ASSOCIATE GRAPHIC DESIGNER SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

Updated: Aug 4, 2024 - The Associate Graphic Designer brings expertise in post-production and motion design, complemented by profound proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects and Premiere. This role encompasses a solid foundation in film, photography, and editing, enhanced by a self-driven approach to project management. Demonstrating adaptability amidst evolving creative demands, the position requires a deep understanding of video codecs and compression, ensuring an organized, detail-oriented execution of design initiatives.

Summary of Associate Graphic Designer Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume

1. BA in Graphic Design with 3 years of Experience

  • Maintains initiative, self-motivation and willingness to learn. 
  • Retains the concepts learned from training and coaching.
  • Accepts responsibility and accounts for his/her actions.
  • Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve problems.
  • Consistently exhibits enthusiasm and provides positive responses to suggestions and guidance.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Perseverance and commitment to the business at hand and to the organizational goals.
  • Effectiveness of both written and verbal skills. 
  • Communicates and/or understands instructions, sells ideas, obtains acceptance and action. 
  • Accurately informs supervisors and subordinates of important developments.

2. BA in Visual Communications with 2 years of Experience

  • Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.
  • Committed to consistently providing the highest level of service to all customers. 
  • Sets customer expectations properly and manages them closely.
  • Processing of all project control documents relating to contract, change orders, etc. 
  • Provides clear explanation and sound conclusions. 
  • Uses care in providing completeness of project, maintains neatness and legibility.
  • Builds strong relationships with external parties by obtaining confidence, respect and cooperation. 
  • Responds innovatively and constructively to the needs of external parties. 
  • Recognizes additional opportunities and relationships.
  • Establishes due dates for projects and assignments. 

3. BS in Digital Media with 4 years of Experience

  • Advises others immediately whenever milestones or deadlines are in jeopardy and poses a solution.
  • Level of trust, truthfulness, and sharing of information and demonstrates ethical behavior.
  • Exhibits both practical and technical knowledge of the position and knowledge of applicable support tools and resources.
  • Ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
  • Enables success in both employees and peers, mentoring, coaching, clear and decisive administration.
  • Communicates and interprets ideas/marketing tools with staff. 
  • Works in conjunction with staff to develop marketing campaigns to attain specific leasing goals.
  • Treats everyone with respect for their originality, both personally and professionally. 
  • Respect for others unique qualities and expertise.
  • Conduct and manner in which employee represents the organization in every internal and external business activity.

4. BS in Advertising Design with 2 years of Experience

  • Undertakes planning and the integration of people and resources. 
  • Manages and measures multiple activities. 
  • Manages risks and plans for contingencies.
  • Attention to detail, assurance of accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness. 
  • Checks information, picks up inconsistencies and mistakes.
  • Collaboration and cooperation with other employees, supervisors, and outside contacts. 
  • Open and accessible to every other person involved in any business transaction.
  • Effectively utilizes available time for the completion of necessary job tasks.
  • Assists in the planning and execution of in store/online campaign tie-ins 
  • Participates in professional development opportunities.

5. BS in Marketing with 3 years of Experience

  • Experience in post-production and/or motion design studio. Agency and/or gaming experience is welcome.
  • Deep experience in Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere
  • Film, photography, and editing experience
  • Ability to self-motivate and keep the project moving, especially when working solo
  • Adapt as creative assignments change and evolve, while maintaining quality
  • Understanding of codecs, raw video files, exporting, transcoding and compression
  • Organized, dependable, knowledgeable and detail oriented
  • Experience gaming products and overall marketing experience
  • Holds self and others accountable for meeting targets. 
  • Confirms that agreed upon actions have been taken.

6. BS in Multimedia Arts with 5 years of Experience

  • Experience in textile graphic design
  • Proficient in MAC in Adobe Creative Suite, Particularly Illustrator and Photoshop.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, some travel
  • Knowledge of print types ( pigment, reactive, sublimation, etc) and correct application to textiles.
  • Must understand and create pattern repeats and separations in both Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Artistic and creative, strong presentation, verbal, visual, and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
  • Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
  • Displays excellent communication skills with coworkers
  • Ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure

7. BA in Fine Arts with 5 years of Experience

  • Ability to develop original video/motion graphic content and strategies for digital platforms.
  • Some experience creating motion graphic animations with Adobe After Effects. 
  • Understanding of how to work across Adobe Creative Suite software formats (mainly Illustrator and Photoshop) to create content that can brought into After Effects and enhanced.
  • Be familiar with the usage and saving of video for different types of video formats. I.e. .MP4, .WMV, .MOV
  • Displays ability to multitask and is comfortable working within shifting deadlines and projects.
  • Displays great customer service skills and online consumer communication.
  • Possess a combination of strategic Marketing and Design skills and assists both the Creative Brand Director and Design Team in a variety of digital and graphic design areas.
  • Embraces challenges and new methods of thinking outside the box.
  • Previous experience in Marketing, Photography and/or Video Editing
  • Continually strives for accuracy and pays attention to details.