Graphic Designer

$45,000 - $60,000/Yr

Crossroads Interactive - Baltimore, MD

Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Baltimore, MD

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About the position

Crossroads Co.Lab is seeking a Graphic Designer with over 1 year of experience to join their digital marketing team. The role involves creating exceptional designs, animations, and motion graphics for various digital platforms, including advertising, social media, and email communications. The ideal candidate will have a strong design sense, excellent communication skills, and a solid work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the marketing team on creative ideation and exploration, executing new designs and animation.
• Manage, prioritize, and execute multiple projects from concept to completion under tight deadlines.
• Understand marketing/brand objectives and how they translate to visual impact/creative output.
• Design still and motion imagery for web and various forms of digital media.
• Participate in internal and external meetings (Clients, Advertising Partners, etc.), attend site visits as necessary.
• Storyboard creative concepts.
• Assist in creating motion graphics templates (look and feel) for existing programs, update and revise various marketing materials as needed.

Requirements

• BA and/or BFA degree in graphic design/motion graphics design or equivalent applied experience
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience creating to-spec, web-ready, animated and still digital ads for use in digital display ads, social media and video (JPEG/PNG, GIF, HTML5 and MP4)
• Excellent design sense, including color and typography
• Excellent sense of timing, motion and movement in visual media
• Outstanding creative approach to problem solving
• Expressive 'artistic' voice, ability to communicate expression through animation
• Proactive and self-sufficient
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent communication skills
• Technical expertise

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of best file practices for web
• Literacy in HTML/CSS and best practices
• Working knowledge of Adobe Animate and/or Google Web Designer to create animated HTML5 display ads
• 3D animation experience

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance