Senior Designer – Epson, Long Beach, CA
Attention, experienced graphic designers! Are you ready to expand your career in a thriving, tech-focused environment?
Epson is seeking a well-rounded, senior-level designer to join our growing in-house ad agency. The ideal candidate for this role is an exceptional designer who helps set and maintain the agency's creative standards across all mediums and platforms. Reporting to the Assistant Manager of Creative Services, the Senior Graphic Designer demonstrates expertise in all things design, typography and layout to big-picture concepting and pitching. An effective presenter and team player, the Senior Graphic Designer is able to handle client feedback in a professional manner and translate it into creative that elevates the company portfolio. Working alongside our writing team, this person will explore, refine, sell and produce digital and print creative while upholding agency and client guidelines.
As an integral member of the Creative Services Team, the Senior Graphic Designer will provide mentorship to our growing design team and work closely with creative management, copy editors, traffic, account management and production to produce industry-leading work.
There’s never a dull moment at our in-house ad agency, so if you love a good challenge and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this could be the career for you!
Main Responsibilities
Applies conceptual thinking and creativity to complex design problems from conception to production
Proactively researches and pursues ideas to better understand and communicate to Epson’s customers and markets
Applies craftsmanship, artistry and storytelling to strategic insights and analytics
Presents innovative creative concepts for client approval
Helps develop style standards on fonts, colors and images
Assists in photo shoots and directs photo retouching
Creates decks for creative pitches
Mentors team members
Stays up-to-date on new multimedia, production, print, digital and general creative technologies
Ensures a consistent brand design across all forms of media and communications
Creates cohesive assets that promote our brand voice in innovative ways
Demonstrates excellent presentation skills
Develops integrated campaigns including digital, print and multi-media materials for a variety of clients. Candidate should be able to demonstrate strategic, integrated campaign ideation and flawless execution. Balancing quality and speed are extremely important. Teamwork and creative leadership a must.
Organizes multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and turns projects around quickly to meet tight deadlines
Qualifications
Five or more years of related work experience
Portfolio includes award-winning work and demonstrates exceptional and highly creative graphic design
Experience with press checks and a solid understanding of photography, illustration, typography, editing, transfer and shooting of commercials preferred
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Agency experience preferred
Must submit a portfolio of work
Experience in creating graphics for different social media platforms
Extraordinary attention to detail and the ability to produce error-free work
Ability to anticipate and stay abreast of graphic design trends
Education
Completion of an undergraduate program or equivalent experience (B.A., B.F.A. or B.S.).
Epson America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability and protected veteran status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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