Graphic Designer

 

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Graphic Designer
Job Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Reports to: Creative Director

Position Summary
The designer plays a critical role in conceptualizing and executing engaging visual marketing materials and brand campaigns for LIFE Camp and its teams, partner-projects, initiatives, and events. This role is part of LIFE Camp's newly formed Creative Department with a mission to establish a bold and consistent brand identity, and drive awareness about LIFE Camp’s social impact amongst new and existing audiences. Reporting to the Creative Director, this person will be responsible for designing compelling marketing collateral across various touchpoints. This role will contribute to the concept, design and execution of creative content for LIFE Camp’s messaging campaign. This role will also contribute to the team's effort to design media that supports the brand ethos, but also pushes the boundaries of the brand's public perception. This role is based in New York Metro Area.

Motivations

  • You approach a project holistically, but with strong attention to detail 

  • You are a conceptual thinker 

  • You find creative visual solutions to meet the messaging need 

  • You can strategically and succinctly communicate creative concepts to organizational partners and community stakeholders 

  • You work collaboratively with your copywriting counterparts 

  • You demonstrate resourcefulness and a level of autonomy with individual assignments, but have a collaborative spirit 

  • You thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Under the direction of the Creative Director, create boundary-pushing marketing assets for LIFE Camp, its teams, its initiatives, and its events

  • Contribute to full marketing campaign design execution from concept to final delivery 

  • Collaborate closely with Creative Director, Senior (Principal) Designer, Video Editor, Photographers, Copywriter, Marketing Manager, and Social Media Manager to make visual concepts come to life for a wide range of assignments for various audiences 

  • Participate in creative collaboration and regular alignment across LIFE Camp’s partners’ design teams 

  • Contribute to the brand marketing style guide and global style guide implementation

Requirements and skills

  • Must include link to design portfolio for consideration 

  • Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts/Graphic Design/Visual Communications or commensurate experience 

  • 3-5+ years as a Designer working with a creative team in Marketing, Advertising, Media or Publishing, non-profit, education, preferably in an agency-like environment 

  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator), basic knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (AfterEffects, InDesign), working knowledge of Figma (a plus), knowledge of Webflow web design (a plus)

  • Strong typographic sensibility 

  • Experience in animation and motions graphics 

  • Experience in paid social and best practices a plus 

  • Photo and video art direction experience a plus 

  • Illustration or digital video editing experience a plus 

  • Must be comfortable following design direction and implementing changes, while balancing strong design and meeting tight deadlines 

  • Unwavering attention to detail and an acute awareness that everything counts 

  • Up on current design trends and industry practice

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