Job Summary

Weber Shandwick is looking for a Jr. Designer to join our growing creative team. In this role, you'll conceive and design visual solutions for a variety of social platforms, presentations, integrated campaigns, PR materials and more. Our office is based in Detroit, but we're open to remote.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, design and produce an array of visual assets including (but not limited to): paid and organic social posts, gifs, memes, stickers, infographics, presentations, motion graphics, templates, mood boards, press kits, ads and marketing materials
• Develop and comp designs for a variety of social platforms, such as IG, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, etc.
• Collaborate with art directors to establish the "look and feel" for various campaigns
• Find creative ways to leverage, repurpose and resize existing product photography and assets

• Help art directors and teammates comp their creative concepts
• Present designs (and the rationale behind them) to teammates and clients
• Incorporate feedback from Creative Directors, teammates, clients and legal department with precision and a positive attitude
• Become an expert in brand standards
• Pay meticulous attention to detail
• Understanding of visual hierarchy and design principles
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and PowerPoint, as well as emerging digital and social design trends
• Working knowledge of digital, UX and UI design principals a plus
• Knowledge of AfterEffects, Sketch and HTML are a plus, but not mandatory
• Animation skills a plus, but not mandatory

Qualifications

• Up to 1 year of internship and/or work experience in a design-related role

• Must have a portfolio (may include spec work, college work and unproduced concepts)
• Passion for solving design and marketing-related challenges
• Great sense of humor that translates into meme, gif and social campaigns
• Strong desire to learn, grow and collaborate on projects from conception through production
• Ability to multitask in a deadline-driven environment
• Exceptional judgment when working with clients, teammates and production partners
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and endlessly curious
• Working knowledge of best practices on various social platforms
• In tune with social trends and pop culture
• Willingness to push creative boundaries
• Able to prioritize and manage own time
• Experience working on Automotive is a plus (but not mandatory)

About Us

Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses and organizations in major markets around the world. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age's Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honored as PRWeek's Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and PRovoke's Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The firm earned 25 Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Data-led, with earned ideas at the core, the agency deploys leading and emerging technologies to inform strategy, develop critical insights and heighten impact across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact and financial communications. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com

Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and, if hired, present proof of vaccination prior to start date, unless eligible for a medical or religious accommodation or other accommodation required under applicable law.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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