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Graphic Designer - Infographic Specialist
Community Impact 🇺🇸 Pflugerville, Texas, United States of America
Create high-quality infographics, charts, and maps to visually supplement editorial stories for a community newspaper. Additionally, handle page layouts and collaborate with sales staff to produce timely advertisements for clients.
Responsibilities
- Lay out newspaper using Adobe InDesign, utilizing other Adobe programs as needed, while following company's design guidelines, processes and procedures
- Maintain an awareness of current design trends and a working knowledge of the latest industry software
- Commit to the highest level of accuracy and quality to complete all design responsibilities within a fast-paced environment, meeting established deadlines
- Collaborate with reporters and editors to gain further insight and understanding of stories
- Analyze and interpret news to create accurate and original graphics, charts and maps that visually support and supplement editorial stories
- Meet editorial deadlines for daily production, proofing and final output
- Prepare and save online paper archives and editorial graphics as requested to meet web deadlines at the end of each month's production
- Serve as backup to the Advertising Specialist as needed to collaborate with the sales team to produce timely and effective advertisements that meet the needs of clients, ensuring the client has adequate time for review and approval
- Ensure that all in-paper advertisements and graphics are properly prepared for 4-color press output and all web advertisements are properly prepared in the correct digital format
- Comply with other job-related instructions and perform any other duties that, in the opinion of the Product Manager or any other supervisor(s), are reasonably related to the primary job responsibilities, required to assist other employees, or complement Community Impact's efforts generally
Requirements
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related coursework
- At least one (1) year of prior experience in graphic design
- Proficient in using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat Pro
- Experience using Google Docs, Sheets and Slides (or Microsoft equivalents)
- Experience creating ads, infographics, charts and/or maps
- Experience with file preparation for CMYK output
- Ability to pass the Company's graphic design test
- Must have access to reliable transportation
Benefits
- Salary: $45,000, with room to grow based on experience
- Paid Time Off: 112 hours annually
- Paid Holidays: 10 per year, plus an additional paid day off for your birthday
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Additional Coverage: Supplemental insurance options, including Accident and Critical Illness
- Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement and development
Key Skills
About Community Impact
Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched the first edition of Community Impact in 2005 with three full-time employees covering Round Rock and Pflugerville. Now, Community Impact distributes hyperlocal news and information to millions of local residents and business owners each day online and monthly by mail. CI is vested in the communities we serve and has dedicated reporters in each community who attend city council and school board meetings. We are among the first to report on local business, transportation, education and health care. Our staff serve on chamber boards, volunteer with nonprofits and are involved in our communities to make them a better place to live and work.
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