Junior Graphic Designer

POSITION TITLE: Junior Graphic Designer

DEPARTMENT: Creative Services

REPORTS TO: Senior Art Director

POSITION LOCATION: Indianapolis, IN

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

WORKER CATEGORY: Full-Time

COMPANY SUMMARY:

Penske Entertainment is a leading provider of world-class sports and entertainment. The organization consists of three prominent entities:

• Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the world’s largest spectator sporting facility and annually hosts the world’s most prestigious auto race: the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
• INDYCAR is the Indianapolis-based governing body for North America's premier open-wheel auto racing series, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and its developmental series, INDY NXT by Firestone.
• IMS Productions is a multifaceted broadcast and multimedia division that helps bring INDYCAR and IMS events to life for global audiences.

The Penske Entertainment experience is fast-paced, diverse and impactful. Through its business units, the organization reaches audiences on an international scale, focused on delivering exceptional experience from start to finish.  Employees of Penske Entertainment are challenged daily in a demanding, yet rewarding environment that is best suited for dedicated professionals who want to reach their ultimate potential amid the excitement, tradition, and pageantry of the World’s Greatest Race Course and the premier open-wheel racing series.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Junior Graphic Designer will be responsible for working with the Creative Services team in creating design solutions that have high visual impact, help present our brands and events to the public and our partner clients in a breakthrough way. The Junior Graphic Designer will demonstrate creativity, up-to-date knowledge of industry software, and a professional approach to feedback and deadlines.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Supports full-time designers with their projects; works as production artist when needed.
• Becomes familiar with brand guidelines, brand identities, as well as the guidelines of our partners.
• Receives job request and instruction from Marketing Operations Manager, Sr. Art Director and Graphic Designer of Creative Services and works on a project from start to finish meeting timelines and incorporating feedback from key stakeholders.
• Receives job requests and instruction from Marketing Operations Manager, Sr. Art Director and Graphic Designer of Creative Services and works on a project from start to finish meeting timelines and incorporating feedback from key stakeholders.
• Works within existing brand guidelines and designs print and digital assets (GIF’s, ads, etc.) for website, social channels, email correspondence, print collateral, OOH and other applications.
• Works with creative team to concept and design campaigns for IMS events, INDYCAR and other IMS properties.
• Provide support in creating interactive web-based experiences using CMS platform Ceros.
• Files and maintains project digital archives.
• Attends meetings pertaining to individual projects or brainstorming.
• Helps with digital assets and event marketing activities during race weekends.
• Have a strong desire to learn and grow in your professional craft.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

Education

• Attending or graduated from a four-year college or university in graphic, digital, or motion design, digital media, or related field.

Skills/Experience

• Must have a basic understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects, as well as Microsoft Office Suite
• Must have ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong people skills; must be effective at managing good co-worker relations. High integrity and confidentiality. Innovative thinker and self-starter.
• Knowledge of HTML & CSS preferred but not required.
• Experience working with a CMS preferred but not required.
• Commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds and commitment to cultural competency.
• Ability to uphold and consistently demonstrate the Penske Entertainment Standards.

Travel/Work Hours/Flexibility

• General office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm.
• Longer hours and/or weekends required for event days and seasonally to meet unique needs of the business, for example, the Month of May.
• Some travel required.
• Penske Entertainment acknowledges that the need for flexibility varies across all companies/departments and is not best addressed by a one size fits all flexible work policy. As such, the company encourages supervisors to work with their employees to leverage flexibility as needed to support a healthy balance

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Physical demands are light, consisting primarily of sitting, standing, and walking.
• Must be able to see and hear in the normal range with or without correction and communicate verbally and in written form with great facility and must be able to be understood.

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.

• Work is primarily performed in an office environment.
• Employee must meet with others on a regular basis.

COMPANY BENEFITS:

Full-time employees enjoy a very competitive benefit package. Benefits include: Medical (including tax-advantaged Health Savings Account), Dental, Vision, 401(k) with 100% company match up to 5%, Paid Vacation, Personal & Sick Days, 12 Paid Holidays, Company Paid Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Tuition Assistance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, Generous Paid Parental Leave, On-site Workout Facility, and more.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Penske Entertainment provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities and/or events.