WHO WE ARE:
Since 2015, we have been on a mission to transform the way people find, choose, and participate in clinical research by building one of the largest integrated research organizations in the U.S and by creating our award-winning technology TrialJourney, the first ever patient ratings and review platform for clinical trials. Our technology isn’t the only award winner! As a winner of the 2020 Best Places to Work contest by the Buffalo Business First periodical, we work hard to make sure our culture is focused on transparency, accountability, performance, and continuous learning - because just as we are obsessed with the patient experience in clinical trials, we are equally obsessed with the employee experience.
WHAT WE OFFER:
We are proud to offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and an environment focused on helping you grow personally and professionally through continuous learning and mentoring.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
We are seeking a creative and visionary graphic designer to join our new Marketing team! As our first graphic designer, you will work alongside our growing team of digital marketers, including marketing director, copy-writer, SEO & SEM expertise, and a UI/UX developer to deliver the brand and visuals for our company and service lines. You will create images, text, and visuals for a variety of audiences - patients, healthcare organizations, doctors, technology partners, and pharmaceutical companies. You’ll leverage your artistic talent with your mastery of technologies to help us relaunch one of our existing products, provide a fresh look to our company website, develop the brand and visual identity for each of our products & service lines, and retain visitors to our patient engagement platform, TrialScout. You’ll be in a high-profile and highly visible position in the company - core to this role is creating the advertisements for recruiting patients into our clinical trials - without patients, there are no clinical trials. You’ll work collaboratively with team-members and leadership to help translate their goals and ideas into unique design concepts, in ways the clinical research industry has never seen before. You have excellent time management skills in order to deliver on a variety of initiatives serving multiple audiences, and your vision and enthusiasm for design is obvious. This is a critical position as we enter a high growth period and expand our footprint regionally and then nationally, and reach an exponentially growing audience.
YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Working cross-functionally to develop the brand, voice, and visual assets for the company as a whole and all of our products and services
Developing the style, brand, and visual content for our newest product to be reintroduced into the market
Developing and executing advertising campaigns for our awarded clinical research projects - successfully enrolling patients into clinical trials is often regarded as the greatest bottleneck in the entire clinical research process
Designing product advertisements, customer newsletters, websites, annual reports, artwork, brochures, sales decks, one-pagers, white papers, logos, signs, stickers, web pages and other branding and communication materials
Collaborating with creative staff to formulate and pitch concepts to internal stakeholders
Multitasking on multiple projects, meeting tight deadlines, and staying within budget
Maintaining extreme attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
Exuding confidence in communicating with others about your creations, as well as assertiveness in holding others accountable to agreed upon branding and styling
Maintaining open-mindedness and a willingness to accept feedback and make changes to designs
Demonstrating a constant passion for learning and growth by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of best practices, innovation, technologies, programs, and strategies for all graphic design efforts
WHO YOU ARE:
Creative - design in the clinical research industry is stale; we want a fresh look
Focused - we are fast moving across numerous markets and audiences; we need a designer who will execute on every initiative
Precise - we want our brand to be clean and concise; there is no room for sloppiness
Assertive - be willing to take actions and take risks, don’t wait to be prompted
Hungry - some people just burn to make a difference AND will pay the price to be great and build something amazing
Happy – optimists are the only people who ever change the world
Humble – you’re GREAT – so is everyone else here, act accordingly
Smart – table stakes & LAST for a reason... but still on the list!
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree preferred; not required
Acquired experience in graphic design
YOUR PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
Agency or Start-Up experience preferred: You thrive in a fast-paced working environment and can independently execute against goals. You’re also flexible and can pick up tasks that aren’t directly assigned
Team experience preferred: You like being a part of a creative team, and are able to collaborate and be flexible
Proficiency in programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
Experience with programs such as Creative Suite, Lightroom, XD, After Effects, etc.
Knowledge of typography, color, and production
Knowledge of design theory, communication design, illustration, photography, typography, and visual art
Track record of driving exceptional results
Diverse portfolio across multiple mediums demonstrating creativity, technical skills, and fresh ideas
Deeply analytical and data-driven with proven experience leveraging data to greatly impact/enhance performance
Excellent planning and communication skills to interpret needs, negotiate designs, convey project status, rationale and results, and be a part of a creative team!
WHO YOU’LL REPORT TO:
THE OTHER FINE PRINT:
LOCATION: This position is located at Buffalo, NY with the option for remote work
TRAVEL: Minimal
EXEMPTION STATUS: Full time, exempt
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: the following physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
Regularly required to sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
Specific vision abilities include close vision
OTHER DUTIES: the duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or. the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands