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West Cary Group, LLC is committed to being an equal opportunity employer by fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our fundamental belief is that diversity of thought is our most powerful asset. We celebrate our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
Graphic Designer II
West Cary Group- 5000 - 6000 USD per Month
- Full Time
- Posted : 5 months ago
West Cary Group is a full-service, digital marketing and technology agency based in Richmond, Virginia, which services numerous mid-sized local and Fortune 500 clients across a vast array of industries. Hopefully you enjoy the frenetic, dynamic, and exciting environment of a fast-growing firm, because we’re looking for a dynamic Graphic Designer II.
Position Summary: Creates final mechanicals with attention to composition, color, typography and visual impact.
Role Qualifications
- Must be able to effectively execute design solutions against a creative brief to meet constraints of cost, time and client needs
- Must work well in a team, with printers, copywriters, photographers, proofreaders, other designers, account executives, website designers and marketing specialists
- Designs and executes mechanicals, based on client specification, brand standards, budget constraints and final format needed for file output
- Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, selects style and size of type, and arranges layout based upon specs and aesthetic design concepts
- Presents sample to Creative Director for approval
- Provides final pre-flight of digital files that are delivered to clients and vendors to ensure the accuracy of the completed project
- Reviews proofs from vendors
- Uses a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design
- Keeps abreast of developments in marketing and advertising environments
- Contributes ideas and design artwork to the overall brief
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor’s degree in Digital Graphic Design, Advertising or Marketing, or 3 to 5 years’ experience in a related field required
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos
- Proficient in graphic design software in a Mac environment including Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
- Ability to execute files using Microsoft Office applications such as PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Thinks creatively to produce new ideas
- Ability to think visually and to envision a project from beginning to end
- Must be able to solve complex problems, make judgments and decisions, and think logically and critically
- Ability to multitask while meeting tight deadlines
- Produces accurate and high-quality work
- Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays, plus one paid 'you-day' per year
- Medical/Vision/Dental/Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
- Employer paid Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Health/Dependent Care
- 401(k) matching
- Cool people to work with!
West Cary Group, LLC is committed to being an equal opportunity employer by fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our fundamental belief is that diversity of thought is our most powerful asset. We celebrate our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Advertising
- Artwork
- Graphic Design
- Graphic Design Software
