Senior Content Graphic Designer

As the⠀role of⠀Sr.⠀Graphic⠀Designer,⠀you are⠀responsible⠀for⠀producing⠀highly⠀visible⠀graphics⠀for print⠀and web⠀platforms⠀through⠀graphic⠀design and⠀visual⠀communication.⠀Your work⠀will⠀directly⠀shape and⠀support⠀the brand⠀of the⠀Houston⠀Astros⠀Baseball⠀Club. You⠀will also⠀be⠀responsible⠀for⠀producing⠀many⠀visual⠀elements⠀for all⠀sectors of⠀the⠀business.⠀Your work⠀will be⠀exhibited⠀both⠀in-stadium,⠀in-market,⠀and⠀online.⠀You will⠀work⠀closely⠀with the⠀Sr.⠀Manager of⠀Graphic &⠀Marketing⠀Projects⠀as well as⠀other⠀business⠀stakeholders⠀to deliver⠀effective,⠀meaningful⠀designs⠀both⠀static and⠀interactive.⠀You will⠀be a key⠀member of⠀our⠀Content⠀Team,⠀which⠀includes⠀designers,⠀photographers,⠀and⠀videographers,⠀that all⠀work⠀collectively⠀to create⠀impactful⠀visual⠀assets for⠀the club.⠀Projects⠀will vary⠀from⠀day-to-day⠀deliverables⠀to⠀week-long⠀projects.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assume the⠀lead⠀design⠀role in⠀large⠀corporate⠀initiative⠀projects⠀(i.e.,⠀campaigns,⠀re-brands,⠀uniform⠀design).
• Assist⠀in the⠀intake and⠀delegation⠀of project⠀workload⠀amongst⠀fellow⠀designers.
• Responsible⠀for⠀meeting⠀with⠀project⠀stakeholders⠀to⠀identify⠀needs and⠀provide⠀creative⠀solutions.
• Assist⠀Sr.⠀Manager,⠀Graphic &⠀Marketing⠀Projects⠀and⠀Director⠀of Content⠀in core⠀strategic⠀brand⠀development⠀projects.
• Produce⠀distinctive⠀graphics⠀through⠀multiple⠀forms of⠀media.
• Create⠀company-wide⠀visual⠀assets and⠀support⠀departmental⠀initiatives⠀through⠀artistic⠀design.
• Incorporate⠀branded⠀campaign⠀elements⠀throughout⠀multiple⠀executions⠀including⠀a variety⠀of⠀creative⠀projects⠀such as⠀advertisements,⠀brochures,⠀corporate⠀identity,⠀packaging,⠀presentations,⠀promotional⠀displays⠀and⠀signage.
• Retouch⠀and edit⠀high⠀resolution⠀imagery.
• Develop⠀digital⠀illustrations⠀for logos,⠀presentations⠀and⠀multimedia⠀projects.
• Produce⠀data⠀driven⠀infographic⠀designs⠀through⠀typography⠀and⠀illustration.
• Responsible⠀for the⠀design,⠀layout and⠀formatting⠀of digital⠀and hard⠀materials.
• Find⠀graphical⠀solutions⠀while⠀working⠀through⠀design⠀challenges,⠀effects⠀and⠀techniques.
• Manage⠀large file⠀delivery⠀and⠀organize a⠀workflow⠀environment.
• Serve⠀as a⠀developmental⠀resource⠀to other⠀content⠀team⠀members⠀through⠀skill-share⠀and⠀collaboration.
• Perform⠀other⠀duties as⠀assigned.

Qualifications:

• A. in the⠀visual⠀arts⠀required⠀or⠀equivalent⠀experience.
• 4+⠀years’⠀experience⠀in⠀creating⠀designs in⠀print, web⠀and/or⠀mobile⠀devices⠀for a⠀major⠀brand.
• Strong⠀design and⠀leadership⠀skills and⠀the⠀ability to⠀provide⠀creative⠀visual⠀solutions.
• Strong⠀background⠀and⠀proficiency⠀knowledge⠀in Adobe⠀Creative⠀Suite with⠀a focus in⠀Photoshop,⠀Illustrator,⠀Adobe XD⠀and⠀InDesign.
• Exceptional⠀understanding⠀of web⠀production.
• Ability⠀to work⠀collaboratively⠀within a⠀design⠀team⠀environment⠀and⠀analyze⠀creative⠀feedback.
• Proven⠀multi-tasking⠀and⠀problem-solving⠀ability in⠀addition⠀to⠀dedication⠀to the⠀final⠀product.
• Motion⠀Design⠀experience⠀is⠀preferred.
• Exceptional⠀project⠀management⠀and⠀organizational⠀skills.
• Excellent⠀communication⠀and⠀research⠀skills⠀with great⠀attention⠀to⠀details.
• Design⠀portfolio⠀required⠀for⠀consideration.
• Apple⠀environment⠀only.

Work Environment

The work⠀environment⠀characteristics⠀described⠀here are⠀representative⠀of those⠀an⠀employee⠀encounters⠀while⠀performing⠀the⠀essential⠀functions⠀of this⠀job.⠀Majority⠀of time⠀spent in⠀indoor,⠀climate-controlled⠀environment.⠀May also⠀be exposed⠀to⠀partially⠀sheltered⠀outdoor⠀environment,⠀subject to⠀climate⠀fluctuations.⠀The noise⠀level is⠀usually⠀moderate⠀but can be⠀loud⠀within the⠀stadium⠀environment.

Physical⠀Demands

While⠀performing⠀the duties⠀of this⠀job, the⠀employee⠀is⠀occasionally⠀required⠀to stand;⠀walk; sit⠀(for long⠀periods of⠀time); use⠀hands to⠀handle or⠀feel⠀objects,⠀tools or⠀controls;⠀reach with⠀hands and⠀arms;⠀climb⠀stairs;⠀talk or⠀hear. The⠀employee⠀may⠀occasionally⠀lift or⠀move⠀equipment,⠀up to 20⠀pounds.⠀Specific⠀vision⠀abilities⠀required⠀by this⠀job⠀include:⠀close⠀vision,⠀distance⠀vision,⠀color⠀vision,⠀peripheral⠀vision,⠀depth⠀perception⠀and⠀ability to⠀adjust⠀focus.

Position⠀Type and⠀Expected⠀Hours of⠀Work

Ability⠀to work a⠀flexible⠀schedule,⠀including⠀extended⠀hours,⠀evenings,⠀weekends,⠀and⠀holidays.

Travel

Rare⠀travel⠀maybe⠀expected⠀in this⠀role.