Full Job Description
ARA’s Creative Media Group is seeking an experienced Graphic Designer/Animator with strong creative and technical ability in graphic arts, publication design, and web design. We are looking for someone who is organized, highly motivated, able to execute multiple projects from inception to completion, able to design within brand guidelines, and able to meet short deadlines while working in a group setting.
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite applications, especially Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, is desired. Experience with HTML5 web design and animation are highly favored. A portfolio of work is required.
This position is a part of a creative team that works together to assess project needs and recommend appropriate design solutions for clients to meet their project and messaging goals. Daily activities may include:
- Effectively conceptualize, design, and create high quality, custom visuals.
- Create or assist in the creation of advertising and promotion concepts for new product literature and/or specialty items.
- Establish format, style, layout, etc. for multi-page publications.
- Assist in the creation of themes and designs for large format displays and exhibits.
- Coordinate with instructional designers to develop multimedia content for online training courses.
- Optimize multimedia for web delivery.
- Manipulate and reformat photographic images for use in different environments (print, online).
- Retouch product images to ensure color accuracy and consistency of lighting, drop shadows, and backgrounds.
- Create animations in Adobe Animate or HTML5.
- Develop, test, and implement interactive designs and publications.
- Maintain organized, archived project folders and image files.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field with two to four years of relevant experience; or an Associate’s degree in a related field with four to six years of relevant experience; or a High School diploma with eight to ten years of relevant experience is required. A degree in graphic design or similar is preferred.
Travel: Travel may be required at times but will be minimal.
Job Location: Panama City, FL, United States
Position Type: Full-time
Experience
Required
- 2 – 4 years: Relevant experience in a related field depending on degree, minimal is 2-4 years.
Education
Required
- Bachelors or better in Graphic Design or related field
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
