Graphic Design and Marketing Specialist

Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
We resettle refugees, reunite families, and rekindle dreams.
Responsibilities
Key Areas of Responsibility: - Design graphics and marketing collateral that effectively portray desired message (i.e.: brochures, reports, templates, donor mailings, etc.). Assist with determining the message the design should portray; develop or adapt concepts for a variety of graphic design projects; create the actual project design and layout. - Advise on scope of project, design and content strategies to reach a particular audience; collaborate with internal teams to ensure brand guidelines and consistency in all materials; articulate specific production requirements and techniques, and oversee execution. - Work directly with internal program staff to effectively manage production timelines, budget and delivery of final materials; self-manage project planning and tracking, deadlines, and tasks. - Create, organize, and manage the essential elements of a project including photos, typography, graphic elements, rendering objects to enhance the design, with particular consideration to cultural aspects in the design of materials. - Coordinate and oversee relationship with external design agency and related resources. Package artwork and provide to external vendors. - Coordinate translation of materials with internal teams and external vendors. Flow translated copy to designs and verify accuracy. - Represent the LIRS brand at all levels of content and graphics creation, events, and vendor interaction. - Develop and maintain positive and effective relationships with internal and external resources. - Evaluate priority of requests, projects, and activities to ensure best return of investment of time and resources; develop project management process/tools to track project information and effectively communicate with program partners, and external vendors on schedule of work, production timelines, information on project costs, etc. - Research and collaborate with vendors to gather spec information, pricing, and integrate the vendor production schedule with LIRS’ production schedule. - Review against marketing strategies of LIRS and marketing best practices.
Ideal Candidate
Qualifications and Requirements: - Undergraduate degree in communications, graphic design, marketing, advertising or related field. - Minimum 2-3 years of corporate, and/or non-profit experience. - Proficiency with software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Flash and extensive experience in Microsoft Office applications. - Exceptional written and verbal -communications skills; demonstrated experience with copy editing and proofreading. - Meticulous attention to detail; takes pride in work quality. - Strong interest in design trends; artistic flair and eye for design. - Outstanding organizational skills and demonstrated ability to meet project deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously. - Ability to be adaptable and maintain effectiveness in a fast-moving, changing, deadline-driven environment. - Commitment to timely achievement of deliverables and outcomes. - Ability to work independently and as part of a team with strong problem solving skills. - Ability to negotiate pricing and cultivate vendor relationships with a high degree of integrity. - Competency in cross-cultural communications. - Experience with and commitment to working in a very diverse workforce. - Commitment to LIRS’s core values and ability to model those values in relationships with colleagues and partners.

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