Job Details
Job Location
Esperson - Houston, TX
Position Type
Full Time
Salary Range
$55,000.00 - $59,000.00 Salary/year
Job Category
Marketing
Description
Job Title: Graphic Design Manager
Department: Marketing & Communications
Reports to: Creative Director
Status: Regular, Full-time, Exempt (Professional Exemption).
Summary
The Graphic Design Manager realizes a broad range of visual projects to support the organization's marketing and communications needs in addition to internal clients from a variety of departments.
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Essential Job Functions
Support the organization through leadership of creative design in all relevant projects.
Maintain the Houston Symphony brand identity, ensuring consistency across all designed materials while constantly evaluating, modernizing, and optimizing all products.
Lead design and management of the monthly printed program magazine, InTune, and all standalone programs. Includes design, organization, delivery and coordination with advertising sales representative (external), proofreader and printer.
Oversee production and design of print materials, including brochures, inserts, calendars, postcards, signage, and posters.
Oversee digital design projects including social and website graphics, show promotional trailers, animated graphics, etc.
Collaborate with Creative Director, Marketing Director, and Senior Director of Marketing on concepts for each campaign and advise on design to best serve the projects.
Schedule, delegate, and prioritize graphic design projects for the design department. Includes management of Graphics and Media Designer and freelance designers.
Project manage jobs from start to finish, including print bids, production, printing oversight and print delivery.
Work collaboratively with members of the marketing team as well as other departments.
Work concert duty as required. Must be able to work some evenings and weekends, usually once or twice a month as needed.
Perform Additional Duties As Required By The Houston Symphony.
Qualifications Bachelor's degree and/or formal training in graphic design
3-5 years job experience in graphic design and print production
Strong design portfolio with print and digital examples
Expertise in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator required
Experience In Adobe After Effects And Premiere Pro Preferred
Basic conceptual understanding of marketing preferred
Strong digital illustration skills a plus
Ability to take design direction and adapt to constructive criticism
Experience with leading projects from start to finish and coordinating with various stakeholders to achieve desired results
Familiarity with print production with knowledge of printing processes and materials preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including good proofreading skills
Positive attitude with a team approach to project conception and completion
Excellent organizational skills and detail-oriented approach a mustBottom of Form
Ability to lift 25-pound boxes, and load/transport materials as needed
