Mitchell Martin Inc. Looking for Jr. Visual Designer at New York, NY Full Time

Our client, an integrated retail and corporate banking, is seeking a Jr. Visual Designer

Location: New York, NY/Hybrid

Position Type: Contract

Job Summary

Our Creative Services team is looking for a Jr. Visual Designer to join our expanding Corporate Communications and Marketing department. Reporting to the Executive Director, Branding and Creative Services, you will be a key player in our Creative Services team responsible for supporting design/creative projects that grow our global brand.

Our ideal candidate will have an understanding and working knowledge of the creative process, with the proven ability to generate high quality multi-channel assets quickly. You must be able to collaborate effectively with a talented team of professionals across PR, digital marketing, video production, conferences/events and creative services — to support Client’s business and brand objectives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior designers to conceptualize, design and produce print and digital designs that align with brand guidelines
• Perform multiple design edits based on brand guidelines, art direction and client feedback
• Create template-based materials
• Source stock photography
• Perform retouching, color correction, and collect for output
• Create interactive PDF forms
• Create storyboards for video and animation projects
• Optimize image and video assets for digital and social platforms
• Photograph internal events
• Accurately apply design strategies to support and strengthen key messages

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in discipline-related field with 13 years of experience or demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience
• Strong design portfolio
• Proven expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud – InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Acrobat. As well as creating assets in Microsoft Office Outlook (OTF), PowerPoint etc.
• Thorough knowledge of visual design principles, including graphic design, layout, typography, color and corporate identity
• Experience in designing for advertising, collateral development, events, websites, presentations, recruiting, social media, templates, and environmental design
• Experience in designing impactful creative for social media channels, primarily for Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram
• High verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate and present creative ideas and concepts convincingly
• Strong project management, organizational and time-management skills
• Understanding of print and digital production and workflow
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, yet still take creative direction
• Ability to thrive in high-paced, team-oriented work environment under tight deadlines
• Photography, UX, and Email Design experience a plus