Creative & Design Coordinator

Jobtailor; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

solidcore is seeking a skilled graphic designer to produce high-quality assets across social, email, digital, and print channels, reporting to the Manager and Content Director to ensure brand alignment.

You will handle a high volume of design requests from cross-functional teams, prep assets for distribution, and contribute to process improvements as the team scales. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, plus strong typography and layout skills, are essential.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years graphic design experience in-house, agency, or freelance portfolio
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (PS, AI, ID); Premiere Pro/AE a plus
• Familiarity with Figma for design production and collaboration
• Strong typography, layout, color theory, and visual hierarchy
• Experience with asset trafficking and production pipeline
• Excellent attention to detail and clear communication
• Self-starter with collaborative mindset
• BA/BFA or equivalent in Graphic Design or Visual Communication preferred
• Familiarity with project management tools (Asana, Monday.com, Airtable) preferred
• Motion design/video editing experience preferred
• Experience at consumer brand, retail, fitness or lifestyle brand preferred
• Portfolio showing campaign and day-to-day production work preferred

Responsibilities

• Support in producing high-quality design assets across social, email, digital ads, print, signage, and decks
• Execute design work under creative direction, maintaining brand consistency
• Manage high volume of design requests from cross-functional teams
• Support production of short-form video and animated content
• Assist in building creative content matrices and briefing processes
• Receive briefs and gather information from partners before routing work
• Prepare final assets with correct sizing, naming, and format for each platform
• Contribute to improving content production processes as output scales
• Own asset trafficking from briefs to delivery
• Maintain and organize design asset library and version control
• Build and organize Canva/Photoshop templates for field teams
• Track asset delivery and flag delays or bottlenecks
• Serve as go-to contact for asset status and timelines
• Uphold brand guidelines with typography, color, layout, imagery
• Flag inconsistencies and query brand questions before publishing
• Contribute to shared design files and systems

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

Typography

Layout

Brand guidelines

Asset trafficking

Communication

Education

BA or BFA in Graphic Design/Visual Communication

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Airtable

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Job description

• Support in producing high-quality design assets across all formats: including social, email, digital ads, print in-studio signage, activation materials, and presentation decks
• Execute design work under the creative direction of the Manager and Director of Content, maintaining brand consistency and quality across all materials
• Manage a high volume of design requests from cross-functional teams with accuracy and speed, following established intake and briefing processes
• Support production of short-form video and animated content for social and media under the Manager's direction
• Support the building and planning of [solidcore]’s creative content matrices– supporting the Manager and Director of Content in briefing, execution and delivering on time across all channels
• Assist in receiving briefs for all creative/content needs and requests, gathering the necessary information from cross-functional partners before routing work into production
• Package and prepare final assets for channel distribution, ensuring correct sizing, naming conventions, and format requirements are met for each platform
• Contribute to building and improving content production processes as the team and creative output scales
• Own the trafficking of all creative requests - receiving briefs, routing to the correct workstream/execution, tracking through production and delivery
• Maintain and organize the design asset library: file naming conventions, version control, folder structure, and archiving of completed projects
• Build, update, and organize the Canva/Photoshop template library for use by field teams and non-designers across the studio network
• Track asset delivery across all active campaigns - flagging delays, missing handoffs, or bottlenecks proactively to the Manager
• Serve as the go-to point of contact for cross-functional teams on asset status, delivery timelines, and file access
• Uphold [solidcore] brand guidelines rigorously - applying the visual identity system with precision across typography, color, layout, and imagery
• Flag inconsistencies or brand questions to the Manager before publishing or delivering final assets
• Contribute to the maintenance and organization of shared design files and systems

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in graphic design with proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, while effectively managing multiple projects and adhering to brand guidelines. Strong attention to detail and communication skills are essential for successful collaboration and asset trafficking within a creative team.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of graphic design experience: in-house brand team, agency, or comparable freelance portfolio strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign (Premiere Pro and After Effects a strong plus)
• Working knowledge of Figma for design production and collaboration
• Solid grasp of typography, layout, color theory, and visual hierarchy
• Demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of work across simultaneous projects and deadlines without sacrificing quality
• Experience with or strong aptitude for asset trafficking — routing, tracking, and organizing creative work through a production pipeline
• Strong attention to detail and clear communication — you ask smart questions when a brief is unclear and flag issues before they become problems
• Self-starter with a collaborative attitude and genuine interest in growing within a creative and content team
• BA or BFA or equivalent in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field (preferred)
• Familiarity with project management or trafficking tools (Asana, Monday.com, Airtable, or similar) (preferred)
• Motion design or video editing experience (After Effects, Premiere Pro) (preferred)Experience at a consumer brand, retail, fitness, or lifestyle company (preferred)
• Portfolio that demonstrates both campaign-level design and day-to-day production work (preferred)