Job Description

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects. Duties Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts. Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type. Use computer software to generate new images. Mark up, paste, and assemble final layouts to prepare layouts for printer. Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer. Review final layouts and suggest improvements as needed. Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design. Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites. Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor. Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with clients or supervisors and making necessary changes. Study illustrations and photographs to plan presentation of materials, products, or services. Prepare notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing. Photograph layouts, using camera, to make layout prints for supervisors or clients. Produce still and animated graphics for on-air and taped portions of television news broadcasts, using electronic video equipment. Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products. Research new software or design concepts. Requirements Maintain records, documents, or other files. Research new technologies. Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials. Design layouts for print publications. Create computer-generated graphics or animation. Design layouts for print publications. Draw detailed or technical illustrations. Review art or design materials. Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs. Confer with clients to determine needs. Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials. Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials. Draw detailed or technical illustrations. Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs. Review art or design materials. Design layouts for print publications. Operate still or video cameras or related equipment. Create computer-generated graphics or animation. Nice To Haves Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop AJAX Apple Final Cut Pro Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Autodesk Revit Bentley MicroStation Cascading Style Sheets CSS Computer aided design and drafting CADD software Computer aided design and drafting software CADD Dassault Systemes CATIA Drupal Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML Extensible markup language XML FileMaker Pro Hypertext markup language HTML IBM Notes JavaScript jQuery Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Visio Oracle Eloqua Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor PTC Creo Parametric SignCAD Systems SignCAD Structured query language SQL Verilog YouTube 35 millimeter cameras Adobe Systems Adobe ColdFusion Adobe Systems Adobe Distiller Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker Adobe Systems Adobe FreeHand Adobe Systems Adobe Macromedia HomeSite Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro Apple iMovie Apple iWork Keynote Avid Pro Tools Computer laser printers Computer scanners Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite Corel WordPerfect Office Suite Desktop computers Digital cameras Graphics tablets Laptop computers MAXON CINEMA 4D Microsoft Office Microsoft Word Nuance OmniPage Professional Personal computers Photocopying equipment QuarkXPress Web browser software Wide format printers