Graphic Designer

Overview

Job Description

Graphic Designer

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing and coordinating the execution of graphic design deliverables across multiple engineering and design projects.
• Utilizing current graphic design technology and software to prepare layouts for proposals, presentations, reports, and visual media under minimal supervision.
• Performing the most difficult and complex graphic design assignments.
• Designing and preparing complex art and copy layouts in accordance with the Company’s and Client style manual and project branding requirements.
• Working directly with the Technical/Design Director, Managers, Engineers, Architects, and other project authors to review and improve submitted artwork and text for clarity, consistency, and technical accuracy.
• Designing and producing complex, reproduction-ready graphics, including charts, diagrams, maps, tables, infographics, and posters to support infrastructure, buildings, and landscape, as required in the projects.
• Modifying existing artwork and providing reproduction data such as reduction sizing, quantity, file formats, and paper/ink selection for both print and digital outputs.
• Translating complex technical information and engineering data into clear, visually engaging content for clients and stakeholders.
• Leading a functional team of Graphic Designers to complete assignments on time and to a consistent quality standard across multiple disciplines.
• Reviewing lower-level designers' work for accuracy, adherence to branding and style guidelines, and attention to detail.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Associate degree in Graphic Design or certificate of completion from an accredited design/graphics course, or equivalent professional experience.
• Typically 5+ years of related work experience in advanced graphic design.
• Proficiency in graphic design technology and software used to complete complex graphic design assignments, such as Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) and presentation tools.
• Thorough knowledge of graphics production techniques and reproduction/printing processes, including preparation of press-ready and digital-ready files.
• Ability to work with complex documents and technical content, including proposals, reports, engineering drawings, diagrams, and data visualizations.
• Strong attention to detail, layout, typography, and visual hierarchy.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated aptitude and commitment for organizing, scheduling, and completing large-scale complex graphic design assignments on time.
• Demonstrated aptitude and commitment for organizing, scheduling, and completing large-scale, complex graphic design assignments on time across multiple concurrent projects.
• Proven potential to perform in a lead capacity and provide technical guidance, feedback, and quality review to team members.
• Strong collaborative skills to work directly with Technical Engineers, Architects, and project authors in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Ability to apply and maintain strict corporate style and branding standards across diverse media formats and multiple disciplines (infrastructure, buildings, landscape, etc.).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to interpret and visually express complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Flexibility and adaptability to support a wide range of design tasks within an Engineering Team environment.
• Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
• We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
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