Meriton is hiring: Senior Graphic Designer in Irving

Overview

Senior Graphic Designer
Reports to: Creative Director
FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Irving, TX

The Company
Created in 2019, Meriton is building a portfolio of the most trusted independent brands in the world of commercial HVAC. We’ve invested heavily in customized software, information technology, finance and accounting, marketing, leadership development, and human resources, which can be leveraged across our portfolio companies to increase operating efficiency and generate growth. At Meriton, we’re committed to a “buy and build” strategy of continuous investments that work to accelerate mutual long-term growth. That means we don’t make short-term bets. We make long-term commitments. At Meriton, we partner with our portfolio companies to expand their reach, amplify their voice, and grow their market share. And just like the commitment we put into growth for our portfolio companies, we’re devoted to cultivating mutual growth with our associates. Our ongoing objective is to recognize talent, respect hard work, and reward those who understand what it means to “earn it” each and every day. We’re always seeking top-tier talent, creative problem solvers, and forward-thinking leaders to add to our growing team. If you’re looking to join a group of people as driven as you are, let’s start a conversation at www.meriton.com.

The Opportunity
We are seeking a talented Senior Graphic Designer to join our in-house marketing team who is excited about working across a wide variety of brands, mediums, channels, and project types. This is a unique opportunity to become part of a group that is passionate about great work, telling compelling stories, and creating thoughtful experiences for a growing company. A successful candidate will serve as an integral member of our marketing team and should possess experience with digital, web, and print design as well as developing creative executions against an overall brand strategy.

Responsibilities

1. Partners with the marketing team and our business partners across departments to design collateral materials to support sales and field marketing efforts (including: brand identity, sales brochures, catalogs, logos, price sheets, newsletters, emails campaigns, etc.)
2. Responsible for developing executions of approved creative concepts including: presentations, advertising, events, tradeshows, and digital media (web, social media, videos, photography, etc.)
3. Create and contribute fresh ideas, identify and implement new tools to increase our effectiveness
4. Prioritize, organize and perform multiple responsibilities or projects simultaneously, making decisions independently and taking ownership for wide-ranging responsibilities that also meet time constraints and tight deadlines, and operate in a fast-paced, and changing environment
5. The ability to clearly and confidently present ideas in front of both internal and external audiences with a drive for innovative thinking
6. Provide creative executions to promote all Meriton brands, messages, and stories across multiple mediums including sales events and company functions
7. Provides outstanding internal customer service and support and collaborates both locally and across multiple offices with a focus on not only your success but also the success of others
8. Works with third-party agencies, media outlets, sponsors, etc. to effectively communicate brand standards and direction
9. Ensure the quality of design strengthens and supports our brands, ensuring message consistency and brand personality/tone

Qualifications

1. 3-5 years of graphic design experience in a corporate or agency setting
2. BFA/BA in marketing, advertising, or graphic design, internship experience a plus
3. Strong skill set working in Office Suite: PPT, Word, Excel
4. Successful track record developing engaging creative for social media audiences including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, etc.
5. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (in particular: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) to deliver best in class packaging and marketing materials (knowledge of Strata and/or video editing software a strong plus)
6. Portfolio of relevant marketing and packaging materials are required at interview stage
7. Excellent project management and organization skills

Other Skills/Abilities

1. Strategic Skills: Ability to keep up with current trends in digital design, development and communication technologies as well as competitive positioning and target mindset. Passion for learning and developing new skills. Ability to understand concepts and complexity comfortably. Willing to take direction, open to change and will try anything to find solutions. Strong attention to detail in design work, a positive attitude and a collaborative personality.
2. Operating Skills: Ability to discern between tasks to determine how best to accomplish goals and organize task/people assignments to get results in a timely way. Ability to figure out processes and simplify them in order to maximize workflow.
3. Personal and Interpersonal: Ability to establish and grow relationships with customers through effective verbal and written communication. Dedicated to the needs of the customers, manufacturers and peers and has the patience to actively listen to all business partners. Able to solve problems and skillfully negotiate with a minimum of noise while managing stress. Demonstrates integrity and trust through appropriate directness and truthfulness. Ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses, seek feedback and continuously improve skills.
4. Behavior Skills: Ability to seize opportunities and maintain a positive attitude in challenging situations. Able to pursue tasks with the drive to finish them, regardless of setbacks. Ability to make decisions on behalf of the team.
5. Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
6. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Mental stamina for problem solving and prioritizing multiple tasks.
7. Environmental Requirements: Will be required to work in an office environment and possibly, occasionally in the field.
8. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate a computer keyboard and telephone, and reach items with their hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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