Sparrow Company, an executive search and staffing firm, has an immediate opening for a Graphic Designer/Marketing Communications Specialist. 

Overview of Position:

Designs and produces art and copy layouts for material to be presented by visual communications media such as books, magazines, newspapers, television, digital media, and packaging by performing the following duties.

1. Description of Duties/Responsibilities/Requirements:
   • Prioritizes, tracks, handles, and maintains records of the elements, costs, and time schedules of multiple projects.
   • Consults with client or supervisor to evaluate individual project needs.
   • Prepares illustrations or rough sketches of material according to instructions of client or supervisor.
   • Develops negatives and prints to produce layout photographs for client or supervisor.
   • Studies illustrations, photographs, and text to plan presentation of material, product, or service.
   • Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, selects style and size of type, and creates sample layouts.
   • Selects, supervises, and obtains cost estimates from outside vendors such as photographers, illustrators, paper suppliers, or printers.
   • Prepares cost estimate for project within quality specifications, financial constraints, and time schedule for project.
   • Prepares layout prints for supervisor or client.
   • Presents samples to supervisor or client for selection and approval.
   • Creates finished layout, or prepares instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts.
   • Reviews final layout and suggests improvements as needed, and presents final layout to supervisor or client for approval.
   • Prepares final layout for printer on paper, film, or disk. Checks proofs.
   • Reviews quality of final product before release to client.
   • Maintains image resource files.
   • Creates copy and content for social media posts, web updates, special events or programs and external communications including media.
   • Updates or creates sales training material in support of sales staff
   • Other duties may be assigned.

      

     Supervisory Responsibilities

     None at this time.

      

   • Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Communications, or similar field with 3-5 years of relative work experience
   • Knowledge of layouts, color fundamentals, typography, print, and the web
   • Familiarity with CMS, HTML and CSS preferred
   • 3 years’ experience of utilizing Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other graphic design software together
   • Compelling portfolio of work over a wide range of creative projects
   • Experience in all aspects of print formats and press processes.
   • Requires excellent oral and written communication skills.
   • Requires the ability to function as a team member and contribute to group goals.
   • Requires the ability to use a variety of office equipment such as spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, telephone, facsimile machine, photocopier, and a computer printer.

      

2. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The ability to handle stress is an essential function of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

    

3. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The phrases “occasionally,” “regularly,” and “frequently” correspond to the following definitions: “occasionally” means up to 1/3 of working time, “regularly” means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and “frequently” means 2/3 and more of working time.

    

   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls and talk and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and/or stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

    

   The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds while performing duties such as moving files or records. Specific vision requirements of this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

    

   The employee must occasionally wear hardhat and safety glasses while working in manufacturing areas.

    

4. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

    

   The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

    

   The noise level in the work environment is moderate, but may be loud when working in manufacturing areas.