Graphic Designer

Position Summary

The Graphic Designer is a talented and detail-oriented creative professional who thrives in a corporate environment, values consistency, and brings innovative thinking to templated communications. It plays a key role in executing and finalizing print and digital design requests for employee benefits, adhering to established branding and design guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design Direction: Follows design direction to ensure projects are properly branded, engaging, scalable, and efficient. Assists in creative brainstorming and ensures designs align with overall communication strategies.
• Mitigation: Has ability and experience to quickly solve problems, issues, or delays regarding print or digital design and production deliverables.
• Departmental Support: On an as needed basis, work with departmental teams to create or update collateral that supports pre- and post-sales deliverables, such as custom previews of campaigns, white papers, case studies, infographics, brochures, RFPs, and other special projects.
• Custom Content: Help create custom designs for a revenue-generating communications program that fulfills the needs and expectations of clients.
• Effective Communicator: Participate in internal and external meetings to showcase our capabilities and provide guidance tailored to specific client needs.
• Professional Development: Identify new areas for learning to improve team skills and on-the-job performance.
• Compliance and Regulatory Awareness: Be aware of changes in employee benefits regulations, industry trends, and best practices to ensure communication efforts are compliant.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in employee benefits design and production.
• Bachelor's degree in design, communications, marketing, or a related field.
• Employee benefits knowledge is desired.
• Experience in digital, print, and/or broadcast communications required.
• Proficiency with Adobe, Asana, and Microsoft Office products is required.
• Understanding of layout, typography, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience working with templates, paragraph/character styles, and style sheets.
• Ability to work within brand guidelines while maintaining creativity.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with team members and across departments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize projects and work under high pressure.

Core Competencies:

• Leadership: Display leadership skills and ability to motivate fellow employees (If applicable)
• Ability to Analyze and Solve Problems: Skill in recognizing challenges, exploring options, and implementing effective solutions in a timely manner
• Attention to Detail: A strong focus on completing tasks and projects accurately and thoroughly
• Communication Skills: Capable of expressing ideas clearly in both verbal and written forms and engaging with various audiences
• Timely Task Completion: Ability to finish tasks and projects efficiently, managing resources and priorities effectively
• Team Collaboration: Willingness to work together with others, promoting teamwork and supporting shared goals
• Client Focus: Dedication to understanding and addressing the needs of clients and stakeholders to ensure their satisfaction
• Dependability: Acknowledgment of the importance of being present and punctual
• Creative Thinking: Openness to suggesting new ideas and methods to improve processes and outcome
• Organizational Skills: Capability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Adaptability: Willingness to adjust to changing situations and priorities, showing resilience in a dynamic work environment 

Licensing and Credentials:

• None

 Systems:

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Proficiency with Adobe, Asana, and Microsoft Office products is required.

 Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 25 pounds
• Repeated use of sight to read documents and computer screens
• Repeated use of hearing and speech to communicate on telephone and in person
• Repetitive hand movements, such as keyboarding, writing, 10-key
• Walking, bending, sitting, reaching, and stretching in all directions

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc., and our partners, will not accept unsolicited potential placements from any source other than directly from the candidate or a vendor partner under MSA with Higginbotham. Please do not contact or send unsolicited potential placements to our team members.