Job Summary
At Informatics, we live our purpose and deliver results as a premier digital marketing agency through our core values. Every single team member lives and models our core values of People First, Wow Our Clients, Improve and Innovate, Nurture the Business, and Give Back. We use our values as a guidepost for all business decisions, balance the importance of all five values and understand that these are the foundation of our success. As a business that is built on relationships, we believe our values are our differentiator.
Want to see us in action living these values? Check out our Instagram page.
The Graphic and Web Designer serves a crucial role on our team by delivering the primary responsibilities of designing graphics, marketing materials, infographics, logos, and various additional design elements as needed. This person also creates designs for sites, sitemaps, and is willing to continually learn more sophisticated web design skills. This position juggles multiple projects, meeting deadlines and delivering high quality, professional work with minimal supervision. This position is a member of our creative team and works closely with the marketing team, and reports to the Web and Creative Director.
Top Key Responsibilities:
- Create and design various materials primarily for digital marketing and client website needs.
- Create high quality work, consistent with client brand and marketing campaigns.
- Create wireframes that meet client goals.
- Clearly communicate and present designs to clients, accepting feedback and able to adjust.
- Consistently learn, master, and use a wide range of media and design software.
- Clearly understand client goals and brand guidelines and create work that fits our clients’ needs.
- Prioritize and manage multiple projects within design specifications.
- Perform retouching and manipulation of images.
- Create graphics for animation and media projects.
- Ability to do some front-end development with a strong desire to continue to learn more web and front-end development skills.
Required Qualifications & Abilities:
- Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, design, communications, or related field, or equivalent experience required.
- 5-7 years of experience in graphic design required.
- A strong visual sense and creative approach to creating work.
- Strong knowledge of composition, typography, and color.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other visual design, wire-framing tools.
- Knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals, typography, print, and the web.
- Ability to see the “big picture” and think strategically through each project, discuss design and projects conceptually, understand client needs and consider practical solutions.
- Detail-oriented and meticulous.
- Flexible to meet changing needs and deadlines, desire to do what it takes to meet project deadlines.
- Enjoys working on multiple simultaneous projects.
- Strong organizational, project management, problem solving and time-management skills.
- Intuitive and mindful person that finds joy in continuous learning, enjoys new techniques, trends, and technology.
- Proven web design experience.
- Compelling portfolio of work over a wide range of creative projects required.
- Familiarity with HTML and CSS preferred.
- Experience working with Content Management Systems (Wordpress, etc.) preferred.
Application Process:
If you have what it takes and would like to be part of our expanding marketing and web agency, we'd like to hear from you. We offer excellent benefits including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance, life insurance, a team-oriented, casual, hybrid work environment, great Downtown Cedar Rapids location, a new modern/urban office and more.
Salary range is commensurate with experience.
If interested, please submit a resume or CV to careers@informaticsinc.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Informatics is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.
