Graphic Designer (Contractor)

The role involves designing and producing high-quality visual content, including interactive, eLearning, and video assets, while developing creative concepts through mood boards and storyboards to convey key messaging. Responsibilities also include maintaining visual consistency, collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing multiple design projects, and presenting concepts to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create visual assets: Design and produce high-quality visual content with relevant imagery, compelling design, and dynamic typography carried across campaign components
• Develop creative concepts: Design concepts by designing mood boards, rough layouts or storyboards to convey key messaging that resonates
• Use design software: Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite design software (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) and experience in motion graphics (After Effects) is desired for this role
• Ensure design/tone consistency: Maintain and evolve visual identity consistent messaging, and tone guidelines across all touchpoints
• Collaborate with teams: Work with account managers, project managers, copywriters, and other cross-functional teams to brainstorm and develop materials that meet project goals
• Manage projects: Handle multiple design projects simultaneously, self-manage deadlines, and coordinate with internal team members and production partners or printers as needed
• Plan and facilitate on-site video shoots: be hands-on in the planning and managing filming in our client environments with our video team, including shot list development, storyboard building and managing aspects of on-site filming
• Quality checks: Ensure that our work goes out flawlessly, every time
• Present to stakeholders: Present design concepts to clients and/or internal stakeholders and incorporate their feedback into final designs
• Maintain industry knowledge: Stay up-to-date with emerging AI and design trends, tools, and technologies

Requirements

• A degree/diploma in graphic design or a related field is ideal
• 5+ years of professional experience
• Technical proficiency: Expertise with the Adobe Creative Suite is essential
• Video, animation and/or motion graphics software experience is highly desirable
• Creative and innovative thinking: The ability to conceptualize ideas and develop unique, compelling visual messaging and execute them effectively and efficiently
• Strong communication: Excellent verbal and visual communication skills for presenting ideas and collaborating with team members and clients
• Attention to detail: A strong eye for visual composition, layout, typography, and color theory and message integrity
• Time management: Effective organizational and time-management skills to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Teamwork: A propensity to work with a variety of team members, across time zones, skillsets and abilities, and elevate and support them

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time off
• Managed PTO for salaried/exempt employees
• 22 PTO days starting out for hourly/non-exempt employees
• 12 company-observed paid holidays
• 4 early-close days
• Generous leave time options: Paid parental leave, pregnancy disability and bonding leave, and organ donor/bone marrow donor leave
• Generous employee referral bonus program of $1,500 per hired referral
• Employee recognition programs for demonstrating EPIC’s values plus additional employee recognition awards and programs (and trips!)
• Employee Resource Groups: Women’s Coalition, EPIC Veterans Group
• Professional growth & development: Mentorship Program, Tuition Reimbursement Program, Leadership Development
• Unique benefits such as Pet Insurance, Identity Theft & Fraud Protection Coverage, Legal Planning, Family Planning, and Menopause & Midlife Support
• 401(k) matching, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and wellness & employee assistance programs

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