Graphic Designer

Location:
Latham, New York
Job Type
Full-time

Company Description

Welcome to Elevation Ten Thousand! We’re an award-winning marketing agency that has been leading our industry with digital expertise, creativity, and innovation since 2016.

E10K was born out of an in-house marketing division of a highly successful national brand — once a client ourselves, the agency was developed as a new type of firm for modern brands to partner with to drive sustainable growth and solve the need to manage multiple vendor relationships across all marketing and branding channels. Elevation Ten Thousand has combined all the elements of a digital marketing agency, creative agency, film production company, and print and apparel house into one company to form a true full-service “one-stop-shop” for marketing and branding.

What’s different about E10K? It all starts with people. We have assembled a dynamic, forward-thinking team with diverse backgrounds in strategy, creativity, and technology who share the same goal: helping our clients reach new heights.

We’re rigorous about how we build our team, and the work we focus on. We’re building some of the most complex marketing strategies which require hard work, collaborative teams, and creative problem-solving.

 

Job Description

The right team member is a master of design who is passionate about their craft, hungry for development of their talent, and always humble about their accomplishments seeking to continually advance their knowledge, skill, and talent.

Must have the ability to work with various tools and output media. Optimum dexterity of content and output for delivery across multiple platforms, media, and devices is paramount. You must possess the ability to execute projects that align with brand standards and still reinforce creativity, projects that serve as corporate style advertising, and highly conceptual and adventurous projects as well. You will be working on projects as small as business cards, as complex as brand identity design, as large as vehicle wraps, and as innovative as magazine ads. These projects could range from a single instance to full branding campaigns. 

The candidate will be responsible for all things graphic design including but not limited to print, packaging, display ads, print ads, posters, social advertising for all channels. Graphic Designer should demonstrate a high level of proficiency in design, web and multimedia software, and applications, such as Adobe Creative Suite. It is beneficial if they have knowledge of printing procedures, photography, illustration, and verbal and written communications.

Must have organizational abilities with cloud-based asset management for team accessibility.

 

Key Accountabilities

  • Execute high-level designs that build upon the look and voice of the brand
  • Design digital sale and marketing materials such as webpages, display ads, website sliders, infographics, emails, banners, and other digital products. 
  • Design print sales and marketing materials including flyers, brochures, business cards, and other products
  • Develop logos, illustrations, infographics, and other designs using software and/or by hand
  • Translate researched information into visually stimulating and intellectually engaging typography, illustration, and infographics
  • Effectively communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale 
  • Organize and update creative assets, style guides, and presentations
  • Collaborate with your teammates and crossfunctional departments on rapid-fire requests and tight timelines
  • Attend creative brainstorms, kickoffs, and team meetings contributing ideas and design strategy formulation
  • Participate in campaign planning, gathering insights, testing concepts, and exploring design solutions to market the client and their products to drive engagement and action
  • Ensure the final creative product is on strategy, maintains the creative integrity of the original concept, and meets Elevation Ten Thousand’s quality standards
  • Work with key stakeholders and business partners to deliver on-brand creatives on schedule
  • Quality control and enforcement of brand/identity style guide
  • Assist with design research, keeping up to date on the latest design trends & best practices
  • Transition easily between multiple topics and aesthetics
  • Incorporate feedback and updates to completed graphics
  • Layout and design UI/UX mockups and wireframes
  • Other design duties as needed by the Creative Team

Requirements

  • Stellar design skills with a strong sense for typography, color, layout, and creative use of imagery
  • Proven graphic design experience (5-7 years)
  • A strong portfolio of print and digital work
  • Mastery of design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
  • A keen eye for aesthetics and details
  • Excellent communication skills, both in-person and through modern tools and platforms.
  • Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
  • Degree in design or related field is a plus
  • A keen eye for layout, and ability to quickly create and iterate polished, eye-catching executions
  • Honed visual communication/commercial art instincts, speed, time management, and deadline-orientation
  • Organized and focused approach to executing design concepts

Please submit your resume and portfolio (URL or PDF samples).

 

Additional Information

At Elevation Ten Thousand we strive to lead with our values and beliefs at the forefront of what we do. We are able to head down this path because of our people; the wide variety of people on our team, that we work with, and part of our community are what makes us stronger together. Regardless of the background, you come from, we invite you to join us on our journey to be better every day.

Elevation Ten Thousand is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Elevation Ten Thousand is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

*Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Elevation Ten Thousand.

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