Specialist, Graphic Design

Ricoh•United States,

9h•$31 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

Develops and designs complex, multimedia visual communications, sometimes on very short deadlines, such as conference/event materials, internal marketing materials, brochures, publications, and Web page designs. The individual develops visual concepts that satisfy customer needs, prepares these designs for print, Web, or multimedia products, specifying production techniques and materials. Responsible for: selecting fonts and creating a hierarchy of titles; following style manuals or corporate standards if provided; creating layouts; creating/editing illustrations and photographs and deciding how graphic elements are used.

Requirements

4-year college degree (Design) preferred or other related coursework/certificates or equivalent years of related work experience
Intermediate to advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills
Proven design and layout abilities
Requires a minimum of three years of related job experience
Graphic design and layout skills
Ability to use desktop publishing tools, specifically Adobe Creative Suite & Microsoft Suite
Must be able to work in a team environment by maintaining positive, productive relationships with co-workers, management, sales, and production departments.
Must be able to adapt to changing situations and be flexible.
Must be able to perform repetitive work by continuously executing different tasks according to set procedures, sequence, or pace while maintaining quality and output standards.
Attention to detail
Creativity and flexibility
Deadline-oriented

Nice To Haves

Print production experience preferred
Project management experience preferred

Responsibilities

Demonstrates excellent customer service skills and represents RICOH in a professional manner.
Strong Organizational/customer service/follow up skills
Develops new artistic concepts into the visual medium
Design work with expertise in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver in Mac and PC platform
Provides graphic consultation
Provides strong customer service to internal and client stakeholders
Responsible for production art including page layout to produce print, packaging, advertising, point-of-purchase, and digital graphics
Meets customer quality and design requirements
Design and format multipage documents using style sheets and style mapping
Stays knowledgeable of industry thinking, new ideas, and technologies
Uses innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and client need
Adheres to legal requirements relating to duplication, printing, software, and fonts.
Adheres to production schedules and deadlines.
Consults with clients and staff to identify their graphic needs, budget constraints, and reasonable deadlines for the project; serves as a liaison between the client and printers/publishers.
Reviews proofs and works with printers on the production of printed material.
Familiar with asset management technologies and the ability to manage libraries
May coordinate and lead the work of other designers.
Creates and conceptualizes property identities using logos, layout, and color palette.
Other tasks as assigned.