Graphic Design and Marketing Specialist

We resettle refugees, reunite families, and rekindle dreams.

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.

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.