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Graphic Designer - Contract to Hire

Dimensional Fund Advisors 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America

Hybrid Full-time Mid-level

The Graphic Designer will work closely with stakeholders to translate complex data into clear graphics and collaborate with the marketing team to create multimedia storytelling experiences. This role involves developing infographics and data visualizations for various communication mediums.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with stakeholders in our sales and investments teams to understand our content and translate data into clear and compelling charts and graphics for a wide range of mediums and audiences
  • Collaborate closely across an integrated Marketing department and with other members of the Creative team to develop social media visuals data visualizations and other graphic elements to illustrate complex concepts
  • Create multimedia, immersive storytelling experiences for our blog using video, motion graphics, and interactive data visualizations to complement the narrative

Requirements

  • Ability to translate and simplify complex data through information graphics and charts
  • Ability to create digital designs and mockups that closely adhere to web design principles and UI/UX best practices
  • Expert proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Primarily Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
  • Proficiency in preparing files for print runs and digital use
  • Proficiency in using AI and understanding of prompting best practices to edit and generate images (Adobe Firefly)
  • Ability to story board for animation
  • Knowledge of front-end development and content management systems a plus
  • Ability to work on both a Mac and a PC for a variety of media
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative iterating to solve creative problems
  • Ability to work as part of a team and take both broad and narrow direction from Design Directors
  • Highly organized and results-oriented
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Background in financial services industry or other intangibles a plus
  • Bachelor's in graphic design or a related field
  • One to five years of design experience in media, at an agency, or in-house with a focus on data visualization

Key Skills

  • Data visualization
  • Information graphics
  • UI/UX design
  • Web design principles
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign
  • AI
  • Animation
  • Front-end development
  • Content management systems
  • Mac
  • PC
  • Project management
  • Team collaboration
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication
  • Storytelling
  • Visual design
  • Graphic design
  • Digital design
  • Print design
  • Design thinking
  • Gestalt principles
  • User-centered design
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Leadership
  • Mentoring

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Educational initiatives
  • Special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth

About Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional has been implementing the great ideas in financial science since 1981. Our firm is driven by an evidence-based approach, Nobel Prize-winning insights, and decades of expertise pursuing outperformance over benchmarks and peers while maintaining low costs and diversification. Dimensional’s founders launched some of the first index funds in the 1970s. In the 1980s they broke new ground pioneering factor investing, starting the firm with the belief that investors could do better than indexing through a research-backed approach using up-to-date information on what can improve returns. We believe this can lead to better outcomes for investors than active stock-picking or passive indexing. Our commitment to research, rigor, and the pursuit of truth has helped transform the industry toward more transparent, data-driven solutions. That commitment continues to propel Dimensional forward today. Dimensional is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has more than 1,500 employees in o

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