Graphic Designer

Job Description

Qualified candidates for this position should be fully vaccinated by 1st day of hire for the Covid virus. Ricoh will evaluate requests to reasonably accommodate qualified candidates who have not been vaccinated because of a disability or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

POSITION PROFILE:

Develops and designs complex, multimedia visual communications, sometimes on very short deadlines, such as conference/event materials, internal marketing materials, brochures, publications, and Web page designs. The individual develops visual concepts that satisfy customer needs, prepares these designs for print, Web, or multimedia products, specifying production techniques and materials. Responsible for: selecting fonts and creating a hierarchy of titles; following style manuals or corporate standards if provided; creating layouts; creating/editing illustrations and photographs and deciding how graphic elements are used.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills and represents RICOH in a professional manner.
• Strong Organizational/customer service/follow up skills
• Develops new artistic concepts into the visual medium
• Design work with expertise in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver in Mac and PC platform
• Provides graphic consultation
• Provides strong customer service to internal and client stakeholders
• Responsible for production art including page layout to produce print, packaging, advertising, point-of-purchase, and digital graphics
• Meets customer quality and design requirements
• Design and format multipage documents using style sheets and style mapping
• Stays knowledgeable of industry thinking, new ideas, and technologies

Location

Parma, Ohio

Job Description Continued

• Uses innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and client need
• Adheres to legal requirements relating to duplication, printing, software, and fonts.
• Adheres to production schedules and deadlines.
• Consults with clients and staff to identify their graphic needs, budget constraints, and reasonable deadlines for the project; serves as a liaison between the client and printers/publishers.
• Reviews proofs and works with printers on the production of printed material.
• Familiar with asset management technologies and the ability to manage libraries
• May coordinate and lead the work of other designers.
• Creates and conceptualizes property identities using logos, layout, and color palette.
• Other tasks as assigned.

QUALILFICATIONS:

• 4-year college degree (Design) preferred or other related coursework/certificates or equivalent years of related work experience
• Intermediate to advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Proven design and layout abilities
• Requires a minimum of three years of related job experience
• Print production experience preferred
• Project management experience preferred

Additional/Alternate Work Locations (if applicable)