You can bring a vision into life and captivate an audience through your designs.  You possess an entrepreneurial spirit and have a keen eye for detail.  The Graphic Designer is responsible for creating concepts and designing materials for a wide variety of channels and vehicles. Demonstrating a well developed creative eye and the ability to translate messaging into visual representations, the Graphic Designer will be key to maintaining the corporate brand.

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects and successfully balance priorities
• Develop concepts and design collateral materials including banner advertisements, landing pages and supporting material for online campaigns
• Participate in the design & execution of print and electronic campaigns, including website graphics, email newsletters, web banners, print ads, and brochures/booklets
• Manipulate graphic and vector images to create web and print jobs
• Assist in development and promotion of the BuildDirect.com brand through all social media channels
• Work closely with email coordinator to optimize and create best practices in email
• Consistently follow and upgrade company brand guidelines

Expected Outcomes in the first year:

• Design and code three to five emails per week
• Produce fifteen to twenty banner ads per week
• Thoroughly understand and reflect brand in all designs

Desired Skills & Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience with web/print graphic or email design
• Keen eye for designing with hierarchy and a solid understanding of print design process
• Working knowledge in the following areas (1-2 years experience):
  • HTML, CSS & Web Standards
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Well developed knowledge of current and new developments in web/graphic design and publishing software
• High levels of integrity and a commitment to do what you say you are going to do.
• Self-starter with ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Degree or Diploma in Arts, Fine Arts, Web/Graphic Design, Advertising/Public Relations with a strong emphasis on web/graphic design or web publishing
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to continuously learn and improve
• Well-developed empathy and the ability to see and understand other perspectives