Job Description
A Wray Ward Junior Designer is responsible for providing design and design support for the Creative department.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities as Junior Designer - Develop creative solutions and materials based on approved campaign creative direction
- Produce finished art from layout or spec sheets for final production
- Create prepress files for publications and coordinating with Production department for timely delivery
- Provide continuity and quality assurance across all designated projects with attention to details
- Produce materials for creative presentations and internal projects
- Contribute creative support to other agency processes, such as ideation sessions and business development efforts
Communication Skills - Communicate in a clear, coherent and professional manner
- Conduct clear and candid communication with team members
- Listen well and solve problems to achieve the most effective outcome for the client, the team and the agency
- Develop strong relationships across the agency, specifically with the Creative Services Director, the creative directors and the Creative team
- Represent the team and Wray Ward in a positive manner in all endeavors
Requirements
- 1+ years of design experience
- Portfolio that shows your conceptual and design skills
- Agency production design experience preferred
- Proficiency with industry-standard applications (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, Acrobat, Microsoft)
- Detail oriented
- Ability to skillfully manage a high volume of work in a deadline-driven environment
- Passion for making it easier for people to understand complex ideas
- Expertise in the tools required to do your work and the drive to maintain that expertise
- Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States, as it is not the practice of Wray Ward to sponsor individuals for work visas
- Portfolio that shows your conceptual and design skills
This job description serves as an overall summary of responsibilities for the position outlined. Please note it is subject to change with specific expectations associated with the position.
Culture Alignment At Wray Ward, we firmly believe that internal and client relationships are key to our success. Certain attitudes define how we work and are important in what we seek for our culture and mission. Our key agency attitudes are:
WE, NOT ME - We check our egos at the door. As a result, we thrive in a positive, collaborative atmosphere that welcomes diverse professionals and invites everyone to contribute their best.
ASK "WHAT IF?" - Always going beyond what is and considering what could be, we create unexpected possibilities that differentiate our brands and accelerate their success.
BE FEARLESS - Creativity demands that we hold nothing back. So we mutually support each other in speaking up, taking risks and courageously contributing audacious, unedited, unconventional ideas.
NAIL IT - Everything we do is about results. We not only achieve our clients' goals, but also continually exceed their expectations. Every person here shares individual responsibility for their own, our agency's and our clients' success.
Our 39,000-square-foot home promotes collaboration and productivity through inspired meeting areas, offering natural light, vibrant colors, patterns and textures. Homelike elements are found in every corner, from the open-air roof-deck to our game room with foosball, ping-pong, Connect Five, classic board games and cornhole. Brightly colored throw pillows on sofas and our town hall meeting space, smart entertainment systems and live plants are scattered throughout. From holiday parties to movie nights, bowling and dodgeball teams to yoga and walking groups, we have a warm and inviting culture. Our office ushers us in, and it welcomes us home.
Our Mission Day in and day out, we will passionately create the most innovative, engaging and effective work in the home category - we will live it, we will breathe it and we will own it.
Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States, as it is not the practice of Wray Ward to sponsor individuals for work visas. Wray Ward participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.
At Wray Ward, we strongly believe that a diverse staff and inclusive culture will greatly enrich our work, our business, our industry and our lives. We are committed to an intentional approach to listening, understanding and talking, and to using our individual and collective talent, voices and influence to drive change.
Wray Ward is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Local area, Work from home, Work visa, Night shift,