Junior Visual Designer

Description:

At Spur Reply, our mission is to turn every interaction our clients have into a go-to-market advantage. We are a consultancy whose objective is to drive results that matter. As the leading authority on go-to-market solutions, we act as an extension of our client teams, providing the support, tools, and strategies to achieve important outcomes. If you tackle challenges with unmatched persistence and believe learning is critical to ongoing growth, we want you on our team.

Moreover, we focus on delighting our clients and creating the absolute best workplace for every person in the firm. We are a group of passionate, smart, and experienced consultants who strive to be their best selves every day and focus on driving value for our clients. Our size allows us to be large enough to scale but small enough to create a personalized journey and offer meaningful support as our consultants grow. The firm’s culture, which is built on teaming and teaching, empowers our professionals to support each other in their career development.

Our focus on our people is evident in the compelling benefits we offer
Hybrid and remote work options with a competitive salary and Total rewards package
Premium paid by company - 80% Health, 100% Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
Opportunity to participate in 401k with up to 4% company match
Generous paid vacation
Optional cell phone monthly plan
Commuter benefits
Monthly company lunches, company parties, and fully stocked kitchens
A world-class community experience with our Employee Resource Groups
About the Role & What You'll Do:
Spur Reply (Formerly The Spur Group) is looking for a Junior Visual Designer to join our Connected Communications service line. As a Junior Visual Designer, you will get to wear multiple hats as you work across teams and types of projects and work on high-impact deliverables. You will focus on both addressing functional needs and bringing emotional impact, and you will be translating audience needs and business objectives into designs that resonate.

You will bring some experience in design for traditional and digital work products and a knack for creative problem-solving. You will develop design strategy and deliver outstanding creative work within client engagements, collaborating with team members along the way. This includes planning, prioritizing, gathering feedback, and providing consultative support to bring complex concepts to life.

What you will do

Understand audience and communication objectives and develop a vision that reflects those objectives
Develop concepts that address objectives and raise the bar for quality and excellence in partnership with fellow team members
Transform concepts into workable designs
Present work effectively, capture feedback, address client requests, and explore suggestions
Translate brand identities into visual expressions across a variety of collateral, such as presentations, infographics, whitepapers, icons, and social posts – this may include building 2D illustrations and icons; manipulating stock photos to add brand elements or embed product UI; and creating layouts for slides, documents, and email templates
Support consulting team members with guidance on visual expression
Provide instruction to and oversight of third-party graphic vendors to ensure they meet our client objectives and quality bar
Make progress autonomously and keep team members and clients informed on status
Shape and provide input on internal processes to ensure smooth project execution
Lead client conversations in your areas of expertise, providing articulate recommendations and helping guide client choices
What you’d bring to Spur:
Take ownership of work efforts and demonstrate a bias towards action
Apply excellent organizational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritize
Execute with razor-sharp attention to detail
Bring strong conceptual thinking abilities
Proactively anticipate and solve problems
Demonstrate technology savvy, including the ability to design for any screen and learn new design tools and techniques
Adapt to accommodate changes in strategic direction or client needs
Listen carefully, accept guidance, and respond well to others’ input
Handle ambiguity by finding ways to drive clarity
Display maturity, good judgment, curiosity, enthusiasm, self-motivation, and a great attitude
What you'll need (Requirements):
2+ years of visual design experience
Experience working in an agency, consultancy, or similar professional services environment is ideal
Well-developed design skills – illustrated by a portfolio of recent work samples
Proficiency with design and prototyping tools, including Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, & Photoshop
Expertise in Microsoft PowerPoint – layout work, iconography, photography, etc.
Knowledge of UX practices and interaction design
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to confidently present ideas
Strong teamwork skills, including the ability to work with people at all levels
Experience taking ownership of deliverables from beginning to end
A passion for creating solutions that fulfill target audiences’ needs