Acosta

Graphic Designer II

Acosta

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States

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About the role

  • Develop creative shopper marketing campaigns, and other communications, customized to the client or customers’ needs
  • Engage in meetings and needs assessments with both to ensure the end product is in line with expectations and drive the business results
  • Organize and participate in brainstorming sessions by contributing/generating ideas/concepts to meet existing and new clients’ objectives and strategies
  • Manage multiple projects/demands simultaneously with quality execution and on time delivery
  • Support the Request for Proposal process in developing creative new business campaigns
  • Interface with current and potential clients advising on Acosta’s products and services
  • Work with internal channel and team leaders making recommendations on the marketing and positioning of Acosta’s product and service offering
  • Manage timelines and milestones from beginning to end including strong organizational and time management skills
  • Become a visual storyteller, and thrive using a variety of multimedia platforms to showcase services and capabilities, to sell our clients’ brands and promote the company as the provider of choice
  • Consistently uphold brand and style guidelines and communicate, and potentially teach, these standards to others internally
  • Manage content storage and distribution of important Acosta and client documents including (but not limited to): RFPs, RFIs, presentations, templates, logos, branding guidelines, communication deliverables (internal/external)

Requirements

  • 1-2 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a retail/merchandising/marketing environment
  • 1-2 years of supervisory/management experience
  • Degree or diploma in Graphic Design or related program with an impressive portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals
  • Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with comfort working in PowerPoint
  • Ability to develop deep knowledge of different brands and retailers, including established guidelines and templates
  • Interest in learning and contributing to storyboarding for animated ads and short-form video
  • Desire to learn how to concept, plan, and direct photoshoots with support from senior creative leadership
  • Collaborative, team-first attitude with the ability to work independently when needed
  • Possess strong technical skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, with comfort working in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
  • Outstanding attention to detail and high degree of accuracy and ability to sell the company message through visuals/graphics
  • Experience interacting with all levels of management (including senior/executive level) and across business units
  • Exceptional written communication skills and storytelling ability
  • Strong understanding of the Retail and CPG industry
  • Background in Graphic Design preferred
  • Experience working with creative departments, marketing or sales
  • Project Management Expertise: Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines, work on many projects simultaneously, and effectively collaborate within a team, or as an individual, in a corporate setting
  • Critical thinking skills used to interpret complex concepts and translate them into easy to understand graphs, charts and visual graphics
  • Expert graphic designer who provides strategic and creative solutions
Benefits
  • Acosta Group is an equal opportunity employer
  • Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities
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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
graphic designproject managementstoryboardingphotoshoot planningvisual storytellingAdobe Creative SuiteAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignPowerPoint
Soft skills
collaborationtime managementattention to detailwritten communicationcritical thinkingorganizational skillsteamworkindependencecreativityadaptability