Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer The Graphic Designer will be part of the Research Publishing team and a strong contributor to projects from clients and Acuity’s internal teams.

You will work closely with the Research Publishing team and clients to understand requirements around communicating to a range of stakeholders and develop high-quality content, including products related to DTP/formatting using the MS Office application.

Main responsibilities Creating marketing collateral (presentations, whitepapers, case studies, blogs, brochures, logos, etc.) Designing reports, word and emailer templates, and one- or two-page collaterals (magazine design) Creating banners/backgrounds for events and conferences Creating colour palettes and visualizing templates for products such as reports, presentations and brochures Creating graphics/infographics/vectors as needed Creating new sections for website/intranet (knowledge of HTML would be a plus) Assisting the supervisor in tasks/assignments such as developing/executing new procedures/processes and diagnosis of problems/client issues Desired candidate profile Ensure high-quality output and be able to work under tight deadlines Have high attention to detail Comfortable handling multiple projects simultaneously Should be proactive and innovative Should be crisp and clear in communication with clients and the internal team and work as an interface between the team and the client-counterpart Should be able to coordinate with overseas clients, understand requirements, and direct the existing DTP team with design requirements/ideas when needed Required skills Experience of over 3 years A degree in fine arts/commercial arts/other relevant diploma is preferable but not an absolute must Knowledgeable in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop are a must; Dreamweaver, CorelDraw, Premier Pro, Audition and After Effects are a plus) Knowledgeable in MS Office Applications (PowerPoint, Word and Excel are a must) Knowledge in Prezi, JavaScript, HTML, Flash and MySQL would be a plus