Graphic Designer, K-12 Education

DLR Group • Overland Park, KS

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
DLR Group is seeking a talented Graphic Designer in Overland Park, KS to join an in-house team that aims to transform the model of marketing communications in the A/E/C industry.
Position Summary
As a Graphic Designer, you will join DLR Group’s in-house marketing and communications team to create compelling B2B visual narratives and assets – this role will specifically support our K-12 Education sector. You will be a champion of the DLR Group brand, maintaining its integrity while creatively adapting the brand palette to suit diverse marketing and storytelling goals. You will collaborate daily with K-12’s Senior Graphic Designer, as well as a multidisciplinary marketing and brand team; co-own our brand integrity with fellow graphic designers across diverse sector teams; and be supported by the Brand Communications Leader and Graphic Design Leader.
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

Requirements

• 2 - 4 years of graphic design experience with an in-house team or creative agency
• A compelling portfolio of diverse graphic design experience
• Experience with print and digital deliverables
• Proficient in InDesign - this will be essential for work supporting our marketing teams.
• Expertise in other fundamental design tools, including but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc.); MS PowerPoint; and website builders
• Confidence, self-discipline, and the ability to work effectively across multiple time zones

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with AEC professional services firms
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and asynchronous collaboration tools such as SharePoint Experience
• Experience with creating motion graphics (and related design tools) is desirable
• Experience in UI/UX design (and related design tools) is beneficial
• Passion for the built environment and the impact it has on people.

Responsibilities

• Designs diverse deliverables, including long-form brochures and reports; infographics and diagrams; social media and interactive web assets; presentations; trade show materials; and other materials supporting marketing and communications goals and initiatives.
• Creates production art to support the Senior Graphic Designer.
• Uses thoughtful questioning to understand the project objective
• Partners with marketing to identify their storytelling opportunities.
• Communicates clearly, actively, and effectively; and can convey to in-house clients the value propositions of design ideas and solutions.
• Thrives working with a single brand palette, pushing creativity within a unified brand identity
• Is equally passionate about the details in producing design assets as much as iterating big picture creative concepts
• Manages multiple, diverse concurrent projects to meet deadlines with design excellence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees