JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Touchpoint Media

Description

Touchpoint Media has an immediate need for a JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER with both print and digital experience. We are a medium-sized, but highly experienced staff of proven professionals, who concentrate on marketing and publishing for the sports industry, as well as creating custom publications for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies in the financial service, business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and hospitality sectors. Among our expanding list of publications are USA Hockey Magazine, CambriaStyle Magazine, Minnesota Hockey Journal, Virginia Golfer, and Rink Magazine. We are looking for a full-time Junior Graphic Designer who is a motivated self-starter to join our design team. The ideal candidate should have strong artistic energy with the desire to learn, develop, and advance his/her skills in design and team-working.

 

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Create graphic layouts for promotional materials, print advertisements, collateral, web sites, branding, and internal/external publications

• Photo research

• Magazine page layout

• Web site maintenance

• Photo retouching/manipulation

• Produce print/web-ready files

• Conduct creative research on projects under the Art Director’s direction

• Help team with archiving, backing-up and organizing files

• Ensure that deadlines are met and work effectively under pressure

 

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Degree in design, visual communication, production or equivalent work experience

• Minimum one year's experience post-degree

• Excellent listening and communication skills (both verbal and written)

• Refined attention to detail

• Effective project time management

• Demonstrable skills in working in a team environment

• Prepress and printing standards knowledge

• Strong organizational skills

• Ability to manage multiple jobs simultaneously, ability to multi-task and manage deadlines

 

Experience with the following software:

• Adobe Creative Suite (CS3 or higher): InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop

• Quark

• HTML, CSS, CMS (Content Management Systems like Drupal) preferred

• Microsoft Office

 

To apply:

• Send email with cover letter, resume and portfolio as one PDF named Lastname_Firstname_MMDDYY.pdf to jenna@touchpointmedia.com

posted 11.18.2011

To Apply

Contact Jenna Akre
jenna@touchpointmedia.com