Graphic Design Specialist

Wiley Rein LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

On-site fitness

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Childcare assistance

Job summary

Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, DC seeks a seasoned designer to manage a broad range of creative projects, maintain the firm’s visual identity, and build scalable design workflows. You will produce ads, collateral, presentations, and digital assets across InDesign, PowerPoint, Word, and email platforms.

You will maintain asset libraries, source stock imagery, and collaborate with attorneys to create litigation visuals and client matter collateral while keeping deadlines and confidentiality at the

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of desktop publishing, graphics, and branding experience.
• Strong familiarity with Windows-based software and core applications used by the firm.
• InDesign, PageMaker, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Illustrator experience.
• HTML and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage and produce a broad range of creative projects, including advertisements, displays, event collateral, intranet graphics, presentations, and digital/print collateral.
• Act as brand steward to maintain the firm’s visual identity and design workflows across InDesign, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Build and maintain digital asset libraries for email marketing, intranet, website, social media, video, and other channels.
• Source and evaluate stock photography and illustrations; manage an organized image library.
• Maintain an attorney portrait library for collateral.
• Coordinate with external vendors; request estimates, proofs, and align expectations.
• Collaborate with attorneys to concept and produce litigation visuals and client matter collateral.
• Assist with publishing and formatting communications including publications and firm news.

Skills

Desktop publishing

Graphic design

Branding

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Tools

InDesign

PageMaker

Photoshop

Illustrator

Adobe Acrobat

HTML

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage and produce a broad range of creative projects, including advertisements, displays, event collateral, intranet graphics, presentations, promotional items, publications, social content, video, websites, and other digital or print collateral, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Act as brand steward to maintain the firm’s visual identity, uphold logo usage standards, and design workflows and templates that enable internal teams to produce brand compliant collateral across InDesign, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint; create branded assets for digital systems including apps and email marketing.
• Build and maintain digital asset libraries for firm email marketing, intranet, website, social media, video, and other digital channels.
• Source and evaluate stock photography and illustrations, and manage an organized image library for firm use.
• Maintain a consistent attorney portrait library for internal and external collateral.
• Coordinate with external vendors such as consultants, commercial printers, and freelancers; request estimates, manage proofs, and align expectations between vendors and internal clients.
• Collaborate with attorneys and legal support to concept and produce litigation demonstratives that illustrate narratives through data visualization for trials or hearings.
• Partner with attorneys and legal staff to develop client matter visual collateral, including enhanced photography, timelines, graphs, infographics, maps, object illustrations, and visual comparatives; manage projects for timely delivery.
• Assist with publishing and formatting communication materials including publications, podcasts, and firm news.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of United States Patent and Trademark Office rules to produce patent drawings, corrective replacement drawings, and trademark art and specimens.

Requirements

• Excellent professional communication, both oral and written.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize deadlines, and track progress of tasks.
• Strong organization and efficient time management.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within and outside of a team environment.
• Understand and align with the organizational structure.
• Collaborative attitude and willingness to share.
• Willingness to learn and adopt new methodologies.
• Proactively expand skillset through training, research, webinars, and staying current with design trends and relevant software.
• Proficiency with office productivity applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat); aptitude for learning new software strongly preferred.
• Flexibility to work overtime as needed.

Technologies

• InDesign
• PageMaker
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Adobe Acrobat
• HTML
• Microsoft Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Outlook

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plan coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with firm discretionary contribution
• Generous paid time off (PTO) package
• Ten firm paid holidays
• On-site fitness facilities and locker rooms
• Wellness programming
• Paid parental leave
• Subsidized backup child and elder care

Work Environment

• On-site presence is an essential function; remote work may be permitted per flexible work policy and business needs.
• Professional office environment typically quiet to moderate.
• Regular use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced setting.

Physical Demands

• Primarily sedentary work with occasional lifting of up to 10 pounds, bending, reaching, or standing as needed to access office equipment and materials.
• May require moving between spaces to access files and equipment.

Other Duties and Expectations

• Meets department expectations to read and respond to firm and client related emails during and outside core hours by connecting a personal mobile device to the firm network.
• This description outlines basic requirements; additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Education and Experience

• Five to seven years of desktop publishing, graphics, and branding experience.
• Strong familiarity with Windows-based software and core applications used by the firm, plus HTML and graphic tools including InDesign, PageMaker, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Illustrator.