Digital Graphic Designer

About This Position

Job Description:

Digital Graphic Designer

Purpose:

Under minimal supervision, this position assists with consistent branding, promotion, and dissemination of information.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• •Creates comprehensive design strategies and packages tailored to customer needs.
• •Designs and produces websites, motion graphics, style guides, advertisements, promotional materials, print collateral, illustrations, logos, and photography for a wide variety of marketing materials and platforms.
• •Assists with web and social media presence, development, appearance, and updates.
• •Monitors and coordinates all stages of production to complete projects.
• •Advises and consults with vendors producing bid specifications, documentation, and contracts for vendors.
• •Assists in the planning and development of digital advertising, promotional campaigns, and strategies.
• •Acts as art director and liaison for individual projects and client programs.
• •Assists with the development of long-range strategic marketing plans.
• •Researches best practices, emerging technology, user behavior, interface content, and industry and cultural trends.
• •Acts as a steward of the brand look and feel, and ensures that all creative broadcast across all channels lives up to the highest quality of the City’s visual standards.
• •Collaborates with stakeholders to effectively drive communications and to ensure consistency of brand identity.
• •Works within the content management system to implement and maintain a consistent and engaging visual web presence.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• •Knowledge of marketing practices and procedures, design principles, and media industries.
• •Knowledge of content management systems, Drupal experience preferred.
• •Knowledge of current and emerging web publishing standards and best practices related to accessibility, usability and writing for the web.
• •Knowledge of multimedia formats related to audio, video, and interactive technologies.
• •Knowledge of user-centered design process, specifically related to accessibility and Web standards.
• •Skill in design, illustrations, infographics and data visualizations.
• •Skill in typography, color and layout composition.
• •Skill in CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and prototyping and wireframe creation tools.
• •Skill in analytical and conceptual approaches to design.
• •Skill in oral and written communication.
• •Skill in project management to assist project managers in work estimates and planning.
• •Ability to craft graphic elements, assets, and visual treatments that adapt and flow with responsive design systems.
• •Ability to manage multiple projects and remain flexible through multiple revisions from concept to completion while keeping a keen attention to detail.
• •Ability to manage time and schedules.
• •Ability to work on projects of all scales and types, both collaboratively and independently.
• •Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public as well as to work collaboratively with marketing, development, and project management specialists.
• •Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• •Ability to articulate design rationale, user-understanding and empathy and an understanding of brand.
• •Ability to work with Adobe Creative Cloud.

Minimum Qualifications:

• •Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) college or university with major coursework in related discipline or certificate in graphic design, plus a minimum of three (3) years of experience related to the job.
• •Experience may substitute for the education up to the maximum of four (4) years.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

None

Preferred Qualifications:

• •Experience working with the Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• •Experience creating motion graphics for online ads and shooting and editing video.
• •Photography experience including using DLSR cameras, photo editing, experience taking photographs at events, headshots and product photography.
• •Experience with digital accessibility compliance and best practices
• •Ability to travel to more than one work location.

Notes to Candidate:

Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) is a department of the City of Austin with over 530 employees. We provide essential services that protect people and our planet. We collect recycling, composting, trash, large brush, bulk items, household hazardous waste and dead animals. We also sweep the streets, offer Austin and Travis County residents a service to recycle and safely dispose of household hazardous waste and provide community outreach and education. ARR is driving the global transformation of traditional waste management to sustainable resource recovery. Learn more at AustinRecycles.com .

Position Overview:

Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) seeks a creative, experienced team member to design graphics and tell our story visually. The Digital Graphic Designer will work with other team members and workgroups to understand design needs and create a variety of digital and print media.

The successful candidate will be a professional with a broad range of visual design experience, excellent diplomacy skills, and an empathetic and inclusive work philosophy. They will demonstrate the ability to prioritize, manage multiple projects and deadlines, focus and work well under pressure. They are confident with their communication skills, are highly self-motivated, curious and creative, and develop relationships built on trust.

If this sounds like you, apply to join our team!

Location:

1520 Rutherford Lane, Austin, TX, 78754

Days/Hours:

Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Employee may be required to work holidays, after hours, weekends and/or other areas due to business needs.

Telework opportunities are available according to business needs.

Salary Range:

$31.45 – $39.31 per hour

Your detailed and complete employment application will be used to evaluate your qualifications and determine your salary if you are selected for this position.

Application: Each individual who submits an Application as provided in the Municipal Civil Service Rules and meets the Minimum Qualifications for a Competitive Position, shall be considered a Candidate for that Position. Employees in Good Standing who are Candidates within the Department or division that the Position resides in and who meet the Minimum and Preferred Qualifications (if any) of the Position will be included in the initial interview.

A detailed and complete employment application is required to help us better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Your application should reflect your complete employment history (to include all job duties responsibilities and employment dates) on your online application. The application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered (e.g., “see resume” or “see LinkedIn Profile”). The responses to the supplemental questions inquiring about experience should be reflected on your application.

When completing the City of Austin employment application: A detailed and complete job application is required and helps us to better evaluate your qualifications. In completing your job application, please be sure to provide a COMPLETE employment history regarding any and all relevant work experience that you would like for us to consider. If you a