Designer

Barkley; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 128,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Barkley is seeking a talented Designer to create distinctive design solutions for various projects. You will collaborate with teams and manage your assignments, ensuring high standards in design across multiple mediums, from strategy to execution. Ideal candidates have a strong portfolio, creativity, and the ability to work harmoniously with others.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A portfolio / body of work is required for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Exhibits an impeccable design sense and a discerning eye.
• Pushes the boundaries of imagery, typography, color, and pattern.
• Collaborates with writers to build compelling brand narratives.

Skills

Design Sense

Creativity

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Education

Portfolio / Body of Work

Job description

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BarkleyOKRP understands the importance of design and its relevance to everything we create and touch — from strategy, process and systems to art, motion and experiences. Design is more than a craft. It is a key component to everything we do and one of our biggest unfair advantages. It is an approach of scale that can fundamentally enhance the work we put out into the world, leading to more meaningful, useful and enduring brand interactions.

At BarkleyOKRP, the Designer is a student of design in all of its forms. The Designer is called upon to develop cohesive design solutions that are both on trend from a cultural perspective, and on brand for BarkleyOKRP clients.

The ideal Designer executes work at a high standard, and employs skill and knowledge in the craft of Design across multiple mediums to create work that is distinctive and memorable.

On an ongoing basis, the Designer manages his/her own daily and long-term assignments under the leadership of Design Directors/Associate Design Directors within the column. The Designer regularly collaborates with writers to build compelling brand narratives through the work, and welcomes opportunities to collaborate with other disciplines -- including experience, innovation, video, motion, etc..

Responsibilities

• Exhibits an impeccable design sense and a discerning eye
• Pushes the boundaries of imagery, typography, color, pattern and texture to build compelling design systems of character
• Understands the specific business case and agreed-upon strategy for every project, with an appreciation for the client's business and industry
• Maintains an active awareness of visual trends, technological advances and cultural nuances within the design field
• Looks for opportunities to disrupt the visual landscape in service of great ideas
• Has the ability to think beyond static executions to address motion design, interaction design and experience design
• Works productively and harmoniously as a teammate with those who share responsibility on day-to-day assignments
• Has a strong ability to prioritize work and manage his/her own time based on short and long-term needs.
• Owns the material application of design ideas across multiple executions (versioning)
• Under the direction of the DD/ADD, sees work through completion -- including quality assurance and proofing before final production
  
  

Qualifications

• Two or more years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• A portfolio / body of work is required for consideration
  
  

BarkleyOKRP's Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

• We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world's great creative idea companies. By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive.
• BarkleyOKRP is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab, Creative Accelerator, Fellowship, MAIP, and BLAC.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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