Southwest Funding LP is hiring: Graphic Designer in Town of Texas

We are currently looking for individuals for the position of Graphic Designer.

Who We Need:

This position will help support Southwest Funding with various brand-level marketing needs through design to create visual materials that represent the company’s brand and style standards. You will be responsible for producing specific creative pieces from concept to execution for various creative needs specifically for the company’s internal marketing efforts.

What You Will Do:

1. Takes final design direction from Marketing Lead, even if it varies from the feedback given by cross-functional teammates.
2. Effectively and efficiently translates creative thinking into visuals and leads and develops the graphic design function within the creative team.
3. Follows the direction of the Marketing Lead and works well with other designers and writers throughout the creative process.
4. Performs creative asset research for marketing materials and clearly visualizes target audiences to meet brand and business goals.
5. Creates and maintains image and icon libraries for both static and motion assets.
6. Breaks down meeting notes into actionable design tasks where applicable and applies those takeaways to independently design assets for final review.
7. Executes brand identity to shape the look and feel of both digital and physical concepts.
8. Has the ability to shift between differing brand identities depending on the project or material needed.
9. Works comfortably both individually and with internal and external partners and teams.
10. Understands and solves brand, marketing, and business-oriented problems with minimal to no need for supervision.
11. Creates social media posts for varying brands and social networks on a tight timeline.
12. Practices clean and organized file and asset management skills.
13. Has the ability to move a project along by following the project management process and not relying on a project manager to do so for you.
14. Seeks approval and feedback as necessary and saves all assets in specific folders for others to easily access and utilize.
15. Has the ability to balance and deliver multiple projects with differing and aggressive timelines, deliverables, and expectations.
16. Other projects as required, including but not limited to: long form guides and eBooks, motion assets such as GIFs, presentation design, and the creation of form-fill documents.

What You Need:

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in fine arts, graphic design, or marketing.
2. 5+ years of experience in a graphic design role. (provide portfolio for examples)
3. Mortgage, financial services, or banking experience/knowledge is a plus.
4. Video and motion graphic knowledge is a plus.
5. Must be fluent in Google Apps (i.e., Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, etc.).
6. Must be fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, etc.)
7. Ability to work and communicate with the team in an online collaboration platform.
8. Digital and physical brand-building experience is a plus.
9. Strong written and verbal communication skills is a must.

What We Offer:

Strength, stability, and vision

Opportunity for growth

401(k)

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Southwest Funding, LP (NMLS #32139) is an equal housing lender.

This is not a commitment to lend or extend credit. Programs, rates, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.