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Creative Lead – UI/Graphic Designer
Company | US Foods |
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Location | Norridge, IL, USA |
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Salary | $65000 – $100000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Must possess a minimum of 5 years of experience in graphic design or other relevant area
- Must possess a minimum of 2 years of project management
- Proficient in the use of Adobe Creative Cloud Applications (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After effects), Premier, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, Salesforce email platform and Adobe Experience Manager
- Possess a keen understanding of marketing principles and concepts, as well as the ability to develop project plans
- Have a high degree of organization and creativity
- Collaborate and communicate with internal and external partners to keep projects on time and on budget
- Up to 10% overnight travel may be required based on business needs
Responsibilities
- Lead, Establish, manage, maintain and inspire the creative direction and goals for specific projects ensuring they fit the Client, brand, and business objectives
- Think conceptually and strategically to discover the best way to problem-solve for design and technical challenges and produce on-strategy, on-brand design solutions that exceed client expectations
- Function effectively within a team environment brainstorming with others, embracing feedback, and seeing the work through from early ideation to the nitty-gritty details
- Mentor junior team members to ensure achievable workload balance, effective challenges for each team member’s skill level, and career development
- Provide guidance to the Creative team relative to the team’s knowledge and understanding of the client’s business and marketing needs
- Execute across a range of brand touchpoints, from print to digital to motion to environments
- Stays current with design trends and how technology and standard methodologies are evolving in the industry – proactively identifies design capabilities and opportunities that should be adopted within the team
- Other duties as assigned by manager
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience managing to a budget preferred
- Food and beverage photography and art direction preferred