Dynamic Yield, our strength lies in our talent. Some of the world’s biggest brands rely on ourinnovation-led team to empower them to build transformative customer experiences.

That’s whywe’ve built a globally-recognized, people-centric, award-winning company. And with teams acrosssix countries collaborating to build best-in-class technology, we’re looking for exceptionaltalent that is ready to be part of something great.

Dynamic Yield is an environment that welcomes all races, sexual orientations, ethnic and culturalbackgrounds. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we strive to build a workplace that caters to allpersonality types.