Senior Graphic Designer Job at Valaurum, Inc. in Portland

Valaurum sells the smallest verifiable unit of gold available on the world market, the Aurum®. We use cutting-edge technology to bring precious metal ownership into the twenty-first century, with leading security features and the denominations needed for everyday transactions. Our mission is to democratize precious metal ownership by providing an affordable, beautiful, secure standard for gold. Valaurum creates legal tender currency, collectibles, and commemorative documents with intrinsic value. Valaurum, Inc. has a world-wide exclusive license for this innovative proprietary technology, which is protected by US and international patents.

Position summary

Valaurum is growing rapidly, and we are looking to hire a Senior Graphic Designer. Our ideal candidate will have experience creating beautiful artwork and design while balancing multiple concurrent projects. This position is responsible for working on our flagship products that have broad circulation, and the role reports to the SVP of Marketing and Operations. This is a non-supervisory position.

Responsibilities

• Participate in internal and client meetings as both design team lead and key stake holder to understand project goals, context, content, and materials available
• Lead design and concept presentations to client teams
• Responsible for maintaining client missions, brand standards, and design objectives throughout the project
• Communicate, collaborate with, and direct design-related contractors including, but not necessarily limited to, illustrators, proofreaders, copywriters, and design-related security software vendors
• Work in collaboration with Prepress and Design Manager to identify and manage timelines and project prioritization; review and approve design deliverables provided by other design team members, including graphic designers and contractors, as required based on scope of work and internal SOPs
• Some limited travel to off-site meetings, conferences, client locations, and other site visits (may include international travel)
• Coordinate and manage meetings pertaining to graphic and interpretive development
• Responsible to project budget and schedule; coordinate with departmental supervisors and other leadership to monitor/manage project hours
• Conduct client consultations along with the Account Representative
• Guide and mentor graphic designers through regular critique, and foster a culture of creativity, dialogue, and skills advancement
• Provide senior-level visual design execution across multiple projects at a time, including creative briefs, workshops, mood boards, defining design systems, and design direction.
• Responsible for design and asset creation for all channels, including website, ecommerce store, social media, print materials, and multimedia projects.
• Direct and produce product artwork for both clients and internal use
• Demonstrate initiative and assist with additional design needs
• Continually stretch creatively - developing new content within existing templates or concepts
• Interpret and synthesize feedback when making required edits
• Consistently produce accurate design content independent of direction or oversight
• Learn and understand design nuance and project needs across multiple clients, applications and industries
• Review design work for quality and provide specific, constructive suggestions for improvements
• Contribute to collaborative meetings and work sessions in order to set creative direction around client needs
• Maintain brand voice and aesthetic for external communications and creative campaigns
• Work collaboratively with team to elevate aesthetics around products and programs
• Learn and understand specific consumer types and provide user insight to product development and sales teams
• Work closely with in-house production team

Requirements or equivalent experience

• 7-10 years of relevant design experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Graphic Design or related (or an equivalent of demonstrated knowledge and experience)
• High proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud
• Strong graphic design and/or art portfolio, with an emphasis on commercial art creation
• Able to produce multiple concepts for each project
• Illustration skills a plus
• Self-starter with exceptional follow through and great attention to detail
• Strong art direction skills, including: ideation, working with the team, presenting, print and digital design
• Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects and deliverables at a given time
• Experienced with project management software (Basecamp or similar)
• Proficiency with remote conferencing
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
• Can work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment

Preferred experience

• Print production experience

Location

• Hybrid, Portland OR

Salary and benefits

• $75,000-$85,000 based on experience
• PTO and holiday pay
• Stock options
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• 401k with employer match

Valaurum is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status, or any other personal characteristic protected by law.