Graphic Design Specialist Job

Armstrong World Industries; Lancaster (Lancaster County); Remote; USD 65,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in innovative ceiling solutions seeks a Graphic Designer to create marketing assets. The role involves collaboration with marketing professionals to develop advertisements, brochures, and digital content, ensuring high-quality execution across various mediums. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design and a strong portfolio showcasing their work.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and life insurance

401k match

Long-term disability coverage

Vacation and sick time

Product discount programs

Access to fitness center

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant experience in a creative design role.
• Strong background in graphic design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Create visually appealing designs for digital and print media.
• Collaborate with marketing team members to ideate around creative concepts.
• Ensure brand identity and compliance with Armstrong brand guidelines.

Skills

Creativity

Attention to Detail

Problem-Solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Project Management tools (Asana, Adobe Workfront)

Job description

Primary location:Lancaster,Pennsylvania OR Remote

*Remote work is available for candidates located outside of commuting distance to office.

Relocation offered:No
Employment status:Full-Time
Travel:Non-compete:No

The estimated base salary range for this role is $65,000 to $87,000 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

• A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, product discount programs and many more.
  
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
  
• A casual work environment where we have a recognition program for our team, and service awards. You will also be able to make the most of our fitness center and lunchtime cafe.
  
• A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results.
  

Reporting to the Graphic Design and Production Supervisor, this role is responsible for collaborating with Marketing professionals on the design and production of marketing assets, including but not limited to advertisements, brochures, digital assets, one-pagers, signage, and product labels. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in graphic design, ensuring high-quality execution of designs across various digital, traditional, and experiential mediums.

What's in it for you!

• Collaborate with other marketing teams to encourage new ideas
• Collaborative and supportive team
• Work on diverse projects
• Opportunites for professional growth and development

What You'll Do

• Create visually appealing designs for digital and print media, including emails, social media, programmatic display, print advertisements, brochures, signage, and more.
• Collaborate with other marketing team members to ideate around creative concepts and ideas to achieve desired marketing strategy and campaign goals.
• Ensure brand identity, message, look and feel are cohesive in creative deliverables and in compliance with Armstrong brand guidelines.
• Deliver a final product with minimal edits that creatively inspires customers and internal stakeholders.
• Utilize a variety of digital design tools, ensuring inspiring and innovative ideas and campaigns.
• Create templates and elevate visuals for internal and executive presentations.
• Design marketing assets to support Sales Team and other customer touchpoints.
• Design assets for compatibility with mobile, desktop, and tablet.
• Create and export animated GIFs and HTML 5 animations.
• Work quickly and efficiently under tight deadlines across multiple projects.
• Present work, as appropriate, to team members and stakeholders.
• Leverage Project Management tool to self-manage creative outputs for day-to-day duties and update business partners of each project’s progress, problems, and pending deadlines.
• Other duties as assigned

What will make you successful

• Experience developing creative for traditional, digital, and event marketing.
• Proven ability to develop ideas and implement concepts to support marketing initiatives.
• Positive, collaborative mindset, open to feedback and new ideas
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with adaptability to shifting priorities.
• Creative abilities/approach to sales tools and design.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of best-in-class production and design tools, techniques
• Demonstrate exceptional use of typography, color theory, and principles of design in all created pieces
• Build and maintain knowledge of printing specifications (bleeds, packaging files, printer spreads, etc.)
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Figma, and Powerpoint
• Experience using a Project Management tool like Asana, Adobe Workfront, etc.
• Familiarity with MAC operating systems, current applications, i.e. OS system
• Strong problem-solving skills to identify a problem and take the necessary steps to overcome it

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related field is preferred, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years relevant experience in a creative design role.

What will make you stand out

• Portfolio showcasing strong graphic design skills.
• Strong process improvement initiative for development of problem solving and PI opportunities
• Illustration experience
• Proven color management skills, including Creative Suite; Adobe certification
• Familiarity with proofing systems to implement on-site proofing
• Project management familiarity and project management methodology

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions in the Americas. With approximately $1.3B in revenue, AWI has about 3,600 employees and a manufacturing network of twenty-one facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Lancaster PA)

Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisition and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!