Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer

Responsible for activities in marketing products and designing promotional material by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in executing marketing strategies, objectives, and branding.
• Responsible for layout and design of promotional material.
• Maintains price books to ensure information is accurate and up to date.
• Creates and updates images, video footage, or new layouts for brochures, displays, websites, posters, decals, direct mail, advertising, press releases, and catalogs.
• Coordinates and executes photo shoots.
• Shoots and edits video.
• Photo and video shoots are required and consume approximately 25% of time for this position. Climbing ladders, kneeling, bending, crawling, and stooping are necessary for photo shoots.
• Designs and assists with development of product packaging, merchandising displays, and other point of purchase materials.
• Assists with tradeshow booth layout and design and creates signage and display materials.
• Oversees final ad appearance to ensure high quality.
• Continually evaluate the ever-changing marketing and social media landscape. Bring new platforms and innovative ideas to the internal team -- must be passionate, enjoy learning about social media trends.
• Assists technical publications writer with design of instructional materials, images, and videos.
• Maintains images on ACI and other company websites.
• Implements improvements.
• Must be legally authorized to drive and able to properly operate a company pickup.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Associates degree (B. A.) from a two-year college or university preferably in Graphic Design and/or Communications; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite design software, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator; Adobe Premier and After Effects video editing software; Microsoft Office Suite; Internet software; Spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move 25 pounds, frequently lift and move 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 100 pounds. Team lifting or finding a mechanical advantage when possible is preferred when lifting over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Safety and Security:

Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not require any supervisory responsibilities.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Full-Time
• Monday to Friday
• Climate Controlled Facility
• No Nights, No Weekends