Graphic designer

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

As a Graphic Designer on the WD team you will be responsible for the development and execution of external facing design advertising and visual communications for Wild Donkey.

This position will play a critical role in bringing to life visual representations of our customers and require a keen eye for detail and execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sketch, storyboard, ideate, and generate new campaign concepts for online and offline media channels based on stakeholder direction and self-driven research
• Build internal partnerships with the marketing team to develop collateral, mailers, event graphics, iconography, web content, evites, presentations, tradeshow infographics, and other additional projects as needed.
• Liaise effectively with Retail Development team to develop infographics, signage, etc.
• Print production preparation and delivery on large format assets for out of home advertising, including billboards, subways, trains and buses media placements.
• Responsible for assets for affiliate, marketing, print and digital marketing, involving versioning out, translation updates provided by a global translation team
• Maintain the production workflow and optimizing design work for mobile and web quality
• Troubleshoot production challenges between partner and internal/external creative teams to achieve high-level of partner satisfaction
• Partner and collaborate with internal clients, external agencies, and print vendors to produce print or digital(upload) ready assets in a timely manner
• Manage/present to multiple stakeholders explaining the context, strategy, and rationale of visual choices and iterate on work

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, marketing, communications, art, web design, or advertising
• 2+ years of professional design experience in illustration, graphic design, or print production

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of digital graphic/visual design experience, preferably in a creative digital agency setting working on digital products
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Expertise in visual quality assurance (VQA) of image size format, color format, and file delivery format
• Expertise in print mechanical builds (InDesign) of large, unique format files (Out of home advertising including: subways, billboards)
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and/or Keynote.
• Proficiency with Figma
• Experience in design, layout, color, and typography to art direct or produce digital assets, partnering with Product Designers
• Experience in printer spec language and output
• Experience in working with outside print vendors and digital production
• Experience creating 2D digital assets/iconography
• Experience with motion graphics work
• Experience with animation, motion design, and dynamic interactions
• Strong visual and conceptual skills to solve problems and create novel solutions
• Typeface and or illustration design skills
• Experience with image optimizing, retouching, manipulation, color corrections
• Knowledgeable in industry standard digital production technologies for pixel-perfect branded design assets for web and apps.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A portfolio is a required with examples of graphic design, motion design, and iconography assets
• Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends to accommodate prototyping and product launch campaigns.