Creative Design Specialist/Desktop Publishing

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Working with one of the top financial clients, this role calls for a Creative Design Specialist/Desktop Publishing who will be responsible for designing powerful presentations, templates and marketing materials for the client’s Capital Markets business group. Creative projects may include creating bespoke presentations and designing custom graphics or illustrations. The successful candidate must have a strong sense of design and creativity with the ability to provide innovative solutions for maximum visual impact. The incumbent will primarily be working in PowerPoint, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat and MapInfo. In addition, the incumbent will assist with special projects and provide insights on opportunities within the team to leverage technology to refine operations.

Responsibilities:

Create cutting-edge presentation designs, banner ads, invitations, newsletters and other visual communication for internal and external meetings while ensuring compliance with the client’s brand standards and consistency across multiple media.
Transform generic text-heavy presentations into visually appealing layouts and infographics
Search photo and vector stock galleries to fulfill requests for infographics/digital photos for invites, presentations and other marketing materials.
Produce accurate and high-quality work while ensuring all assigned projects are completed on time and adhering to the client’s brand standards
Create interactive forms based on client requirements for editing or file sharing.
Create maps with asset and location details.
Responsible for quality control of assigned projects and execution of design strategies
Collaborate with team members on complex or special projects
Handle sensitive and/or confidential documents and information
Thinks creatively and proposes new solutions
Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to increases in efficiencies.
Perform other related duties and assist with special projects as assigned by management in response to the company’s needs.
Effectively interpret service requests to ensure the client’s ask is met
Accurately track, code and log all incoming projects into the project management proprietary CRM application
Maintain and upgrade the skills needed to effectively perform role duties
Provide training to staff as requested
Provide rotational workflow coordination and on-call rotational weekend support as needed
Desired Skill Set:

2-5  years of Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing experience in a fast-paced corporate environment; investment banking preferred
Fluidity in a PC environment
Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat DC)
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for advanced document production ***PowerPoint presentation experience**
Solid knowledge of print production and pre-press
Demonstrate graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
Excellent time management and project management skills
Ability to balance competing priorities while working collaboratively and effectively with clients and team
Ability to systematically manage a heavy workload and meet tight deadlines
Ability to effectively balance changing requirements and priorities
Strong attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working independently and within a team environment with minimal supervision
Ability to convert multiple file types from one platform to another
Must be flexible to work various shifts, overtime and weekends as required
Post-secondary education in Graphic Design or equivalent experience