Experience Designer

Company: JPL Creative
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: June 6, 2021

Job Description:

Overview

As an Experience Designer, you'll collaborate with a team to create large and small scale events both in-person and virtual. Your skills in translating complex information into visually stunning and impactful designs will contribute to the overall experience of every event attendee. And you'll have the opportunity join our team onsite to see your work come to life in real time. Are you inspired to learn more? Apply now.

Note: Applications without work samples will not be reviewed.

Responsibilities

• Tell compelling stories through the visuals you create for presentations
• Collaborate with account managers and strategists to understand the goals of a specific presentation or event
• Participate in brainstorming the big idea for the content within a presentation or event and help plan how the team can bring it to life physically and digitally
• Work with art directors to develop flexible presentation design themes and templates within PPT
• Concept and design print pieces that tie into the overall event theme to be used throughout the physical event space or within a swag box
• Get creative with Photoshop to mockup event signage and concepts within photographs of a space
• Think through the attendee journey both through a phycial event space and digital or virtual interaction points
• Collaborate with art directors and motion graphics teams to create stunning content that makes the presenter shine
• Travel onsite with our events team to assist in placing printed materials and making revisions to presentation content
• Get techy with our event production teams and engineers on the latest technologies and trends in events
• All other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience working as a designer in any medium
• Associate degree in a design-related field
• Portfolio of work showcasing your designer chops, specifically, infographic and layout designs that tell a story
• Solid understanding with Adobe Creative Cloud programs (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
• Basic understanding with Microsoft Office and Acrobat
• Great customer service skills
• Designing in PPT doesn't scare you (even if you haven't had much practice lately)
• Positive can-do attitude and enthusiasim to venture into new realms of the design world
• Ability to digest complex processes and reimagine them into simple visuals
• Great as a cross-functional team player and understand the "all hands-on deck" mentality
• Thrives in a fast-past environment, and capable of moving rapidly between mediums, projects, and tasks

Physical Requirements:

• This position is typically located in a general business office with moderate temperature, normal lighting and or sounds from general office equipment. The role does require travel and working in other non-company locations. In those situations, the role requires the ability to stand for extended periods of time, move self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, adjust, push, pull or move objects up to 50 pounds in all directions, and ascend / descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like. Environmental conditions may vary based on the client location.

Keywords: JPL Creative, Harrisburg , Experience Designer, Other , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania