Senior Graphic Designer

JLL•Los Angeles, CA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Designer on the JLL Creative team, this role will assume a lead position in the design and development of branding and property marketing materials for our markets advisory business. This role is a master of creating logos, picking the perfect colorway, creating stories around space and place, and curating environmental graphic vibes. This person will also present their concepts with confidence in person and virtually to internal and external stakeholders. The individual in this position will partner with and understand the business to deliver new and unique property marketing deliverables that not only meet business needs but also test the boundaries. They must understand the strategy, audience, and objectives behind more complex design projects and provide appropriate solutions with minimal art direction. The senior graphic designer may partner virtually with teams located around the country; comfort with virtual working arrangements is required. The position requires the individual to work with and manage a variety of team contributors including marketing managers/coordinators, stakeholders/clients, as well as providing art direction for other design teammates and nearshore/offshore resources. Real estate experience is not essential; however, experience working within a corporate environment will be very beneficial. This role reports to the Art Director and is hybrid with a minimum of 3 days in office. JLL offers a flexible work schedule of three days on-site and two remote.

Requirements

Minimum of 6 years professional design experience using Adobe Creative Suite
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to design within branding standards.
Ability to use tact and diplomacy when interacting with others.
Well-developed verbal, listening, written and creative design skills.
Excellent time management, planning and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat) for a Macintosh Operating System.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
Emphasis in the use of InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of interactive and animation in InDesign a plus.
Any knowledge of commercial real estate is a plus.

Responsibilities

Designs customized deliverables per clients’ needs with an emphasis on brand development.
Professionally presents creative concepts with confidence in person and virtually to internal and external stakeholders.
Takes on full ownership of assigned projects, managing through completion, ensuring quality and timely services and providing ongoing communication to appropriate team members and leadership.
Provides exceptional client service and seeks to understand the business objectives behind a project.
Apply professional graphic design principles and develop new ideas to support these business lines.
Work within a defined template as well as take art direction for creating layouts for print and digital deliverables.
Keep informed on design software and marketing/design trends both inside and outside of the real estate industry and apply new concepts and presentations to our business.
Adopts vision of the Americas Design Team by taking initiative to collaborate with senior designers and leaders as well as assist peers as needed or when bandwidth allows.
This role requires an individual with strong time management and communication skills.