Graphic Designer

Job Description

Graphic Designer

The Graphic Designer assists in executing Marketing communications strategies with a strong emphasis on educating internal stakeholders about company initiatives, processes, updates, and safety. In this role, you will design / coordinate Marketing communications that involve a combination of graphic design, illustrations, presentations, social media, print, promotional items, and mailing. The Graphic Designer position requires independent brainstorming of ideas which align with the company's strategic vision and devising plans to execute these ideas.

Added to this role, this position will be responsible for vinyl graphic production and installation, which includes printing, prepping, and installing graphics for various product lines and business units. Training on equipment will be provided.

This position will be part of an “A-Team” that includes Marketing, Human Resources, Lifelong Learning, business unit leaders, Sales, and technical product specialists to create visual solutions that help solve business challenges. The Marketing Department serves as an internal agency and interacts with a wide variety of team members. You must be able to take / utilize feedback from stakeholders.

Graphic Designer Responsibilities

• Follow brand guidelines to develop graphics and meet deliverable deadlines
• Illustrate concepts by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects with a sense of urgency across print and digital mediums
• Develop social media graphics that drive recruitment and prospect engagement
• Assist with graphic needs for internal customers, special events, job fairs, projects, mailings, vinyl production and installation, etc
• Assist with graphic needs related to internal digital platforms, including the careers website and intranet
• Create graphics and visuals used for proposals, sales collateral, and presentation materials
• Obtain approval of concepts by submitting rough layouts, then provide final art to stakeholders and vendors
• Build and maintain Marketing vendor relationships
• Assist Director of Marketing with company promotional needs
• Remain current on content, digital platforms, and trends
• Ability to effectively navigate within a complex organization
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Education

A degree in Graphic Design, Marketing or related discipline is preferred. A minimum two years of experience is required for this position. In the absence of a degree, directly-related job experience serving in a creative, marketing, or freelance role, where proven experience may offset the degree requirement.

Required

Experience & Skills

• Proven layout, design, professional printing and publishing skills
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Software
• Ability to work independently to create Marketing collateral with minimal direction
• Attention to detail, accurate, and consistent
• Creative problem solving
• Organized and able to prioritize multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Knowledge of website and social media platforms
• Demonstrated verbal and visual presentation skills
• Willingness to learn vinyl production and installation process and techniques.
• Microsoft Office proficiency
  
  

Preferred

• Writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• Illustration skills
• Photography / retouching skills
• Web design / HTML coding
• Agency experience
• Ability to collaborate / build relationships
• Ability to identify roadblocks / inefficiencies in organizational processes
• Knowledge of vinyl graphic production and installation a plus
  
  

The Mazzella Way

Mazzella is a family owned company that puts people first. With over 800 employees and 30 locations we are the humble leaders in the industry. We offer market competitive compensation and a wide range of benefits, including paid time off, affordable and comprehensive health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, and disability insurance.

Why Team Members join Mazzella:

• Team-oriented environment
• A real Work life/ Home life balance
• Growth and Development Opportunities including a Lifelong Learning Career Path
• Humble, Hungry, Smart Culture
• Market Competitive Salaries
• Free Virtual Doctor visits with $0 copay (Teledoc)
• Tuition Reimbursement
  
  

Mazzella Core Values:

Be Safe – personal commitment to all stakeholder’s well-being; purposeful control of risk

Be a Lifelong Learner – routinely acquire new skills and capabilities that bring value

Be Humble – lack excessive ego or concerns about status; emphasize the Team over self

Be Hungry – always looking for more, self-motivated, and diligent; do more than to just get by, committed

Be Smart – common sense about people, good judgement, and intuition around their impact on group dynamics

Company Description

Mazzella Companies is one of the largest independently-owned companies in the overhead lifting and rigging industries and is a manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of lifting products for industrial, commercial, and specialty applications. In addition, Mazzella Companies is a leader in providing overhead cranes, overhead crane services, material handling, specialty machinery, fall protection, and warehousing solutions. Our diverse portfolio also includes Sheffield Metals, a manufacturer and distributor of coated bare metal products for engineered metal roof and wall systems, and New Tech Machinery, a manufacturer of portable roof panel, wall panel, and gutter machines.

Some of the major markets we serve are: Steel, Construction, Automotive, Energy, Durable Goods, Ship Building / Repair, and Mining.

Mazzella Companies is one of the largest independently-owned companies in the overhead lifting and rigging industries and is a manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of lifting products for industrial, commercial, and specialty applications. In addition, Mazzella Companies is a leader in providing overhead cranes, overhead crane services, material handling, specialty machinery, fall protection, and warehousing solutions. Our diverse portfolio also includes Sheffield Metals, a manufacturer and distributor of coated bare metal products for engineered metal roof and wall systems, and New Tech Machinery, a manufacturer of portable roof panel, wall panel, and gutter machines. Some of the major markets we serve are: Steel, Construction, Automotive, Energy, Durable Goods, Ship Building / Repair, and Mining.