Senior Art Director/Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer IV - Senior Creative/Web Specialist Art DirectorHybrid- Charlotte/Raleigh, NC3 Year Contract (W2), Weekly Pay (40 hours/week)Pay Rate: $34.75/hr.Desired Start Date: 11/18/2024Calculated Hire is in search of a Graphic Designer IV - Senior Creative/Web Specialist Art Director for our fortune 125 utility company. You will be responsible for concepting, art direction, graphic design as well as presentation design, and presenting brand advertising, product marketing, and customer- and employee-facing communications. The specialist partners with copywriters, account managers and digital specialists to meet creative director's expectations and clients' objectives within the brand.Duties and ResponsibilitiesEnsures the delivery of creative, effective communications consistent with the company's brand standards and voiceUnderstands and executes to meet the client's strategy, core message, target audience and specific goalsProduces work that is consistently on-time and within budgetWorks collaboratively with copywriters, account managers, UX and other communicatorsDelivers materials for a broad spectrum of communications channels, including broadcast, video, animation, radio, audio, digital ads (HTML5), email and web (Sketch), direct mail, print ads, PowerPoint presentationsPresents materials to clients; works positively and constructively to resolve issues and make necessary revisionsShows strong follow-through and attention to detail from project initiation through completion and archiving of filesWorks within established workflow processesProvides expertise in effective messaging for various audiences and guidance for applying the company's style guide and brand voiceMaintains or improves skill level in design software and design techniques and methodsPerforms other duties as assignedEducation/Required Qualifications:4-year degree or equivalent work experienceExperience with art direction, graphic, web, mobile, video/broadcast and motion design (animation)Strong art direction/design portfolioProficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch or Adobe XD, presentation software (eg., Microsoft Powerpoint, Keynote, Prezi)Desired QualificationsExperience with advertising, marketing, corporate or customer-facing materialsRecent experience in creating integrated communication campaigns across numerous channelsStrong concepting skillsStrong presentation skillsWell organized, capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines concurrentlyProven commitment to producing error-free, superior quality work while following brand guidelinesDemonstrated understanding of current communications best practicesCollaborative, team-oriented and flexibleKnowledge of various social media channels - Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.Microsoft SharePoint - document storage and managementWorkamajig - project management and time tracking tool