Marketing - Graphic Design Specialist

ADN Anchorage, AK Full-time Advertising / Marketing / Public Relations

Posted on January 5, 2023

Full-Time Salary

OVERVIEW:

The Anchorage Daily News is looking for a creative and self motivated individual to join our marketing team! The Marketing and Graphic Design Specialist will work closely with our Creative Director and will be responsible for designing both digital and print materials for various events and programs. This position will also work closely with the VP of Sales and Marketing to assist with creating, implementing and executing multi-media advertising campaigns for various events, programs, and affiliate businesses. The ideal candidate will have previous design experience, exceptional communication, time management, and project management skills, and be comfortable working in a deadline driven environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Execute design projects from concept to completion while adhering to the brand standards
Design both digital and print materials (flyers, posters, banners, collaterals, logos, invitations, postcards, newsletters, newspaper ads, and more)
Schedule, manage, and track multi-media advertising campaigns for various events and programs
Assist with generating and creating tracking mechanisms and build ROI reports
Manage company sponsorship and trade partnership agreements
Research new marketing channels, products and stay up to date with new marketing trends and tactics
Effective communication throughout the company
Misc. event and marketing coordination and tasks
Other duties as assigned based on the needs of the business

KEY SKILLS:

Ability to deliver production-ready digital assets in a wide variety of formats
Proven understanding of graphic design fundamentals
Strong command of color theory, image composition, and typography
Familiarity with digital photo editing
Awareness of UI/UX principles
Comfort working in a deadline-driven environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy
Excellent time-management skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree, certificate in a technology-related field (preferably in web design, graphic design or marketing), or equivalent work experience is required.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
Webflow experience is a plus
Social media and email marketing experience is a plus
Experience with HTML, Javascript and CSS is a plus