American Payroll Institute Inc is hiring: Graphic Designer in San Antonio

Summary/Objective

The Graphic Designer creates visual communications on behalf of PayrollOrg (PAYO) and its affiliated companies. The successful candidate creates messaging and imagery consistent with branding and visual specifications. The Graphic Designer works in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Creates graphic designs that identify a product, service, or message; ensures renderings meet quality and branding specifications.
• Ensures brand standards are being followed consistently across the organization; assists in defining new standards as brands evolve.
• Plans and illustrates concepts by designing rough layout ideas.
• Performs edits and implements suggestions for review; circulates and tracks a series of drafts that will culminate in final, press-ready artwork.
• Prepares final press-ready package and uploading it to the printers FTP sites.
• Tracks progress of projects to ensure timely completion.
• Work with external printers or production teams to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed or presented to the highest quality.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to understand project scope, audience, and intended message.
• Advise best practices and optimizations throughout design projects.
• Maintains awareness of new technology and trends in printing and digital techniques.
• Maintains knowledge on professional and industry trends.
• Engages in professional development to continuously grow and remain competitive.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Knowledge in photo and video editing a plus.
• Skilled at designing and producing conference and tradeshows banners and signages.
• A high level of proficiency using Adobe products like InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, and use of Mac operating system.
• Basic to intermediate skills in Adobe Cloud library, In Book Design, and logo creation.
• Proficient in creating digital graphics for the web and social media.
• Ability to produce creative and innovative designs for digital and print collaterals.
• Possesses the ability to receive, interpret, and implement constructive feedback from project stakeholders into your design work.
• Able to learn new tools and processes quickly and work in a fast-evolving environment.

Required Education and Experience

• Associate degree in related field; degree may be replaced with an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Graphic Design.

Preferred Education and Experience

Experience managing vendor relationships with outside printers and other agencies.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Not required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no direct reports.

Internal and External Interfaces

Internal: Key stakeholders of the company with regular interaction with Art, Communications, Marketing, Membership Publications, Vendor Relations, and Production.

External: Printers, Production Companies, Suppliers, and Vendors.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions.
• Ethics - Works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Initiative - Seeks increased responsibilities; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities.
• Innovation - Meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; works well individually or collaboratively.
• Judgment – Demonstrates sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; supports organization's goals and values.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; sets goals and objectives.
• Problem Solving - Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Project Management - Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget; manages project team activities.
• Quality Management - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; identifies external threats and opportunities; adapts strategy to changing conditions.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; able to read and interpret written information and clearly explain design decisions in words and writing.
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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.

Requires prolonged sitting, walking, and standing depending on the job tasks with bending, stooping, pulling, pushing, crouching, and stretching, and lifting to 20 lbs. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other technology equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports. Prolonged exposure to computer monitors. Office-based positions work in a normal office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.