Bradley Caldwell
Graphic Designer - On Site
Bradley Caldwell, West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States,
Description:
BCI is seeking an in-house Graphic Designer to join their Marketing team. The Marketing Department has dual roles in producing the company's advertising and event production. The graphic designer will apply art, design, excel and copy layout skills to create engaging concepts. They will work as a team to brainstorm and pitch creative projects.Advertising projects include creating promotions, catalogs, magazines, posters, newsletters, email marketing and corporate communications. A strong understanding of Excel is preferred but can be trained on the job.
Event projects include the Event Marketing Design of our BCI trade shows and meetings. This includes the design of large event structures, digital marketing, print marketing and all supporting graphics used in the production of our events. This is a very creative position with the ability to produce high quality designs and effectively brainstorm projects. The Graphic Designer is part of a small team that works on executing events. This includes helping the coordinators with tasks beyond day-to-day design. Examples include brainstorming gift ideas, creating unique games, buying props and other tasks required to create exceptional events.Duties/Responsibilities:
Collaborates with the marketing team, manager, director and/or other departments to understand project assignment, audience, and intended message.
Prepare drafts of design work and provide samples for review.
Revise projects as necessary based on the feedback process.
Provides creative brainstorming on complex or specialized projects.
Prepares print orders and assembly instructions to outside partners.
When working on the company's advertising, you must be able to consistently provide advertising designs that meet the company's brand.
When working on events, must be able to produce unique designs.
Ability to create templates and import data to Indesign.
Must meet deadlines and follow timelines.
Must allow sufficient time management for revisions.
Must be able to follow multistep instructions.
Strong understanding of the printing process with the ability to supply print-ready documents.
Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Candidate must:
Have a creative flair, up-to-date knowledge of industry software and a professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.
Be able to manage more than one design project at a time.
Work as part of a team.
Education and Computer Skills
Degree in graphic design and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
Equivalent work experience will be considered.
Excellent in Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office Suite.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel preferred. Must be willing to use Excel in daily work.
Proficient in email marketing.
Working knowledge of HTML (Adobe Dreamweaver)
The ideal candidate will have any experience in the following software:
Sketchup
Easy Catalog or similar software (Indesign add-on for importing data)
Listrak or similar software (Email marketing program)
Canva
Shutterstock
Travel
Must be available to attend company trade shows. Currently trade shows are occurring twice per year.
Schedule
This is an onsite position located in Hazleton, PA.
Regular schedule is Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
Nights and weekends rarely required outside of attending the trade shows.
Physical Requirements:
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
Company Information
BCI is a wholesale distributor in the pet, farm & home, and lawn & garden industries. We are family owned and operated. We believe in treating our employees, vendor partners and customers like family.
BCI is seeking an in-house Graphic Designer to join their Marketing team. The Marketing Department has dual roles in producing the company's advertising and event production. The graphic designer will apply art, design, excel and copy layout skills to create engaging concepts. They will work as a team to brainstorm and pitch creative projects.Advertising projects include creating promotions, catalogs, magazines, posters, newsletters, email marketing and corporate communications. A strong understanding of Excel is preferred but can be trained on the job.
Event projects include the Event Marketing Design of our BCI trade shows and meetings. This includes the design of large event structures, digital marketing, print marketing and all supporting graphics used in the production of our events. This is a very creative position with the ability to produce high quality designs and effectively brainstorm projects. The Graphic Designer is part of a small team that works on executing events. This includes helping the coordinators with tasks beyond day-to-day design. Examples include brainstorming gift ideas, creating unique games, buying props and other tasks required to create exceptional events.Duties/Responsibilities:
Collaborates with the marketing team, manager, director and/or other departments to understand project assignment, audience, and intended message.
Prepare drafts of design work and provide samples for review.
Revise projects as necessary based on the feedback process.
Provides creative brainstorming on complex or specialized projects.
Prepares print orders and assembly instructions to outside partners.
When working on the company's advertising, you must be able to consistently provide advertising designs that meet the company's brand.
When working on events, must be able to produce unique designs.
Ability to create templates and import data to Indesign.
Must meet deadlines and follow timelines.
Must allow sufficient time management for revisions.
Must be able to follow multistep instructions.
Strong understanding of the printing process with the ability to supply print-ready documents.
Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Candidate must:
Have a creative flair, up-to-date knowledge of industry software and a professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.
Be able to manage more than one design project at a time.
Work as part of a team.
Education and Computer Skills
Degree in graphic design and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
Equivalent work experience will be considered.
Excellent in Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office Suite.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel preferred. Must be willing to use Excel in daily work.
Proficient in email marketing.
Working knowledge of HTML (Adobe Dreamweaver)
The ideal candidate will have any experience in the following software:
Sketchup
Easy Catalog or similar software (Indesign add-on for importing data)
Listrak or similar software (Email marketing program)
Canva
Shutterstock
Travel
Must be available to attend company trade shows. Currently trade shows are occurring twice per year.
Schedule
This is an onsite position located in Hazleton, PA.
Regular schedule is Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
Nights and weekends rarely required outside of attending the trade shows.
Physical Requirements:
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
Company Information
BCI is a wholesale distributor in the pet, farm & home, and lawn & garden industries. We are family owned and operated. We believe in treating our employees, vendor partners and customers like family.