Jr. Graphic Designer - West U.S. Hybrid

Position: Jr. Graphic Designer - West Central U.S. Hybrid
As a Jr. Graphic Designer, you'll be an integral part of West Central U.S. Sales Team. You'll be responsible for the design support on a variety of sales related materials including but not limited to proposals, presentations, marketing materials, and supporting graphics. This includes conceptualization, design, and development of graphics and content that will inform and engage the intended audience.

We'll lean on you for a high level of design aptitude and design process, principles, and production techniques. To be successful in this role, you'll possess  technical skills and expertise in developing and executing creative solutions using Adobe Creative Cloud applications (including, but not limited to: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat), as well as presentation software (including, but not limited to: Microsoft PowerPoint) to deliver those solutions in a variety of print and digital formats.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Support graphic design solutions to support the production of winning proposals, sales materials, and presentations, including but not limited to long document layouts, PowerPoint presentations, story boards, covers/dividers, marketing collateral/brochures, illustrations, interactive PDFs, ads, and digital media

- Plan, conceptualize, and design compelling and impactful graphics while collaborating with proposal team members and technical staff to strengthen messaging

- Build and refine PowerPoint decks and presentation templates that clearly communicate technical concepts and strategic messaging

- Work cross-functionally with engineering and business development teams to support visual storytelling needs

- Convey complex ideas with smart graphic designs and develop concepts visually beyond bullet points

- Interpret and convert technical data and conceptual content into accessible and visually appealing information

- Use diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions

- Ability to recognize areas in proposals where graphics are better suited to tell a story

- Handle multiple project assignments at one time, set priorities, manage time, and organize work according to best practices

- Understand and follow graphic design methods, tools, and Jacobs' procedures; offer suggestions to leadership to improve processes, tool(s), and best practices

- Proof work to ensure quality control

- Ability to handle multiple project assignments at one time, set priorities, set priorities, and manage work

- Utilize Photoshop to enhance/edit images and prepare visuals

- Support and advance improvements in processes, productivity and efficiency for our Creative Services and overall Sales team

- Raise the overall quality of our client communications using our Brand Guidelines

- Embraces our organizational core values, code of conduct, and culture of caring, safety and inclusion

Please Note -- We're seeking candidates who live in the Western Central region of the U.S. for this Hybrid role. You'll be assigned to the closest Jacobs office nearest where you live to enable you to work from this office 2 days a week.

If available, please provide either a portfolio link or PDF samples of work that highlight your work in layout, graphics, and presentation.

Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and talent for multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. We'll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what inspires you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

- Associates or Bachelors degree in Graphic Design or related discipline from a four-year College/University. We will accept work experience in the AEC industry that matches the requirements of the position in lieu of degree.

- Minimum of 1-2 years of professional graphic design experience.

- Knowledge of procedures and technical concepts required for role, including design aptitude to understand what constitutes good design, and a demonstrated ability to apply that knowledge using layout, typography, graphics, and images in order to produce highly effective visual communications.

Ideally, you'll also have

- Prior Architectural/Engineering & Construction and/or Proposal and Sales experience.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Flexibility to work effectively in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.

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