Sr. Graphic Designer

About the position

The Creative Services Department operates as part of SEGA West Publishing and is responsible for producing a wide variety of assets used to support cutting-edge marketing campaigns for SEGA and Atlus PC, Console, and mobile games. The Senior Graphic Designer will be responsible for creative development and asset production for a variety of visual projects in support of SEGA's PC and Console titles such as Persona, Yakuza/Like a Dragon, Metaphor: Refantazio, Sonic the Hedgehog, and all other franchises and games. We are looking for a talented, reliable, and self-motivated Senior Graphic Designer, experienced in current media technologies to ideate, and produce creative deliverables. This person will be a leader among SEGA's in-house Design team and will support with both project administration, and execution of marketing materials.

Responsibilities

• Ideate, create, and produce static and HTML5 assets for paid media such as out-of-home, digital display, paid social, site takeovers, and programmatic ads.
• Develop physical software packaging materials for PC/Console titles software packaging, working directly with production vendors, game developers, and cross-functional colleagues.
• Design creative solutions for social requests using strong technical skills and adhering to style guides.
• Design engaging visuals for support title marketing at tradeshows and events such as banners, wall graphics, posters and fliers.
• Communicate directly with key project stakeholders for alignment on creative requests and direction.
• Manage deadlines and schedules for design projects.
• Uphold and stay up to date on brand standards, guidelines, and best practices for consistency among all creative assets.
• Review creative deliverables to ensure high-quality output that meets project brief expectations.
• Provide design mentorship to Junior/Mid-level designers.
• Identify and advocate for potential areas of improvement for any practices and procedures.
• Organize and maintain design files, ensuring proper version control and accessibility for the team.
• Support cross-functionally with other CS design tasks, as needed.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Graphic Design for Marketing.
• Proven success in developing large-scale campaign designs for consumer marketing.
• Experience with being a leader among a team with mentorship ability.
• Strong communication skills among cross-functional teams including formal presentation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, with strong time management skills to meet deadlines.
• Ability to analyze data to produce optimized creative for marketing campaigns.
• Must provide an online portfolio showcasing your talent and experience in digital design.
• Proficiency in Adobe creative suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
• Experience with HTML5/rich media tools (Such as Bannerflow, Creatopy etc.).
• Familiarity with Project Management tools (Such as Jira, Trello, Asana etc.).

Nice-to-haves

• Passion for video games and gaming/marketing trends.
• Knowledge of After Effects (or similar video editing programs).
• Experience with Adobe XD (Or Figma).

Benefits

• Hybrid work model with 3-day office weeks.
• Opportunities for mentorship and leadership within the design team.