ENC Strategy

Management

• Provides performance evaluations, coaching, mentoring, training, guidance and creative direction to other graphic designers or subcontractors to ensure a focus on teamwork, initiative, creativity and innovation, high level customer service, follow-through and on-time delivery of internal and external projects.
• Develops, manages and maintains third party vendor relationships. Creates and maintains preferred vendor and subcontractor lists to enhance departmental services
• Creates and implements systems to improve productivity and manage ENC’s digital assets.

Print and digital graphic design

• Uses strong visual storytelling and typographic skills to communicate business cases utilizing the creation of infographics
• Produces compelling brochure, direct mail, datasheet and similar designs; possesses an understanding of print production to include choosing paper types, preparing files to send to press, press checks, designing for unique mailer boxes, etc.
• Creates short, animated videos using FinalCut Pro or similar products — this position requires regularly animating 1- to 2-minute videos based on storyboards; must be able to create ‘whiteboard-style’ graphics and animate to voiceovers and music
• Develops and communicates the creative direction of projects with initial sketches, rough comprehensives or low-res wireframes and high-res designs or mockups
• Develops logos, style guidelines and other elements of visual branding systems
• Develops strategically creative PowerPoint presentations
• Creates precise, pixel- and point-perfect designs
• Optimizes print files for 4-color process reproduction
• Develops illustrations, diagrams and charts for use online and in publications, proposals and presentations

Client and account team interface

• Meets with clients, understands their expectations, suggests ideas and options, then develops creative approaches that help them meet their business or mission goals
• Adds insightful and strategic value to creative work as well as client requests; takes initiative to make design projects better and whether they are strategically helping to accomplish a goal throughout the design process
• Presents creative concepts to clients, ensuring that they understand the thinking and value they represent
• Responds efficiently to client requests, revisions and changing requirements
• Delivers all work products on schedule and on time
• Maintains and organizes creative files consistently using SharePoint

• Assess web design and development requirements in order to estimate level of effort for proposals and pricing
• Develop information architectures, user interfaces/experiences, wireframes, high-res mockups and graphics for websites
• Use adaptive/responsive techniques to optimize website display and content for smartphones, tablets and desktops
• Independently develop small HTML and CMS websites from start to launch (and can articulate the process)
• Have experience with: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, Perl, databases, hosting/web server administration, content management systems (Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, ExpressionEngine, .NET or other), SEO
• Know how to comply with Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Have worked with a creative agency
• Have worked for or with government, technology, energy, financial services or association organizations
• Develop apps

Other Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• Excellent oral and written business communication skills
• Proven ability to multitask
• Must be flexible and enjoy working in a creative, collaborative environment
• Must be able to demonstrate attention to detail and quality
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, FinalCut (or similar software) and Microsoft