Senior Graphic Designer

Description:

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, User Experience Design, or a comparable level of experience

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the K-12 education space, children's publishing and/or media preferred

• Experience developing and implementing a product-specific visual design plan – including the interiors of multiple components, covers and product packaging – from prototyping through production, while remaining true to the product guidelines established

• Comprehensive knowledge of all areas of the print design process, including layout, typography, page composition, technical art, and building engaging art programs (illustrations/photos)

• Demonstrated experience in developing compelling production solutions across print and digital mediums

• A user-centric mindset, with experience in developing Design solutions through Design Thinking techniques, iterative processes (i.e., wireframes/prototypes), user-testing and internal feedback

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to rapidly exercise independent judgement, along with excellent verbal and written communication skill and the ability to present and articulate art/design strategy to non-designers

• Expert level Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Microsoft Office

• Working knowledge of prototyping and collaborative tools (Adobe XD, Figma, Mural, etc.) and a willingness to explore and implement new tools or applications as needed

• Passion for exploration and consumption of print and digital media

• Skilled in creating stylesheets and templating in InDesign

• Experience supervising external composition vendors and performing detailed reviews of generated content to ensure consistency with the visual design, text styling and page structure