Creative & Branding Designer — Associate Level

American College of Cardiology; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance (medical, dental, vision)

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Retirement contribution (10%)

Job summary

American College of Cardiology is seeking a Creative and Branding Associate, a designer responsible for original design and production across print, digital, and display formats. You will work under the Team Leader in Marketing & Communications, ensuring on-brand output and efficient asset management on Macintosh using Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva.

The role emphasizes high-volume, deadline-driven creativity with collaboration across marketing and other departments to reflect ACC's visual

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years of professional graphic design experience.
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud on the Macintosh platform, with working knowledge of Canva.
• Thorough knowledge of visual identity systems and high-volume, deadline-driven creative teams.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating proficiency across graphic design disciplines and typography.

Responsibilities

• Create original graphic design and design production for marketing and communications projects, adhering to ACC's brand guidelines.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to reflect input from various business lines.
• Manage projects to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery meeting objectives.
• Work with Production Manager to keep projects within budget and comply with postal regulations; suggest cost-saving improvements.
• Take assignments from Team Leader and deliver concepts through completion across collateral systems, ads, newsletters, magazines, and exhibits.
• Maintain and organize creative asset files, fonts, software, and photos in shared servers.
• Track workload using the team’s web-based job tracking system and keep archives current.

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud

Brand identity systems

Canva

Communication skills

Artwork for press

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design/Graphic Design/Digital Design

Tools

Final Cut Pro

Premiere Pro

Job description

American College of Cardiology is seeking a Creative and Branding Associate, a designer responsible for original design and production across print, digital, and display formats. You will work under the Team Leader in Marketing & Communications, ensuring on-brand output and efficient asset management on Macintosh using Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva.

The role emphasizes high-volume, deadline-driven creativity with collaboration across marketing and other departments to reflect ACC's visual