Description
West Cary Group is a full-service, digital marketing and technology agency based in Richmond, Virginia, which services numerous mid-sized local and Fortune 500 clients across a vast array of industries. Hopefully you enjoy the frenetic, dynamic, and exciting environment of a fast-growing firm, because we’re looking for a dynamic Graphic Designer II.
Position Summary: Creates final mechanicals with attention to composition, color, typography and visual impact.
Position Responsibilities:
- Designs and executes mechanicals, based on client specification, brand standards, budget constraints and final format needed for file output
- Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, selects style and size of type, and arranges layout based upon specs and aesthetic design concepts
- Presents sample to Creative Director for approval
- Provides final pre-flight of digital files that are delivered to clients and vendors to ensure the accuracy of the completed project
- Reviews proofs for highest levels of quality and accuracy
- Uses a wide range of media, including photography
- Keeps abreast of developments in marketing and advertising environments
- Contributes ideas and design artwork to the overall brief
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Role Qualifications:
- Must be able to effectively execute design solutions against a creative brief to meet constraints of cost, time and client needs
- Must work well in a team, with printers, copywriters, photographers, proofreaders, other designers, account executives, website designers and marketing specialists
Essential Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Digital Graphic Design, Advertising or Marketing, or 3 to 5 years’ experience in a related field required
- Proficiency in the entire Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and Microsoft applications as well as Sketch, and Figma
- Ability to execute files using Microsoft Office applications such as SharePoint, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Thinks creatively to produce new ideas
- Ability to think visually and to envision a project from beginning to end
- Must be able to solve complex problems, make judgments and decisions, and think logically and critically
- Ability to multitask while meeting tight deadlines
- Produces accurate and high-quality work
Benefits
- Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays
- Medical/Vision/Dental/Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
- Employer paid Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Health/Dependent Care
- 401(k) matching
- Cool people to work with!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Digital Graphic Design, Advertising or Marketing, or 3 to 5 years' experience in a related field
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
- Proficiency in Sketch
- Proficiency in Figma
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications and SharePoint (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Ability to execute design solutions against a creative brief within cost, time and client constraints
- Ability to work well in a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, proofreaders, other designers and account teams
- Ability to think creatively and visually and envision projects end-to-end
- Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines
- Produces accurate, high-quality work with attention to composition, color, typography and visual impact
What We Do
WCG is a full-service, minority-owned, marketing, advertising, and technology firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, We specialize in performance-based marketing and pride ourselves on measuring our contribution to business results. Our capabilities include digital advertising and media buying, mobile application design and development, web design and development, brand marketing and advertising, direct response marketing and employee communications. Our fundamental belief is that diversity of thought is our most powerful asset. By building teams with diverse experiences, skill sets, backgrounds and perspectives, we create a much stronger competency base.
