Senior Designer (Freelance)

Golin London; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative public relations agency is seeking a Freelance Senior Designer who thrives in a dynamic environment. This exciting role involves creating diverse visual content, from branding medical events to crafting engaging social animations. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional skills in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, along with a flair for motion design and video production. With a commitment to employee well-being, the agency offers a unique LifeTime benefits program that includes unlimited time off and wellness stipends. Join a team that values creativity and encourages you to be Courageously Happy!

Benefits

Unlimited time off

Enhanced family care

Health and wellness benefits

Monthly stipend for gym or hobbies

Qualifications

• 5+ years of studio experience in design and creative roles.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe CS with a focus on InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Develop branding, storyboards, and data visualizations across various media.
• Create social assets, infographics, and presentations while ensuring quality.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

PowerPoint

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere

Data Visualization

Animation

Video Editing

Microsoft Office

Education

Diploma or degree in graphic design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Golin is a progressive public relations agency with expertise ranging from brand-building and cutting-edge digital content, to corporate reputation, healthcare advocacy and measurement. Golin aligns earned-first, data-driven creative with the customer journey, to deliver maximum impact for clients and reach a profoundly diverse global market. “Go All In” is the agency’s ethos and commitment to bravery over mediocrity.

We Go All In, in everything we do. We’re especially committed to Go All In for our people. We challenge our employees to be Courageously Happy and have empowered them to do so by offering our LifeTime benefits program. Lifetime offers unlimited time off, enhanced family care, ridiculously good health and wellness benefits, and a monthly LifeTime stipend for the gym or hobbies. We really do want you to play as hard as you work!

Job Overview

We are looking for an exceptional Freelance Senior Designer with a passion for motion and creativity. This is a great opportunity for an experienced designer looking for a varied role. Due to the nature of the world of healthcare and wellness, the work is always different and across a broad range of media. From developing branding for a medical symposium to storyboarding a social animation to wire-framing a website to developing ground-breaking data visualizations, no day is the same.

Our ideal candidate will have exceptional knowledge of the big three Adobe apps (Id, Ai, and Ps) alongside excellent knowledge of PowerPoint. For this role, experience of motion design and video production including use of Adobe Pr and Ae is a bonus. If you are a budding photographer, illustrator, or coder, even better!

Core Responsibilities

• Day-to-day design and artworking
• Data visualization development
• Infographic design
• Illustration
• Presentation design and production
• Animation and video editing
• Front end digital/web design
• Social asset creation (static and motion)
• Branding (could be an event or campaign)
• Conceptual ideation, everything from campaigns to theming an event
• Alongside all the usual design jobs of image re-touching, stock image searches, icon drawing, and internal work

Experience/Skills Required

• Highly motivated to work from own initiative
• Outstanding design ability
• Ability to take concepts from initial brief through to final print-ready artwork
• Ability to prioritize and work within tight time frames
• Artistic eye, original thinking, and creative ideas
• Expert knowledge of Adobe CS (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator a must)
• Expert knowledge of PowerPoint
• Proficient Ae animation and Pr editing skills; C4D experience is a bonus
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word
• Attention to detail
• Organized and logical
• Confident and proactive
• Adaptable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Level of Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of studio experience

Qualification

• Diploma or degree in graphic design or related subject

Characteristics

• Team player
• Reliable
• Enthusiastic
• Conscientious
• Proactive
• Self-motivated
• Multitasker
• Organized
• Detail focused

Key Performance Indicators

• Time management; meeting deadlines
• Quality of work
• Anecdotal client and team feedback
• Annual performance objectives and performance appraisal

Golin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries

Public Relations and Communications Services