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Lead, Creative Services Design Team
tronc
Deerfield Beach, FL, United States
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Overview
To provide creative concept, design, print and digital production services and project management support for the Marketing Division, with an emphasis on consumer and advertising projects that increase revenue and grow our audience.
Responsibilities
• To design high quality sales and consumer materials including, but not limited to: print and digital spec ad campaigns, media kits, brochures, sales fliers, displays, event signage, in-paper ads, trade publication ads, events, PowerPoint presentation designs, digital presentation designs, advertiser promotions, online/digital/mobile promotions, broadcast promotions, HTML emails, sweepstakes and contest promotion, and logo design that support our tronc brands
• Work on multiple projects at once with quickness to market
• Successfully create materials that have high readability with clean design
• Ensure projects support consumer and advertising objectives and company key initiatives
• Demonstrate leadership by exhibiting strong project management skills, ensuring that all project objectives and timelines are met and executing projects with minimal direction
• Organize files of physical and electronic nature; ensuring that all materials are archived promptly and according to department standards to avoid data loss and for quick and efficient retrieval of artwork
• Strategic design thinker and problem solver
• Utilize project management software efficiently and to maximize beneficial uses for Marketing Managers and Stakeholders
• To serve as a lead mentor to colleagues, contractors, freelancers, photographers and interns
• To make compelling presentations regarding the concept and strategy of creative materials to internal and external clients – as requested
• To utilize in-house resources to gain knowledge of software, hardware and best practices
• To manage externally printed materials by developing accurate print specifications, negotiating price quotations for vendor services and monitoring the work of the vendor
• Ensure proper working order of department computers, printers and other equipment through regular communication with the Technology staff and Creative Director
• To keep abreast of new trends and technology in the consumer, advertising design and related technology fields
• To keep abreast of tronc brand and image philosophy and graphic standards in order to maintain a consistent style
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Creative Director
• Supervise and execute special projects as determined by the Creative Director
• Ability to managing complex projects with the capability to work independently and in a team environment across divisions and departments and with all levels of management
• Excellent communicator
Qualifications
• Position requires a bachelor's degree in graphic design or related fine arts field, or equivalent experience
• Extensive knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Cloud software – especially InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, Dreamweaver
• Platform: Mac 0.S.X, Windows
• Extensive knowledge of composition, layout and design, photography and art direction - develop ideas from concept to completion, typography and photo processes
• Create high-quality original work under tight deadlines
• Requires 5-8 years experience in the graphic design field
• Must possess strong project management/organizational skills, effective oral and written communication skills; be able to perform creatively and efficiently under tight deadlines and within budget restrictions; work well in a team environment and with all levels of employees and management within and outside the company; possess the ability to analyze situations with a team and individually and implement useful, creative solutions
• Responsive design, HTML, CSS knowledge and experience a bonus
Work Relationships:
• Works under the direct supervision of the Creative Director
• Works closely with: many levels of senior management, advertising managers and staff, Strategists, external clients, other tronc creative departments, freelancers, vendors and printers