Graphic Designer

Job Summary:

Responsible for the development of layouts and designs for marketing materials across multiple

business units; participate in meetings to define strategy for campaign or deliverables; develop layouts and designs incorporating content from business unit; ensure budget for each project is adhered to, balancing quality deliverables and price; ensure consistency in branding across business units while maintaining each business units unique identity; design display booths for tradeshow usage; create concept and design for website layout working with vendors or internal contacts to code and develop website.

Essential Duties:

Graphic Design Function - Responsible for the development of layouts and designs for marketing

materials for assigned business units, ensuring adherence to established corporate and

departmental policies and procedures

• Participate in meetings to define strategy for campaign or deliverables ensuring a clear

understanding of assigned responsibilities

• Develop layouts and designs incorporating content from business unit (e.g., brochures, case

studies, flyers, etc.) ensuring graphic design best practices are followed

• Define medium for each project (e.g., brochures, print ads, PowerPoint, etc.) ensuring

appropriate review and approval by department management and/or client are

obtained

• Ensure budget for each project is adhered to, balancing quality deliverables and price
• Update promotional materials asrequested
• Ensure consistency in branding across business units while maintaining each business units

unique identity while ensuring corporate branding standards are followed

• Design logos for new and existing products and departments
• Maintain a current knowledge of graphic design/commercial art field and make

recommendations on improvements to management

• Design display booths fortradeshow usage, maintaining and updating signage as needed
• Create concept and design for website layout working with vendors orinternal contacts to code

and develop website

• Continually keep up-to-date on assigned business unit products and services in order to provide

quality graphic design

Problem Resolution - Proactively oversee the activitiesinvolved in quality resolution ofproblems

This job description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions (as covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act) expected of an incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,

duties or responsibilities required of an incumbent. An incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

Related to area of responsibility

• Respond with a sense of urgency to problems escalated to employee's level
• Escalate to supervisor any situation outside the employee's control that could adversely impact

the services being provided

• Place the highest priority on providing quality customer service by ensuring the unique needsof

customers are met

• Ensure quality resolution and thorough and accurate documentation of customer issues
• Provide analysis and feedback to management staff and appropriate departments regarding

recurring problems, recommending improvements aimed at reducing future occurrences of

problems

• Participate in creating, administering, and continuously updating procedures for resolution of

all related issues

Project Coordination - Coordinate, prioritize, and participate in activities associated with

completing assigned projects or project task(s).

Cooperate with team members to meet goals or complete tasks

• Provide quality custome rservice that exceeds customer expectations and improves level of

service being provided

• Treat all internal/external customers, team members and department contacts with

dignity/respect

• Escalate to supervisor any situation outside the employee's control that could adversely impact

the services being provided

Vendor Relationship - Establish and maintain a professional relationship with various vendorsand

suppliers.

• Manage vendor activities, including participating in vendor planning sessions to ensure that

vendors comply with specifications

• Coordinate vendor activities (e.g., negotiate price quotes, schedule due dates, production dates,

shipping, , quality control, changes, etc.) in a timely manner

Mental and Physical Requirements - -

• This position will be exposed mainly to an indoor office environment and will be expected towork

near or around computers, telephones, and printers

• The nature of the work in this position is sedentary and the incumbent will be sitting most of the

time

• Essential physical functions of the job include typing, grasping, pulling hand over hand, and

repetitive motions to utilize general computer software/hardware continuously throughout the

This job description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions (as covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act) expected of an incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,

duties or responsibilities required of an incumbent. An incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

work day

• Essential mental functions of this position include concentrating on tasks, reading information, and

verbal/written communication to others continuously throughout the work day

Related Duties as Assigned - -

• The job description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be a

comprehensive list of all activities, duties, and responsibilitiesrequired of job incumbents

• Consequently, job incumbents may be asked to perform other duties asrequired
• Also note, that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the functions outlined above
• Please contact your local Employee Relations representative to request a review of any such

accommodations

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Level:

• Minimum four years experience in graphic design experience in an advertising agency or corporate

environment required

Education:

• Associate degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in commercial art or

graphic design required. Equivalent work experience in a similar position may be substituted for

educational requirements.

Required Skills:

• Intermediate knowledge of Word and Excel required.
• Advanced knowledge of Mac platform required.
• Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint, QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign required

perform the functions outlined above

• Please contact your local Employee Relations representative to request a review of any such

accommodations

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Level:

• Minimum four years experience in graphic design experience in an advertising agency or corporat
• Update project plan as necessary
• Monitor progress oftasks ensuring all deadlines are met asscheduled
• Provide management with statusreports detailing status and timelines
• Follow allstepsto close project which may include conducting meetings, completing project

reports, and maintaining completed project file

Team Interfaces/Customer Service - Establish and maintain a professional relationship with

internal/external customers, team members and department contacts.