Graphic Designer

Description

You're driven, resourceful, and above all else - remarkably smart.

You love a good challenge. You are the first to roll up your sleeves and work with relentless energy until you solve the unsolvable, beat the unbeatable and you always come out on top. Passable doesn't cut it - you've got fire in your belly to learn more, do more and be more. For you, the sweetest success is shared success and you're known for your good nature. You'll fit right in at Syneos Health where we surround ourselves with the most talented and agile professionals in the industry, but we check our egos at the door.

The Graphic Designer will be chiefly responsible for creating primarily digital graphics for various training modalities and reports to the Creative Director at Learning Solutions team at Syneos Health. This person will conceptualize ideas, both individually and/or as part of a broader team effort, for virtual and live (classroom-based) training and, in turn, follow through on these concepts by designing attractive and highly engaging visuals to express content from our writing team. This person may also create other collateral such as posters, user guides, booklets, etc. for both internal and external clients. The Graphic Designer is primarily an individual contributor.

• Create deliverables that often align with client brand guidelines and are focused around the client's objectives
• Works efficiently and effectively to manage their own time against project budgets and timelines
• Brings knowledge and experience to the team on new and emerging technologies and strategies to best solve a client objective
• Proactive in addressing potential problems along the process of creating deliverables as well as addressing any cause of dissatisfaction from colleagues or clients as they may emerge
• Maintain consistent and open communication with colleagues to keep the daily workflow moving ahead
• Properly organize their own calendars, files, task lists and time recording against weekly deliverables
• Once further in role, to provide general artistic input, feedback and coaching for newer, junior, or contract team members and contractors as needed
• Learn new platforms such as Articulate Rise, stripo (eblasts) and FlipSnack, for example, to design and publish various materials
• Art direct 1-2 select projects at a given time as the "Creative Lead" ensuring all deliverables on a given project meet client expectations regarding visual/creative consistency
• Additional core responsibilities may include:
  • Contribute expertise and visuals to internal sales and marketing collateral
  • Communicate with clients to thoughtfully present and explain design ideas, methods and goals
  • Assist colleagues in troubleshooting files, software and hardware to a small degree, as needed
  • Maintaining your Syneos-provided hardware as much as possible, in guidance from the Syneos IT department

This job excludes Colorado applicants.

Along with demonstrated initiative, uncompromised integrity and a results-oriented mindset, the ideal candidate has:

• Associates Degree required, Bachelor's degree preferred
• 5 years professional design experience
• Able to provide work samples and/or online portfolio
• Has a great curiosity about design, technology and learning
• Creative, innovative, and able to translate ideas and vision into creative, artistic, and engaging designs
• Proficient in the problem-solving processes
• Communicates clearly in written and verbal form
• Detail-oriented work ethic with the keen eye to test, identify, and resolve any technical issues, and even in a proactive manner, before deployment or delivery on desktop and iPad platforms
• Demonstrated command of good visual design, UX, and UI principles
• Provide accurately rendered scientific imagery based on research and communication (typically with stock art as the basis)
• Ability to work occasional nights and weekends, when impending deadlines arise
• Advanced knowledge of the Adobe CC applications primarily Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat Pro, along with Microsoft PowerPoint which is a large part of our workflow; working knowledge of Excel and Outlook also expected
• Familiarity with HTML5 and front-end web design and email newsletter design-preferred
• Familiarity with Articulate Rise-preferred
• Familiarity with 3D software and rendering-preferred
• The drive for self-development, the ability to collaborate, and an action-oriented work ethic

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $69,568.00 to $82,733.00. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health? We partner with industry experts to solve and execute against today's toughest commercialization challenges facing the world's leading healthcare companies. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities on our Commercial Operations and Leadership teams. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.
AtSyneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.