What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graphic Designer position at Union Home Mortgage?
Overview
Union Home Mortgage is looking for an experienced, creative, conceptually driven, Graphic Designer to provide design and creative support to our marketing team and the UHM corporate brand. Your work will compel consumers and individuals to take the first step in their homeownership journey while assisting our wide array of loan officers, credit unions, brokers, and banks along the way.
Reporting to the Creative Director, you’ll work with designers, copywriters, videographers, strategists, project managers, and other marketing team partners on a wide array of creative projects for our internal and external audiences through a variety of channels including traditional, digital, and social.
At UHM, we understand diversity comes in many different forms. It’s our commitment to improve inclusion in the workplace through programs and policies that establish a positive and inclusive environment where every Partner, regardless of their background, can grow and excel. We value diversity, educate on equity, and create inclusive partner opportunities to ensure that you know #UBelongAtUHM!
Responsibilities
- Be a creative leader on brand, design, user experience and imagery for company marketing efforts.
- Conceptualize and deliver design concepts and creatives for print materials, digital materials, internal communications, infographics, storyboards, videos, presentations, social, and more.
- Participate in brainstorming sessions with marketing leadership and cross-functional Partners on content development and strategy.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of design and marketing best practices to facilitate continual testing and optimization of creative deliverables.
- Work collaboratively with Creative Marketing Team Lead, Marketing Project Team Lead and others to generate consistent, on-brand, on-strategy concepts for internal and external projects.
- Manage multiple projects and (sometimes tight) deadlines.
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, fine arts, digital design or related field.
- 3 years’ experience as a graphic designer.
- Outstanding online portfolio displaying strong graphic design skills, with an understanding of typography, colors, layout and photo manipulation.
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Able to take and apply feedback to deliver high-quality assets in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
- Up to date on the latest design trends and techniques.
- Sufficient, self-starter able to work independently as well as on a team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to translate creative concepts to internal business partners.
- Experience with or ability to learn project management software (i.e. Monday.com)
- HTML/CSS, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, After Effects and ditial animation knowledge a big plus
Union Home Mortgage Corp. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.