DESIGNER-BRAND - Rochester

Duties:

• Responsible for providing applied expertise in design thinking and systems and refined typography.
• Execute consistently elevated design and be highly skilled in photo art direction.
• Be a strategic thinker and capable doer.
• Self-motivated and adept at managing own workload.
• Advance multiple projects simultaneously and deliver within designated timelines.
• Maintain high standards for execution, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Hands-on, working creative contributing to many different portfolios and service lines.
• Occasionally provide oversight to external agency partners.
• Present and share best practices.
• Comfortable working within established brand guidelines while finding new ways to express the brand.
• Understand and defend the importance of brand consistency.
• Involved in higher-end book cover design with a production team to handle typesetting.
• Work with internal/external design and production teams to design and oversee book production from cover concept to page layout/template design.
• Oversee typesetting and proofing of various design stages.

Must include:

• Portfolio and/or book design/print samples.

Skills:

• 4 years of relevant experience in design, advertising, or a related industry.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.

Knowledge and Additional Considerations:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• An established portfolio of elevated design concepts demonstrating expertise in a range of creative mediums and large integrated campaigns.
• Previous experience in digital, video, rich media, motion, photography art direction, emerging media, and other creative and communications disciplines required, including audio/sound.
• Agency experience strongly preferred.

Required Skills:

• Experience in higher-end book cover design.
• Proficient with InDesign (including stylesheet templates, 4-color finishes, etc.).
• This is a book design/print position NOT digital design - must be able to show experience.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.