Senior Art Director/Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer IV - Senior Creative/Web Specialist Art Director Hybrid- Charlotte/Raleigh, NC 3 Year Contract (W2), Weekly Pay (40 hours/week) Pay Rate: $34.75/hr. Desired Start Date: 11/18/2024 Calculated Hire is in search of a Graphic Designer IV - Senior Creative/Web Specialist Art Director for our fortune 125 utility company. You will be responsible for concepting, art direction, graphic design as well as presentation design, and presenting brand advertising, product marketing, and customer- and employee-facing communications. The specialist partners with copywriters, account managers and digital specialists to meet creative director’s expectations and clients’ objectives within the brand. Duties and Responsibilities • Ensures the delivery of creative, effective communications consistent with the company’s brand standards and voice • Understands and executes to meet the client's strategy, core message, target audience and specific goals • Produces work that is consistently on-time and within budget • Works collaboratively with copywriters, account managers, UX and other communicators • Delivers materials for a broad spectrum of communications channels, including broadcast, video, animation, radio, audio, digital ads (HTML5), email and web (Sketch), direct mail, print ads, PowerPoint presentations • Presents materials to clients; works positively and constructively to resolve issues and make necessary revisions • Shows strong follow-through and attention to detail from project initiation through completion and archiving of files • Works within established workflow processes • Provides expertise in effective messaging for various audiences and guidance for applying the company’s style guide and brand voice • Maintains or improves skill level in design software and design techniques and methods • Performs other duties as assigned Education/Required Qualifications: • 4-year degree or equivalent work experience • Experience with art direction, graphic, web, mobile, video/broadcast and motion design (animation) • Strong art direction/design portfolio • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch or Adobe XD, presentation software (eg., Microsoft Powerpoint, Keynote, Prezi) Desired Qualifications • Experience with advertising, marketing, corporate or customer-facing materials • Recent experience in creating integrated communication campaigns across numerous channels • Strong concepting skills • Strong presentation skills • Well organized, capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines concurrently • Proven commitment to producing error-free, superior quality work while following brand guidelines • Demonstrated understanding of current communications best practices • Collaborative, team-oriented and flexible • Knowledge of various social media channels – Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc. • Microsoft SharePoint – document storage and management • Workamajig – project management and time tracking tool