Description:
We're seeking a talented and innovative graphic designer to join our growing, award-winning creative team. This is a creative role for someone with strong design skills, a collaborative spirit, and a digital-first mentality. We are looking for a graphics artist who is nimble and passionate about developing great ideas and high-quality designs that make an impact. You will play a critical role as a brand ambassador for Wipfli, both internally and externally. Under direction of the creative director and supporting the design team, this hands-on role will contribute to building Wipfli’s brand in exciting new ways.
Responsibilities
- Deeply understand, embrace, interpret, and apply Wipfli brand’s brand across all creative applications and media.
- Demonstrate expertise in design principles including typography, composition, photography, hierarchy, iconography, imagery, UX/UI, movement and color theory while adhering to the firm’s brand
- Work from creative briefs as well as partner with strategy leads and cross-functional teams to develop pitch decks and visually appealing sales materials and communications tools
- Create and conceptualize a variety of project deliverables across digital and print including but not limited to marketing collateral, website platforms, social media, PowerPoint presentations, aesthetic data visualizations, and video.
- Provide accurate estimates on work and manage time to deliver projects on time and up to specifications
- Follow creative direction and ensure adherence to templates where necessary
- Gain and maintain fluency with continual learning in applicable marketing technology, tools and trends; share learnings with the broader marketing team
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field
- Minimum 3 years job-related experience; marketing agency experience a plus
- Strong critical thinking, teamwork, and collaborative aptitude required
- Strong portfolio demonstrating experience working in both print and digital media.
- Experience in UI layout in digital platforms (such as email and landing pages); strong understanding of UX/UI design and digital-first mentality
- Comfortable and adaptable to using various digital communication tools (task management systems, cloud storage, chat, etc.) to collaborate with teams across offices.
- Experience with Aprimo or other tagging-based digital asset management tools
- Experience with storyboarding and video editing in Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, and/or Canva a major plus.
- Functional knowledge of HTML, CSS, CMS and email editors.