Are you our next Associate Designer?

Essential Duties:

• Designs and iterates compelling and strategic design solutions based on creative direction for print, brand, UX/UI initiatives, social media, video, and digital campaigns.
• Attends, observes, and participates in brainstorming and idea generation.
• Assists with design research, moodboarding, concepting, exploration, and execution of design concepts.
• Supports creative solutions that are guided by provided strategic creative direction and demonstrates an understanding of the client, brand, end user/customer needs to create impactful and meaningful experiences.
• Works closely and collaborates with cross-functional teams.
• Continuously improves, innovates, and grows; keeps up with design trends/standards, design programs, and technology.
• Attends and takes notes in customer discovery sessions and presentations.
• Understands how to build and organize files correctly using appropriate file type, size, structure, fonts, links, image resolution, and naming conventions, and adheres to backup and storage procedures.
• Maintains accountability and time management throughout the design-related phases of projects.
• Contributes to the sense of community and culture of ADG by maintaining positive work relationships.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Degree required:
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field, preferred

Minimum years of experience:
0–3 years, preferred

Clearance:
TS/SCI w/FS

Samples Required:

Portfolio featuring design solutions across multiple platforms.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Attention to detail.
• Ability to build relationships with leadership and teams.
• Good communications skills.
• Ability to assist in the process of and at times produce fully executed high-quality, concise, complex, and error-free work on time.
• Self-starter.
• Good listening, note-taking, and distillation skills.

Technology:
Understanding of Adobe creative software on the Mac platform, including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe XD (or Sketch), and Acrobat, and MS PowerPoint, and MS Word.

Other:
Agency experience a plus