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Creative Artists Agency · 1 day ago

Creative Services - Graphic Designer

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$67K/yr - $74K/yr

2+ years exp

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world’s leading full-service entertainment, media, and sports agency. They are seeking a Graphic Designer for their in-house Creative Services department to research, conceptualize, design, and produce outstanding creative across various projects.

AssociationBrand MarketingCommunitiesSports

Responsibilities

Use creative judgement to execute designs with the content and materials provided to highlight the project in the best way possible

Work within brand and style guidelines as well as ensure brand consistency for internal and external communications

Review project scopes, materials, links and copy thoroughly with the Project Manager to execute a plan for final materials to be used as a tool to secure business opportunities for clients, colleagues and the agency as a whole

Conceptualize and pitch original ideas to enhance presentations and improve visuals

Responsible for managing individual workload, milestones, deadlines, and asking imperative questions needed to bring projects from concept to completion in partnership with the Project Manager

Receive, digest, and incorporate mood boards, sketches, and direction from the Senior Art Director for certain high-level projects

Incorporate notes from multiple stakeholders, department heads, executives, and clients on a range of projects

Source photography, illustrations, vectors, patterns, typefaces, and textures via stock resources and other visual content source hubs to incorporate into designs to elevate and give a unique spin to projects

Use Photoshop to enhance images and logos by correcting resolution, composition, cropping, adjusting tone, saturation, brightness, and adding or removing objects and text

Use InDesign to lay out master spreads, slides, and spreads for digital and printed materials

Use Illustrator to create custom vector graphics such as logo designs and illustrations

Brainstorm with creative team on upcoming projects and future opportunities

Bring a unique point of view, style, creative niche, skillsets, and education to each project

Responsible for sharing specific high-level projects, developing a rapport, and communicating design choices and direction, with colleagues

Deliver high-quality design work across digital and print formats (branding, marketing collateral, presentations, campaigns, etc.)

Maintain and evolve brand standards while adapting design solutions to different client and project needs

Collaborate with global team members to translate creative briefs into polished deliverables

Act as the primary point of contact for local clients and partners, representing the Creative Services design department with professionalism and creativity

Build trust-based relationships by understanding client needs, communicating effectively, and ensuring project alignment

Present creative work clearly and confidently to non-design audiences

Serve as the on-the-ground representative of the Creative Services design team in the satellite office

Collaborate across departments and time zones, ensuring information flows smoothly between the main office and local stakeholders

Support project coordination and ensure deadlines are met despite time zone differences

Experience in a client-facing or account management role

Background in working remotely or across distributed teams

Qualification

PhotoshopIllustratorInDesignGraphic designFigmaMiroKeynotePowerPointBrandingCommunicationTeam collaborationPositive attitudeAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, fine arts, visual arts, media or a relevant experience

2+ years of professional experience working in a fast-paced environment as part of a creative team

Stellar portfolio showcasing past work

Understanding of core design principals and proven exceptional taste level through collaboration with other designers in developing a corporate style guide and recreating templates for branded work

Excellent communication skills including the ability to articulate visioning, creative concepts, and rationale for design decisions

Working knowledge of collaborative design tool platforms (Figma, Miro) and templated design platforms (Campaign Monitor, Stripo, Wordpress, Canva)

Ability to design elevated branding for internal materials and client projects

Highly proficient on Mac

Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign and an understanding of new technologies and ways to harness them for our work

Mastery of Keynote and PowerPoint

A positive, hard-working “can-do” attitude, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Pride in your work and the work of the team

Passion for innovation

Eye for details, ability to carefully address notes when given

Demonstrated ability to work well and communicate effectively within a team and under pressure

Excellent communication skills