Graphic Designer - #247641

BakerHostetler is seeking an experienced graphic designer to join our in-house Graphics team. The ideal candidate should have a portfolio demonstrating strong creative concepts and eye-catching visuals.

The Designer will conceptualize, design and implement solutions for a wide variety of publications, digital and multi-media applications, and firm-branded presentations for management and client events. The Designer should have proven experience with graphic production best practices for digital and print, as well as exhibit skill with typography, color and layout principles. The Graphic Designer coordinates with Business Development & Marketing department colleagues, firm leadership and attorneys to design pieces that are compelling and have a distinguished yet consistent look within the Firm’s brand standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work with Graphics team colleagues to conceptualize and develop print and digital marketing collateral used to promote the Firm’s brand including publications, presentations, social media, client alerts, thought leadership pieces, brochures, pitch materials, electronic communications, external Practice Group newsletters, invitations, charts, forms, photo production/editing, advertisements and video using Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint and other tools.
• Digital newsletter design
• Social media graphics
• Create cohesive event materials including PowerPoint presentations, invitations and signage
• Photo editing, management and file organization. Familiarity with digital asset management preferred.
• Ability to create and edit videos for various projects including social media and website using Adobe Creative Suite.
• Manage deadlines for both short-term and long-term assignments
• Familiarity with data merging using Adobe and Microsoft products
• Has a keen interest in staying abreast of contemporary tools and technologies like AI.
• Respond to requests and questions from lawyers, administrative staff and vendors on design production; provide excellent customer service and follow through on requests to ensure needs are met.
• Manage workflow and scheduling to ensure quality, on-time delivery of final product in all stages of the process: conceptualization, design, layout, production and fulfillment
• Ensure the Firm materials are consistent with the Firm’s visual identity system and brand guidelines.
• Provide support as needed within team and assist with special projects as assigned.
  
  

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field; and a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Technical Skills

Demonstrated proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, in particular InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Excel). Proven aptitude to learn new software applications.

OTHER SKILLS And ABILITIES

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines.
• Strong analytical and communication skills both oral and written.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects to meet deadlines.
• Outstanding creativity; flexibility and persistence; motivation and energy with the ability to work with little supervision and collaborate with other members of the team.
• Ability to work overtime when needed. Work occasionally requires more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.
• A tolerance for uncertainty and an ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong project management skills. Project and team management experience with attention to detail and a willingness to “roll up sleeves” and operate at whatever level is needed to accomplish tasks.
• Ability to coordinate the activities of department resources.
• Ability to collaborate with a team across a range of skill levels and geographies, internal and external, to provide high levels of service to end user.
• Ability to exercise discretion with confidential and sensitive information.
• Must be able to perform essential duties of the position with time constraints and interruptions.
• Accurately manage and report all time worked on projects.
• A strong client service approach and team orientation.
• Demonstrate good judgment, tact, and flexibility under pressure in a mixed-matrix environment with many stakeholders and potentially competing priorities.
• Familiar with the legal marketing and design trends.
  
  

Language Skills

Ability to speak effectively with all levels of clients and professional and support staff. Interpersonal communication skills necessary to maintain effective relationships with partners, attorneys, clients and staff and to exhibit a high degree of responsiveness, diplomacy and professionalism in these interactions. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from all levels of professional and support staff, clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to interact effectively with attorneys and other key personnel; to manage and exceed expectations; and to exhibit a high degree of responsiveness, diplomacy and professionalism in these interactions. Ability to effectively present information in both written and oral formats and respond to questions from all levels of professional and support staff and clients.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area and circumference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, such as probability, statistical inference and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Exhibit independent thinking and decision making. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to think strategically, develop tactics and execute pragmatically.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that should be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, documents, books, pen/pencil, paper, controls and manipulate a keyboard, and input data into a PC; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to prepare correspondence and reports on a personal computer. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. And stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl. Ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.