Graphic Designer

George P. Johnson Experience Marketing•Boston, MA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

GPJ is hiring a Graphic Designer to join our growing team. This role is hybrid, requiring you to report on-site to our Boston office location a minimum of 2 days per week. The role of the Graphic Designer is to understand how the client shows up in a 3D space, to visually represent the brand in a two-dimensional format and creatively push boundaries to improve the output of the work. As a Graphic Designer, you will own the agency and client brand image and ensure all work is on brand and reflects the quality of the company. Your focus is bringing new ideas and thinking to client challenges to solve them in interesting and creative ways. You consistently innovate and develop new presentation techniques to inspire and energize the audience. translate creative briefs into impactful design solutions.

Requirements

Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and Google Suite
Passion for learning new software and tracking emerging trends such as AI-based software (Firefly, Gemini, etc.)
Works on multiple projects simultaneously and successfully with full accountability, maintaining quality at all times
Tracks time weekly and flags any misalignment in assigned hours
Meets deadlines without question or communicates concerns early with a solutions-oriented mindset
Understands impacts of misuse of hours or misalignment of scope
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts, provide constructive feedback, and work effectively in a team environment.
Collaborates well with the GPJ team from creative to account to production
Excited to work with new people and work together to bring forward the best ideas
Supervise and mentor Jr. Creatives and Igniters
Brings fresh thinking, new ideas and creative solutions to the table
Follows trends in and out of the industry to push the boundaries
Pushes for great ideas that are strategically founded, but knows when to let an idea go and move forward with an agree upon direction
Knows how to ideate within strategic guardrails
Committed to an open, energetic and inclusive environment
Maintains calm under pressure
Stays positive when a project gets challenging
Comes with solutions to solve problems
Adaptability and flexibility to navigate evolving project requirements and client expectations.
Communicate their ideas clearly, confidently and comprehensively
Comfortable sharing work internally and externally at all stages
Presents work with confidence and enthusiasm
Communicates a clear message through a combination of of visuals and copy
Uses mood boards, sketches, illustrations, elevations, photo comps, and a variety of approaches to convey the message succinctly
Understand brand guidelines and visual identities and knows how to design to those standards and flag when they are misaligned
Works well independently and with a team and knows when to escalate issues to creative leadership
Basic understanding of the experiential industry and how GPJ fits into the ecosystem
Basic understanding of how GPJ makes money and our business objectives
Basic Understanding of budgets and how to design within budgetary restrictions
Clear understanding of everyone’s roles and responsibilities for specific projects and how the departments function as a whole
Strong understanding of experience and environmental design principles and apply it to the work
Understanding of the 3D world and what makes up environmental design: textures, materials, architecture, fabrication, rentals, furniture, graphics, styling, decor, props, lighting, etc.
Understanding of flow, floor plans and space allocation for experiences
Understanding of the 3D world and what makes up environmental design: textures, materials, architecture, styling, decor, etc.
Solid comprehension of graphic production
Solid comprehension of the digital design environment.
Understanding UX, UI principles and prototyping
Excellent design skills and taste
Comprehensive knowledge of graphic and 2D based design
Tactical understanding of how to apply techniques based on desired outcomes
Knows how to flex into a client-based aesthetic
Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.
Understanding deck structures
Comprehensive understanding of deck master slides and themes to create functional templates for the team to work from

Nice To Haves

Ability to travel 25%
Ability to work irregular hours in addition to normal business hours, to include nights, weekends and holidays as needed

Responsibilities

Be a leader in new techniques and design applications.
Create high quality sketches, graphics and layouts, mock-ups, and presentations
Excel at managing time and meeting tight deadlines
Approach design with thoughtfulness, bringing to life multiple concepts and solutions.
Collaborate with graphics production and creative tech to solve design and budgetary challenges while maintaining design and brand integrity
Provide direct support in concept design and development
Works collaboratively with the graphic production department to ensure all graphics are high quality and files are set up for success
Collaborate with programmers to bring designs to life
Prepare the first draft of a deck with little to no supervision
Provide research, analysis and design templates for client presentations