Graphic Designer (M-F, 9am-6pm)

RRD; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

RR Donnelley is seeking a Graphic Designer to craft online and offline marketing collateral, including campaigns, brochures, and presentations. You will work with clients and project teams to understand needs and render designs that elevate the client’s brand.

The role requires strong layout, typography, and production skills and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of graphic design experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Arts/Graphic Design or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of relevant graphic design experience.
• Strong design knowledge and application; ability to troubleshoot visuals.
• Storyboard and render ideas within the creative process.
• Conceptual and production skills with typography and layout principles.
• Experience creating campaigns across marketing materials.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under layout controls.
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and PowerPoint.
• Agency and/or corporate experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and produce online and offline collateral for marketing and sales.
• Collaborate with clients and project teams to understand business needs.
• Develop multimedia campaigns and elevate client brand across media.
• Design a diverse range of graphic, print and digital collateral.
• Maintain brand consistency and high design standards.
• Interact with clients in person, over the phone or digitally.
• Perform QA on own work and that of others.

Skills

Strong verbal communication

Time management

Creative thinking

Storyboarding

Layout principles

Campaign design

Deadline adherence

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Digital Arts/Graphic Design

Equivalent experience in graphic design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Microsoft PowerPoint

Web design (plus)

Job description

RRD provides marketing, packaging, print, and business services to the world’s most respected brands. The company’s proprietary technology, advanced data analytics, and expertise fuel organizational decision-making from strategy through execution, delivering sustainable solutions with the lowest possible environmental impact. Global organizations and regulated industries trust RRD to reduce complexity and drive audience connections across the entire customer journey.

Job Description

RR Donnelley is adding a Graphic Designer to their team!

The Graphic Designer role develops creative and effective design solutions for customer materials. In this role, you will:

• *Conceptualize and produce online and offline collateral for marketing and sales, including original campaigns, direct mail, brochures, print and banner ads, product sheets, PowerPoint presentations and more.
• *Work closely with clients and/or project management teams to understand the client’s business needs.
• *Formulate forward-thinking concepts and render designs for multimedia campaigns while always elevating our client’s brand
• *Responsible for the design and production of a diverse range of graphic, print, and digital media collateral to support client needs.
• *Develop comprehensive multimedia campaigns.
• Identify fresh and innovative design solutions that push the boundaries of the client brand and explore more effective formats and/or media channels.
• *Understand the restrictions and limitations of the designs deliverable process and manage client expectations (where appropriate) through providing education in relation to design limitation and/or restrictions
• Responsible for ensuring brand consistency while offering a fresh approach to design, artwork, digital and print output.
• Provide effective visual solutions by executing client creative requests and creative projects.
• Ensure that all work is visually appealing and created to specification
• Ensure that all work produced is to a suitably high standard and within brand guidelines and specifications.
• Performs Quality Assurance on own and work of others.
• Interact with clients in person, over the phone or electronically.
• Adhere to company policies in addition to client site policies.
• Use equipment and supplies in a cost-efficient manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Arts/Graphic Design (or other related field) or equivalent years of experience
• 2-4 years of relevant work experience in the graphic design industry
• Excellent design knowledge and application.
• Exceptional visual trouble shooting skills.
• Ability to storyboard, comp visual ideas within the creative process.
• Conceptual creative and production skills with a good understanding of layout principles, aesthetic design concepts and typography.
• Experience creating campaigns and extending the look and feel through various marketing materials.
• Able to complete tasks within tight schedules and under strict layout controls.
• Strong verbal communication skills; dependable, detail-oriented, and well organized.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Proven skills in the latest Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Microsoft Office, including Power Point
• Web design experience is a plus.
• Experience working in both in an agency and/or corporate environment preferred.
• Motivated, organized, and flexible.
• Must be able to meet deadlines and complete all projects in a timely manner.
• Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential documents and information.
• Able to make independent decisions that conform to business needs and policy.
• Good problem-solving skills, with the ability and understanding of when to elevate a problem to a supervisory level.
• Must work well in a team environment.
• Must be able to interact effectively with multi-functional and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be self-motivated with positive can-do attitude.

Additional Information

The rate of pay for this role at the noted RRD location is $23.32 - $34.09/hour. Typically, roles follow step progressions to a target rate or set increments over time. Depending on the role, in addition to the hourly rate of pay, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and/or stand-by pay. RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

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