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This role blends visual design, motion design, and user experience principles to bring data, insights, and ideas to life through audience-centered storytelling.\n\nWorking with moderate independence and in close collaboration with members of the design, multimedia, content production, and broader Brand and Marketing teams, the Specialist takes assigned projects from concept through final production. The role applies relevant design and industry trends, contributes to the evolution of the team’s visual toolkit, and explores opportunities to incorporate emerging technologies, including generative AI, into creative workflows.\n\nThe Specialist builds effective working relationships with stakeholders across the organization who submit creative requests and translates business needs into high-quality visual solutions that support organizational and strategic priorities.\n\nResponsibilities\nCross-Channel Visual Design\nConceptualize, design, and produce visual assets across digital, print, social, event, and other marketing channels while consistently applying established brand standards, identity, and tone.\nContribute to and maintain adaptable design systems, templates, and assets that allow content to remain modular, scalable, and easy for broader marketing and communications teams to repurpose.\nPartner cross-functionally to translate research, data, business priorities, and audience insights into compelling visual storytelling.\nDevelop graphics, infographics, presentations, and other visual materials that simplify complex information for executive, professional, and public audiences.\nStay current on relevant design, marketing, and industry trends and apply appropriate trends and best practices to assigned projects.\nMotion, Interactive & Emerging Media\nDesign and produce short-form motion graphics, animated explainers, HTML5 assets, and other digital content optimized for audience engagement.\nCollaborate with multimedia partners to develop animated overlays, transitions, typographic motion, and other visual elements that enhance video storytelling.\nExplore multimodal design formats, including augmented reality, generative visuals, interactive presentations, and AI-generated imagery, and share relevant findings and recommendations with the team.\nPrototype and test visual formats for emerging and evolving platforms, including YouTube Shorts, Maglr, LinkedIn carousels, interactive PDFs, and HTML5 experiences.\nAdapt creative concepts for multiple formats and platforms while maintaining a consistent visual experience.\n AI, Brand & Experience Contribution\nUse approved generative AI tools in creative workflows for ideation, concept development, mood boards, asset generation, and other appropriate design applications in accordance with organizational guidelines and responsible-use standards.\nContribute to the maintenance and refinement of the visual identity system to support brand evolution and campaign needs.\nServe as a brand steward by ensuring creative assets align with established visual standards, whether developed through traditional design methods or generative AI-assisted workflows.\nApply accessibility, inclusivity, usability, and clarity standards to visual design work and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.\nCollaborate with Brand, Marketing, Content, Multimedia, and other cross-functional partners to promote consistency across audience touchpoints.\nDevelop creative templates, toolkits, and modular assets that support broader marketing and communications needs and recommend enhancements to existing resources.\nIdentify opportunities to improve creative workflows, tools, processes, and production efficiencies.\n\nEducation & Experience Requirements\nEducation\n· Bachelor’s degree In graphic design, visual communications, digital media, or a related field preferred or relevant equivalent experience in lieu of degree.\nExperience\nThree (3) or more years of professional design experience across digital, motion, and brand storytelling.\nPortfolio demonstrating strong cross-format design capabilities, including static and motion design, as well as foundational experience with data visualization, interactive, or experiential design.\nExperience working collaboratively in fast-paced, cross-functional marketing, communications, creative, or agency environments.\nExperience managing multiple creative projects simultaneously from initial brief through final production.\n\nCertifications - NA\n\nKnowledge, Skills & Abilities\nProficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects, as well as Figma and relevant generative design tools such as Canva, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, OpenArt, Runway, or comparable platforms.\nStrong visual design, layout, typography, composition, and storytelling skills.\nSolid conceptual, creative, and critical-thinking skills with the ability to translate creative briefs, business objectives, and audience needs into polished, on-brand visual solutions with moderate guidance.\nAbility to review project intake requests, identify requirements, and establish project schedules that incorporate proof development, stakeholder review, revisions, and final delivery.\nAbility to identify incomplete or ambiguous project requirements and seek appropriate clarification before beginning design work.\nAbility to organize, balance, and prioritize multiple projects based on changing business needs, deadlines, and competing priorities.\nWorking knowledge of accessibility standards, responsive design principles, digital platform specifications, and production requirements.\nStrong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to receive, interpret, and incorporate constructive feedback.\nCuriosity and technical fluency to continuously explore emerging creative technologies, platforms, and design approaches.\nAbility to effectively leverage artificial intelligence tools and technologies to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, support creative exploration, and improve overall work quality while adhering to applicable organizational standards and policies.\n\nPhysical Requirements\nThis position operates in a typical office environment (which includes a home office setting) and requires the ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Physical requirements may include:\nProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.\nFrequent use of hands and fingers for typing, handling documents, and using office equipment.\nOccasional standing, walking, bending, and reaching.\nAbility to lift and carry up to 30 pounds as needed.\nClear verbal and written communication skills for effective interaction with colleagues and stakeholders.\nWork Environment\nHybrid Schedule (3 Days In-Office/2 Days Remote)\nThis position follows a hybrid work schedule, with Tuesday through Thursday in office and Monday and Friday remote. Employees must be available during standard business hours, with core hours beginning between 8:00–9:00 a.m. and concluding between 5:00–6:00 p.m. local time.\nTravel: Occasional 0 – 10%\n#LI\nThe hiring range for this position is $70,000 to $85,000 per year. This range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications. SHRM offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. 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