Junior Graphic Designer

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

We are looking for a Graphic Designer to join our growing team. As a Graphic Designer, you are a proactive team player, excited and ready to engage on a multitude of projects in a fast-paced environment. You must be highly creative and innovative, ready to conceptualize, design, and develop visually-appealing graphics and content—from handouts and project sheets to complex visually-compelling proposals and presentations—that will inform and engage the intended audience. Our Graphic Designers must possess a high level of design aptitude and an educated understanding of design process, principles, and production techniques. This role requires proven technical skills and expertise in developing and executing creative solutions using Adobe Creative Cloud applications (including, but not limited to InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop), as well as presentation software (including, but not limited to Microsoft PowerPoint) to deliver those solutions in a variety of print and digital formats.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Each day will present different activities and opportunities as you help position Jacobs for success in our sales efforts. Our Graphic Designers will be responsible for the following general activities
• With little to no supervision, leads strategic graphic design solutions to support the production of winning proposals, sales materials, and presentations, including but not limited to long document layouts, PowerPoint presentations, story boards, covers/dividers, marketing collateral/brochures, illustrations, interactive PDFs, ads, and digital media
• Must be able to take diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions
• Plans, conceptualizes, and designs compelling and impactful graphics while collaborating with proposal team members and technical staff to strengthen messaging and successfully sell Jacobs
• Understanding of one or more markets and/or client groups within Jacobs; begin to develop relationships account teams
• Conveys complex ideas with smart and concise graphic designs; develops complex concepts visually beyond bullet points
• Interpret and convert technical data and conceptual content into more accessible and visually appealing information
• Uses diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions
• Must be knowledgeable in software trends; acts as a resource for graphic design methods and tools, developing and implementing process improvements, tool(s) improvements, and best practices
• Shares technical expertise with others and provides guidance and support; mentors other team members in technical areas
• Coordinate and provide production and vendor support for submittals and interviews to instruct external vendors as needed on printing requirements.

Here's what you'll need

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design or related discipline from a four-year College/University; work experience in A/E/C that matches the requirements of the position in lieu of degree; Masters degree a plus
• 5-10 years professional graphic design experience; A/E/C and/or Sales experience a plus
• Exceptional skills in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat) and Microsoft PowerPoint; proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams); experience working with additional creative, visual, interactive, and multimedia tools a plus
• Advanced knowledge of procedures and technical concepts required for role, including design aptitude to understand what constitutes good design, and a demonstrated ability to apply that knowledge using layout, typography, graphics, and images in order to produce highly effective visual communications
• Prior Architectural/Engineering & Construction and/or Proposal and Sales experience a plus
• Knowledge of ArcGIS plug-in for Illustrator, SketchUp, Streetmix, and Interactive PDFs a plus
• Illustration and hand sketching experience a plus

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