GRAPHIC DESIGN + Digital Media Specialist

Join our team at TowerPinkster and open a new door to an amazing career! TowerPinkster, an architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with offices in Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky, is looking for a talented Graphic Design Digital Media Specialist. This position will report to the Manager of Marketing Communications and will work closely with the marketing, business development, and design departments to develop engaging graphics and video that reflect the firm’s brand and support communication needs. The Digital Media Specialist will also be responsible for maintaining and advancing the firm’s digital presence including the website and social media accounts.

POSITION RESPONISIBILITES
As the Graphic Design Digital Media Specialist at Towerpinkster, you will be at the forefront of digital strategy with a focus on developing content that resonates across platforms and supports external and internal storytelling, with oversite from the Manager of Marketing Communications, this position works closely with the marketing and business development teams, as well as the firm's design department.

Graphic Video Design

• Provide graphic design support across the firm as needed. Content may include handouts, social media web graphics, presentations, digital signage, internal documents, and more.
• Helps maintain the firm's brand standards across all print and digital content.
• Provide support, as needed, to the firms design department to create support graphics, fundraising materials, and video content.
• Coordinate, shoot, and edit video content to support the firm's internal initiatives.

Website Social Media

• Maintains the firm's social media calendar, seeks out content from team members, writes and shares content to the firm's various accounts.
• Plans out important industry or national celebrations with unique content consistent with TowerPinkster's brand and values.
• Updated and maintains the company website including new project information, thought leadership, and staff information.
• Thinks proactively about user experience and find ways to improve the website and other digital platforms.
• Manage website SEO and institute digital marketing strategies.
• Track website and social media analytics to guide decisions and improve performance.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Assist with marketing events and conference support.
• Capture photography of external client events as well as internal celebrations and events.
• Assist, as needed, with award submissions.
• In collaboration with design team, develop new presentation templates, title blocks, and client collateral materials.
• Utilize web-based platforms to generate project specific websites which may include survey information gathering, online participatory graphics, and campaign focused materials.
• Support internal departments including Human Resources, Accounting, and Information Systems with graphic design needs.
• Other Duties as assigned.

POSITION COMPENTENCIES

• Act with integrity and trust
• Contribute effectively to a positive team environment.
• Bring creative thinking and innovative ideas to the team.
• Display a commitment to quality work.
• Plan and prioritize work activities.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Take independent actions and calculated risks.
• Exhibit sound and accurate judgement.
• Exhibit good team communication skills and positive outlook.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills Qualifications

• Exceptional creativity and innovative graphic design/design skills.
• Seven or more years of professional experience with design software, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere Pro as well as all Microsoft 365 products.
• Organizational and time-management skills for meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience creating graphics and video content in an office environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a field focusing on communications, graphic design, digital media, and/or photography.
• Experience managing corporate social media platforms.
• Proficient with a digital SLR camera

WHAT WE OFFER

• National award-winning culture and a supportive work environment that empowers employees to stay healthy, fulfill their interests and passions, and balance work and life goals.
• Industry-leading total compensation (paid overtime, performance bonuses, profit sharing).
• Work-Life Balance program providing six additional holidays per year.
• Paid community service hours.
• Annual team training and professional development opportunities.
• The opportunity to reach your career goals with an award-winning firm.

TowerPinkster is a multi-discipline architecture, engineering, and interior design firm committed to integrity, quality, and environmental responsibility. Our doors opened in 1953 with just six people and now we have more than 200 of the best employees in Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. At our firm, it’s our people who make us different. We have the freedom to explore new ideas, the tools to create innovative strategies, and the talent to inspire our clients through interactive design. Our expertise and collaborative, client-centered approach means the best ideas rise to the top. In 2023, TowerPinkster was recognized as one of 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation by the National Association of Business Resources and voted one of the Best Firms to Work for by Zweig Group. We are proud of this achievement and are thankful for our client relationships, our generous communities, and all the employees who contribute to TowerPinkster's exciting and creative culture! Our supportive work environment helps employees reach their career goals, and we have fun doing it!