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What We DoResponsible for the layout, design, and production activities to produce quality graphic-design art and visual materials. Requires knowledge of graphic-design equipment. May contact in-house or outside vendors to verify print specification. Performs complex graphics design duties requiring planning, scheduling, and implementation of graphic design projects related to marketing collateral and packaging. Reviews design drafts, proofs camera-ready art, and ensures proper pagination and color assignment. Responsible for applying established corporate branding specifications to ensure work meets company guidelines.
Essential Functions
- Plans, schedules, and implements complex graphic design projects for marketing collateral and packaging.
- Generates and manipulates complex graphic images, animations, sound, text and video.
- Designs documentation components, covers, and pages.
- Creates graphics for company's marketing materials.
- Creates and implements style sheets and sets color specifications.
- Creates illustrations and produces mechanicals.
- Troubleshoots screen shot process.
- Obtains price quotes from printers and copy centers.
- Troubleshoots production problems and interacts with company's staff and outside vendors regarding production issues.
- Responsible for applying established corporate branding specifications to ensure work meets corporate guidelines.
- Trains and provides art direction for junior designers. Reviews work of less experienced graphic designers/desktop publishers to ensure high quality.
- Prepares job specification forms, performs press checks, and reviews blue lines.
- Creates slide presentations, icons, and other graphics for the company's products and assists in the creation of graphic elements used in product demos.
- Proofs camera-ready art for content. Ensures proper pagination and color assignment. Stores and maintains camera-ready art for all projects.
- Contributes to the development and standardization of design elements that reinforce the company's image. Researches and implements new production methods and tools.
- Stays up to date with technological advances in the field and identifies areas of use in the organization.
- Applies graphic design principles (i.e., layout, imagery, typography, etc.) to communicate themes and messages in non-interactive communication materials
- Maintains corporate identity, design standards, and policies
- Coordinates vendor services as required.
Job Complexity & Impact
- Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and established policies and procedures
- Troubleshoots a wide variety of complex problems and identifies solutions within broad application of functional expertise
- Errors will have significant business and financial impact
Supervision Received or Extended
- No formal responsibility for the supervision of others but may provide functional advice or training to less experienced team members
- Works independently under broad supervision
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at the senior management level across functional groups and business units
Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used
- In-depth knowledge of graphic design equipment and tools
- In-depth knowledge of graphic design practices and procedures
- In-depth knowledge of graphics software (i.e. Quark, Illustrator, PageMaker, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc. and web-based graphics and design tools (i.e. Flash, FrontPage and Dream Weaver)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent proofreading and editing skills; able to interpret color specifications
- Excellent time management, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Detail oriented
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and teamwork skills
- Self-motivated; self-starter
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, respond quickly to emergent problems, and focus both on long-range projects and immediate tasks
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Typical Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Typical Range of Experience
- 5+ years related experience
The pay range for this role is $75,400.00 - $100,500.00
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal work hours and/or responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
What We OfferBy choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
Top Skills
What We Do
First American provides financial services through its Title Insurance and Services segment and its Specialty Insurance segment. The First American Family of Companies’ core business lines include title insurance and closing/settlement services; title plant management services; title and other real property records and images; valuation products and services; home warranty products; property and casualty insurance; and banking, trust, and investment advisory services.
First American Title Insurance Company provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for homebuyers and sellers, real estate agents and brokers, mortgage lenders, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and developers, title agencies and legal professionals to facilitate real estate purchases, construction, refinances or equity loans.
First American's thorough title searches, title clearance and title insurance policies help to produce clear property titles and enable the efficient transfer of real estate.
As one of the largest title insurance companies in the nation, First American offers title insurance and settlement services through its direct operations and an extensive network of agents throughout the United States and internationally.
First American Title Insurance Company traces its history to 1889 and is the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF).
