In-House Brand Studio Graphic Designer

Delaware North; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with up to 4% company match

Profit sharing plan

Paid vacation days and holidays

Paid parental bonding leave

Tuition and/or professional cert. Reim

Friends-and-family discounts

Job summary

Delaware North is seeking a highly creative Graphic Designer to join our in-house Brand, Creative & Content Studio in Buffalo, NY. The role calls for exceptional taste, strong conceptual thinking, and a passion for creating visually distinctive brands and experiences.

You’ll collaborate with art directors, writers, strategists and business partners to develop creative across Delaware North’s hospitality portfolio, translating briefs into compelling visual concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of professional graphic design experience.
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating brand identity and campaigns.
• Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

Responsibilities

• Concept and design bold, contemporary creative across brand identity, advertising campaigns, digital and social content, menus, presentations, environmental graphics and experiential applications.
• Develop visual identities and design systems for new brands, concepts and guest experiences.
• Bring a strong understanding of current design, typography, photography, fashion, culture and visual trends to the creative process.
• Translate creative briefs and business objectives into compelling visual concepts with a clear creative idea.
• Take projects from initial concept and design exploration through refinement, production and final execution.
• Present creative concepts and articulate the thinking behind your work to creative leadership, internal partners and clients.
• Collaborate across disciplines including copywriting, photography, video, motion graphics and digital/interactive design.
• Maintain exceptional attention to typography, composition, imagery, color and craft across every execution.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining a consistently high creative standard.
• Help push the Studio forward by exploring emerging creative tools, technologies, techniques and new ways of working.

Skills

Brand identity

Typography

Layout design

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Bachelors in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Delaware North is seeking a highly creative Graphic Designer to join our in-house Brand, Creative & Content Studio in Buffalo, NY. The role calls for exceptional taste, strong conceptual thinking, and a passion for creating visually distinctive brands and experiences.

You’ll collaborate with art directors, writers, strategists and business partners to develop creative across Delaware North’s hospitality portfolio, translating briefs into compelling visual concepts.