Senior Graphic Designer at A&E Design – Bozeman, Montana

We are looking for a senior graphic designer to create and manage digital and print designs for our client's marketing needs. This senior graphic design position is an upper level working role, working in a team approach with other designers on a variety of projects and assignments. The senior graphic designer's responsibilities include managing all graphic design tasks, refining projects and drafts, and generating creative ideas with a team of diverse thinkers. This individual should have extensive knowledge of graphic design, styles, techniques, and experience in implementing marketing campaigns. The senior graphic designer will ensure that the design team promotes the vision of the company through high-quality graphic content. The ideal candidate is a proactive individual with well-developed critical thinking skills who can process, react to, and solve problems in a timely manner as they arise.

Objectives of the role:

• Assist in the planning and creative process of new client acquisition.
• Guide and advise fellow designers in both the creative process and client management to foster stronger working relationships and solutions.
• Overseeing all graphic design elements, from conception to final delivery.
• Delegate design tasks and provide support for junior-level design team members.
• Designing graphic content across a wide breadth of mediums.
• Reviewing junior designer drafts to give guidance/feedback and ensure quality.
• Ensuring brand consistency throughout various marketing projects.
• Liaising between the marketing and design teams to ensure deadlines are met.
• Work closely with Account/Project Managers to keep projects on time and on budget.
• Creatively seek out new products and maintain cutting-edge industry knowledge.
• Using their strong eye for aesthetics and visual details to ensure a quality final product.
• Listen to design needs, develop ideas, and communicate them to clients and other team members.
• Maintaining high standards of quality and ensuring only the best work is released to the employer or client.
• Collaborating across the organization to drive up standards of creativity.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education, Skills and Qualifications:

• Four-year related degree and a minimum of 4 years design experience in an in-house creative department or design firm.
• Strong creative, organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Expert knowledge in graphic production process and an eye for aesthetic.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with Web, HTML, and Wordpress is a bonus.
• Work well with tight deadlines in a team environment.
• An adaptable and quick learner. Must be able to apply style guides creatively while upholding the brand visuals across multiple clients.
• Possesses strong conceptual skills, high-level sense of design, layout, and typography, and a broad thinker who can offer a variety of design solutions.