DESCRIPTION

Are you an experienced graphic designer looking for consistent, part-time work in a New York office environment? Can you flex your style to design content for different media platforms and customer segments? Our Graphic Designer role may be the right opportunity for you!
While Universum was founded in Sweden more than 25 years ago and works across 55+ countries, it has the culture of start-up and just over 200 employees. Every day, we challenge ourselves to push boundaries and explore new possibilities. Our innovations not only impact the way we work, but are also shaping the future of a high-growth industry: Employer Branding.
As a Graphic Designer, you will:

• Produce marketing communications (digital and print) pieces for a wide variety of Fortune 500 clients
• Collaborate with strategist, to develop creative graphics for a variety of social media channels
• Design of marketing communication pieces including overall theme development, individual piece designs, etc.
• Stay current on industry trends and actively seek out new concepts and ideas to maintain cutting edge industry knowledge

REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work in our New York City office up to 20 hours/week
• 4+ years of design experience in an in-house creative department or design firm
• Strong creative, organizational, problem-solving and time-management skills
• Team player and intuitive thinker who takes initiative
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Adaptable and quick learner. Must be able to be creative while upholding brand identity for clients
• Possess strong conceptual skills, high level sense of design, layout and typography, a broad thinker who is able to offer a variety of design solutions
• Expert knowledge in graphic production process
• Able to take projects from start to finish with minimal supervision
• Create new and original designs from scratch for brands based on client specification, needs and brand identity
• Ensure job deadlines are met in due time while maintaining excellent job quality
• Create and maintain files for all creative assets and resources, such as art materials, fonts, and images
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Photoshop required, HTML and CSS is a plus
• Work with strategist to maximize creativity and excellence in performance and delivery

The details:

• Exact work hours and days can be flexible according to your schedule, between 8.30am-6.00pm and Monday-Friday and up to 20 hours per week.
• This is a fixed-term contract until December 31st 2024, but with potential to extend based on performance and business needs.
• Please upload relevant work samples along with your resume or include a link to your portfolio in your cover letter.
• Interviews will be held continuously, so make sure you apply as soon as possible to be considered!