Senior Graphic Designer

Flexjet•Highland Heights, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a global leader in private aviation, offering access to an ultramodern fleet of private aircraft through fractional ownership, leasing and jet cards. Together, our employees in North America and Europe work to provide Flexjet aircraft Owners with the finest experience in private jet travel. Flexjet, LLC is looking for a Senior Graphic Designer to join the brand’s award winning in-house creative team that services the Flexjet brand as well as various other private aviation brands under the Directional Aviation portfolio of companies. This role will be a part of a highly creative, speed-to-execution driven environment that will allow the Senior Graphic Designer to expand their skillset exponentially and apply multiple styles of design and production execution for a variety of artistic brand experiences and marketing launches. The Senior Graphic Designer will assist in the balance of implementing an elegant design aesthetic with high utility in mind for various types of creative outputs. An ideal candidate would fulfill the following requirements: skilled; a motivated self-starter, considerate and aware of internal teams’ workflow and processes; have a passion for creating original concepts; committed to leading great design; have an appreciation for the details; self-critical; have a good sense of humor and thrives in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

BA/BFA/BS degree in design or similar field
8+ years professional experience in graphic, brand, experiential or event design with a strong portfolio of work
Expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365 and various other prototype and concept development programs
Mastery of personal time management to balance project workloads, deadlines and the regular communication of both
Display a regular passion for learning

Nice To Haves

Previous in-house team and/or agency experience preferred
Conceptual illustration and sketching
Experience designing and concepting for events and brand activations
Advanced experience with managing own creative projects from start to indevelopment; experience with a Project Manager/Traffic Coordinator a plus
Asset management system utilization and/or familiarity
Strong layout and design theory background
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a speed-to-market, deadline driven culture
Capability to concept and execute unique approaches to projects
An eye for detail
Typographic maturity
Experience working with brand guidelines
Must be comfortable prioritizing tasks, demonstrate flexibility, display a strong work ethic, attention to detail and project awareness
Innovative and creative thinker; proactively identifies opportunities; motivated by challenge, change and opportunity
Able to digest and adapt to constructive criticism and direction
Knowledge of HTML and web design principles
Great understanding of responsive mobile design
Travel in support of projects and initiatives—including occasional domestic and international travel required.

Responsibilities

Create conceptual design work; both for furthering the brand(s) identities and obtaining executive buy-in on large initiatives
Designing original creative, from concept to final deliverable. This includes, but not limited to: event installations; immersive brand activations, luxury invitations, premium books; theme concepting, image selection and color correction and exploratory with new marketing opportunities in both print and digital
Assist Creative Director and fellow designers with brainstorming and creating pitch concepts and presentations to both internal and external stakeholders
Assist with evolving the graphic language and design style for Flexjet and sister brands within the digital space
Ability to produce 2D and 3D prototypes of concepts for review (print and digital)
Provide creative support for various internal departments
Assist with leading internal advocacy for the creative team’s design methodology
Stay updated on industry trends, design tools and emerging technologies to continuously improve design quality and efficiencies
Act as a brand identity stylist for various other private aviation brands under the Directional Aviation portfolio of companies
Balance multiple projects and meetings with various deadlines and schedule changes
Collaborate and brainstorm with fellow in-house creatives and other team members to ideate, support and promote creative content
Work on brand collabs to create original, curated digital experiences and making smart design decisions that enhance both brands within the given project
Show adaptability on a daily basis