Specialist Graphic Designer

Ricoh Americas Holdings•Tacoma, WA

About The Position

Print Service Graphic Designer POSITION PROFILE Ricoh is seeking an experienced graphic designer to participate in and contribute to the development of print operations with our client. Position will be mostly focused on the creation of print materials such as brand collateral, medical forms, and wide format materials. The role will work closely with key customer contacts to prioritize projects, provide insight into best print solutions for deliverables, and collaborate with print production team to ensure final products meet both print and brand quality standards.

Requirements

4-year college degree (Design) preferred or other related coursework/certificates or equivalent years of related work experience
Portfolio that demonstrates competency in graphic design best practices and an ability to develop high-quality collateral
Intermediate to advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills
Proven design and layout abilities
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.
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 in 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, 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.
May coordinate and lead the work of other designers.
Creates and conceptualizes property identities using logos, layout, and color palette.
Other tasks as assignment.