Graphic Designer 3

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Graphic Designer 3 Professional Job for an opportunity at 100% remote but needs to be local to Cambridge, MA (1 Memorial Drive) or New York City, NY (300 Lafayette Street)!

Position Title: Graphic Designer 3

Location: 100% remote but needs to be local to Cambridge, MA (1 Memorial Drive) or New York City, NY (300 Lafayette Street)

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: Contract of 02 Month and possible of extension

Job Type: Contract and Remote

Pay Range: $45 - $50/hr. on w2

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Top Skills:

Years of Experience Required: 5+ overall years of experience in the field.

Degrees or certifications required: An undergraduate or bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field degree is required to be eligible for this role.

Minimum 5+ years' experience with in-depth mastery of current design and production tools and technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, M365, WordPress.

Minimum 5+years' experience with proven experience as a graphic designer with a strong portfolio across print and digital, including event-related materials.

Minimum 5+years' experience with strong time management skills to independently manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and ensure preparedness. (this is 75% of the role)

Minimum 5+years' experience with excellent written communication skills, essential for collaborating across a global team and multiple time zones, ensuring clear and effective updates via Teams messages.

Job Description:

What You'll Do

As a Graphic Designer, you will play a crucial role in creating and producing visually compelling designs and deliverables for various digital platforms and in-person experiences. With a strong background in design principles, you will collaborate in a fast-paced environment and when projects need evolving with the program managers on the Community Initiatives team and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative design deliverables. This role will be reported into the Director of the client Research Community Initiatives team.

In this, role you will:

• Design & Production: Create and deliver timely and accurate graphic art production, layout and design for programs and projects (webpage banners, emails, conference booth design and assets, social media assets)
• Collaboration & Communication: Communicate and collaborate directly with Community Initiatives teams' Program Managers to gather input and regular feedback, managing expectations and presenting design concepts effectively.
• Visual identity Consistency: Ensure client Research visual identity consistency across all design deliverables.
• Alignment: Collaborate with and collect feedback from the Design Lead in the client Research Creative Studio to ensure alignment to overall client Research visual identity guidelines and evolutions

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years' experience in graphic design
• An undergraduate or bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field
• Proven experience as a graphic designer with a strong portfolio across print and digital, including event-related materials
• In-depth mastery of current design and production tools and technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, M365, WordPress.
• Familiarity with Microsoft productivity tools: Microsoft 365, Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint
• Strong time management skills to independently manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and ensure preparedness.
• Excellent written communication skills, essential for collaborating across a global team and multiple time zones, ensuring clear and effective updates via Teams messages.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience designing for academic research communities.
• Knowledge of motion graphics or video editing.
• Experience working in a large tech or research organization.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 237744 when responding to this ad.

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