Graphic Designer

Role Overview

• Create or update brochures, marketing collateral, and advertisements for internal and external use.
• Streamline theme concepts and creative design (including mood boards and storyboarding sessions) to ensure efficiency within the department.
• Understand the division’s marketing and business strategy to ensure that it is leading all work products.
• Participate in pursuit kickoff meetings and all color reviews, by understand the key messages and direction of each deliverable to translate this information into compelling visuals and easy-to-understand copy to effectively convey the Company’s message.
• Lead publishing and assist with proposal production to ensure that they company’s high-quality standards are met and proposals are delivered on time.
• Enforce and maintain corporate brand standards in all marketing, communications and graphics; ensure brand standards and application, to maintain consistency of all division marketing-related materials.
• Collaborate with corporate Marketing and Communications department to review all ads, brochures, videos, and other external collateral materials (non-proposal items) to ensure materials are all within the overall Company’s guidelines.
• Develop and prepare specific presentations and support material for division business development managers, for industry/association presentations, and/or to enhance new project/client opportunities.
• Create, organize and gather permissions for content for video, print, and digital application to contribute content to the company’s online photo and graphics repository.
• Provide ready-to-publish division content for the Company’s intranet, external website and social media platforms to support the Company’s objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Fine Art Design, Advertising, Communications, Marketing, or extensive relevant experience required
• 5+ years graphic design experience at a mid-size to large professional services organization required
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere) required
• Compelling portfolio of original design collateral (both digital and print)
• Prior experience working in the engineering and/or construction industry preferred
• Proficiency with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency in multi-media formats, including print, video, and digital platforms
• Attention to detail/accuracy, quick learner and internally motivated to seek out answers, generate ideas, and develop new skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills to effectively disseminate information and convey concepts, ideas and information to all levels of internal and external customers
• Ability to set priorities, organize work and work in high production environment while responding quickly and effectively under pressure, changing priorities and tight timelines/deadlines
• Strong problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to provide creative solutions to real-time challenges with consistent follow through
• Ability to work well individually, and as part of a team, as well as with other stakeholders
• Ability to work in creative and structured, process-driven environment

Benefits

• paid holidays
• sick leave
• medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• disability insurance
• flexible spending plans
• special programs for musculoskeletal health
• mental wellness programs
• 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents for chosen PPO medical plans
• opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans