Graphic Designer

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The Graphic Design guides projects and is responsible for the overall quality of work produced. Depending on industry focus and the company’s needs, the creative director’s role may shift. Graphic Designer produces promotional materials by developing basic presentation approaches; directing layout, design, copywritingting; determining and monitoring production schedules; providing work direction to staff.

• Accomplishes work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching employees.
• Meets work standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving operational problems; identifying work process improvements.
• Meets cost standards by monitoring expenses; implementing cost-saving actions.
• Develops basic presentation approaches by reviewing materials and information presented by client.
• Determines production requirements by reviewing client requirements; considering scheduling factors.
• Determines production schedule by conferring with heads of art, copy writing, and production departments; outlining basic presentation concepts; coordinating creative activities.
• Determines project content by reviewing and approving art and copy materials developed by staff.
• Obtains client approval by presenting final layouts to client.
• Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; recommending changes to art, copy writing, and production departments.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Develops marketing strategies by examining client objectives; planning, scheduling, and completing design and production requirements for direct marketing, telemarketing, and advertising.
• Keeps clients informed by compiling, analyzing, and reporting marketing results; forwarding plan projections and updates.
• Revises marketing plan by analyzing campaign results; identifying expansion opportunities.
• Monitors marketing mix and results by coordinating tracking actions with sales and marketing representatives.
• Improves marketing quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing creative processes; implementing changes.
• Helps clients by answering questions and responding to requests.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes marketing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Experience and Skills:

Top candidates have a strong understanding of industry trends and creative tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite. Experience performing or managing a range of creative positions, such as graphic designer, art director and copywriter, is important. Expert knowledge of the business side of design is a major plus.

It’s essential that creative directors have stellar communication, presentation, problem-solContinueving and project-management skills, too. The best creative directors have elevated soft skills that enable them to inspire creativity and work well with different personality types — all while juggling various projects.

Qualifications and Skills

Creative Director Skills and Qualifications:

Project Management, Foster Teamwork, Positioning, Organization, Coaching, Promoting Process Improvement, Proactive, Marketing Research, Client Relationships, Developing Creative Standards, Productivity

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $36,000.00 /year

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $36,000.00 /year

Experience:

• Graphic Design: 5 years

Education:

• Associate

Location:

• Houston, TX 77036

Required work authorization:

• United States