Graphic Designer - Marsh & McLennan Agency - Minneapolis, MN

Why choose Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA)?

Make a career. Make a difference. When you work at MMA, you'll experience real opportunities to help people and businesses become more safe, secure, and successful. With MMA, you can create a career that matters.

Interested? Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) located in Minneapolis, MN may be the place for you. As an MMA colleague, you'll get personal and professional development, a driven and entrepreneurial team-oriented environment, and leaders at all levels who are committed to maintaining high levels of colleague engagement. Discover how much is possible as you grow or advance your career.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Graphic Designer is responsible for bringing design inspiration to drive MMA's brand across all digital and print materials. They work with the Upper Midwest (UMW) marketing communications team in strategizing, consulting, and executing on all ideas from conceptual design to completion in order to create visible solutions to meet all creative needs. This position produces and oversees the creation of advertisements, brochures, invitations, reports, presentations, and other printed and digital media using a variety of platforms.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

CREATIVE STRATEGY

• Develops and conceptualizes visual solutions to meet marketing and creative needs
• Is a creative thinker who can lead brainstorming sessions to build creative strategy and meet the needs of various target audiences/personas
• Has an awareness and expertise in multi-channel and digital media content creation

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

• Maintains working relationships and negotiates outside work as necessary with print, graphic and marketing agencies for creative production and brand consistency
• Manages photographer and videographer outside relationships and ensures they capture our culture and brand to be correctly represented via our digital and print materials
• Continually evaluates new graphics tools and trends and brings these resources back to the marketing communications team
• Works across the organization to ensure consistent brand usage in all types of media

BRAND MANAGEMENT

• Upholds the highest MMA brand standards in graphic design and produces cutting edge creative content
• Works with the marketing communications team to develop content that upholds the MMA brand across a variety of channels, including the website, social media platforms, and collateral design
• Maintains brand consistency throughout all marketing projects, both external and internal
• Responsible for assisting members of the marketing communications team with educating and coordinating implementation of brand standards across all MMA UMW entities

PRODUCTION

• Responsible for managing all aspects of print production and purchasing and working with vendors to ensure print expectations and deliverables are met

• Expertise in developing highly engaging and shareable brochures, signage, flyers, logos, email templates, infographics, video, social graphics, etc.

• Maintains an advanced knowledge of software used for design and trends within the creative industry
• Owns the entire creative process along with the creative review presentation which includes the explanation, creative process, and methodologies of all design layouts
• Assists the production of graphics and PowerPoint documents for new business presentations and RFPs
• Works to concept and manage photo and video shoots
• Comfortable managing projects with a strict adherence to deadlines

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Successful candidate will be a service-oriented individual with high standards and a collaborative work style. This position requires an individual who is comfortable working at a varying pace, managing multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously, adjusting priorities often, and managing frequent interruptions.

• Bachelor's degree in fine art, graphic design or visual communications is preferred
• 5 year(s) of professional design experience
• Excellent typography, layout, composition, color theory and information design skills
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Flash)
• Comfortable working in a PC Windows environment
• Proficient skill level in Microsoft Office
• Experience optimizing graphics and video for web
• Understanding of digital and offset printing a plus
• Experience in photography and operation of digital SLR cameras strongly preferred
• Video editing and production capabilities preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Work is performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• Limited travel may be required, consisting primarily of day trips to outstate locations
• Extended work hours may be required on occasion
• Ability to use computer keyboard and sit in a stationary position for extended periods

Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) provides colleagues the freedom to make a career and difference. We encourage you to explore your curiosity and creativity. We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas. We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams. More than just insurance brokers, we believe that a business culture that supports a healthy, safe work environment does so by offering the right benefits, programs, policies and opportunities to keep employees engaged and productive including: health and welfare, tuition assistance, 401K, employee assistance program, volunteer opportunities, and other programs.

You can apply your talent in bold ways that make a difference at MMA. For more information about our company, please visit us at: http://marshmma.com/careers.