Graphic Designers

Summary Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects. Duties

• Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
• Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
• Use computer software to generate new images.
• Mark up, paste, and assemble final layouts to prepare layouts for printer.
• Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.
• Review final layouts and suggest improvements as needed.
• Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.
• Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.
• Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.
• Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with clients or supervisors and making necessary changes.
• Study illustrations and photographs to plan presentation of materials, products, or services.
• Prepare notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing.
• Photograph layouts, using camera, to make layout prints for supervisors or clients.
• Produce still and animated graphics for on-air and taped portions of television news broadcasts, using electronic video equipment.
• Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.
• Research new software or design concepts.

Requirements

• Maintain records, documents, or other files.
• Research new technologies.
• Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
• Design layouts for print publications.
• Create computer-generated graphics or animation.
• Design layouts for print publications.
• Draw detailed or technical illustrations.
• Review art or design materials.
• Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs.
• Confer with clients to determine needs.
• Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
• Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
• Draw detailed or technical illustrations.
• Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs.
• Review art or design materials.
• Design layouts for print publications.
• Operate still or video cameras or related equipment.
• Create computer-generated graphics or animation.

Nice To Haves

• Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
• Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
• Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
• Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
• Adobe Systems Adobe Flash
• Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
• AJAX
• Apple Final Cut Pro
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Autodesk Revit
• Bentley MicroStation
• Cascading Style Sheets CSS
• Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
• Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
• Dassault Systemes CATIA
• Drupal
• Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
• Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML
• Extensible markup language XML
• FileMaker Pro
• Hypertext markup language HTML
• IBM Notes
• JavaScript
• jQuery
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Visio
• Oracle Eloqua
• Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
• PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
• PTC Creo Parametric
• SignCAD Systems SignCAD
• Structured query language SQL
• Verilog
• YouTube
• 35 millimeter cameras
• Adobe Systems Adobe ColdFusion
• Adobe Systems Adobe Distiller
• Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker
• Adobe Systems Adobe FreeHand
• Adobe Systems Adobe Macromedia HomeSite
• Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker
• Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro
• Apple iMovie
• Apple iWork Keynote
• Avid Pro Tools
• Computer laser printers
• Computer scanners
• Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
• Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
• Desktop computers
• Digital cameras
• Graphics tablets
• Laptop computers
• MAXON CINEMA 4D
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Nuance OmniPage Professional
• Personal computers
• Photocopying equipment
• QuarkXPress
• Web browser software
• Wide format printers

Work Remotely This is a remote position