City of Miami is hiring: GRAPHIC DESIGNER in Miami

Job Title: Graphic Designer

Skilled, advanced graphic design work conceptualizing, creating, planning, and realizing solutions to visual problems.

Work involves the preparation of creative graphic presentations for various City departments. An employee in this class acts as a consultant to those departments requiring technical advice on visual communications problems and coordinates the design of publications and promotional materials with staff members and commercial printers. Independent judgment is required as to creative concept, type selection, and choices of paper and inks to carry each assignment to completion. Assignments are received and work is reviewed by the Senior Graphic Designer or higher-level Administrator.

Responsibilities:

1. Design various items including brochures, newsletters, posters, report covers, print advertising, annual reports, flyers, invitations, logos, forms, letterhead/envelopes/business cards, posters, banners, fixed and temporary signage, vehicle signage, as well as web page design and multimedia presentations.
2. Discuss with professional staff or department heads the use of graphics to communicate ideas.
3. Decide on font size, page layout, and color selections.
4. Research and select stock photos and/or graphic elements to develop concepts.
5. Print and construct comps for proofing.
6. Prepare printing instructions to accompany the project.
7. Prepare wide format graphics for the construction of large exhibits and displays, designs, prints signs, posters, and banners for temporary use.
8. Design and prepare various vinyl signs.
9. Develop maps, charts, and graphs as needed.
10. Develop new forms under the direction of the Senior Graphic Designer and make revisions to existing forms, following a standardized city format.
11. Prepare files for output, check to determine if all files are collected, and generate print-ready PDFs.
12. Install and update software on Macintosh computers; troubleshoot software conflicts and hardware problems. Perform periodic maintenance on computer hard drives.
13. Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements:

A bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or Visual Marketing and one (1) year experience in graphics design/illustration work.

A valid Driver's License from any state (Equivalent to a State of Florida Class E) may be utilized upon application; however, prior to appointment, a State of Florida Driver's License (Class E or higher) must be presented to the Department of Human Resources and maintained valid throughout employment.

OR

Equivalent combination of education and experience beyond a high school diploma or its equivalent and one (1) year of the required experience.

Application Requirements:

Applicants must upload and submit attached copies of the required documents with the employment application. All documents submitted must be clear, legible, and in proper format.

1. Proof of education in the form of a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or Visual Marketing.
2. Copy of valid Driver's License from any state.

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents submitted with the employment application are in an acceptable format for eligibility determination.

Selection Preference:

Selection preference will be granted in the following order: 1) preference eligible veterans, 2) active City of Miami employees, 3) City of Miami residents, 4) all others.

OPEN/NON-COMPETITIVE

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