Graphic Designer
Granite Construction Inc.

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General Summary

This position is the creative lead at the regional/division level and is responsible for creating and designing proposal documents in response to statements of qualifications, requests for proposals, client presentations, and division-specific marketing and campaign collateral as part of the overall effort to increase market share.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Create or update brochures, marketing collateral, and advertisements for internal and external use.
  
• Streamline theme concepts and creative design (including mood boards and storyboarding sessions) to ensure efficiency within the department.
  
• Understand the division's marketing and business strategy to ensure that it is leading all work products.
  
• Participate in pursuit kickoff meetings and all color reviews, by understand the key messages and direction of each deliverable to translate this information into compelling visuals and easy-to-understand copy to effectively convey the Company's message.
  
• Lead publishing and assist with proposal production to ensure that they company's high-quality standards are met and proposals are delivered on time.
  
• Enforce and maintain corporate brand standards in all marketing, communications and graphics; ensure brand standards and application, to maintain consistency of all division marketing-related materials.
  
• Collaborate with corporate Marketing and Communications department to review all ads, brochures, videos, and other external collateral materials (non-proposal items) to ensure materials are all within the overall Company's guidelines.
  
• Develop and prepare specific presentations and support material for division business development managers, for industry/association presentations, and/or to enhance new project/client opportunities.
  
• Create, organize and gather permissions for content for video, print, and digital application to contribute content to the company's online photo and graphics repository.
  
• Provide ready-to-publish division content for the Company's intranet, external website and social media platforms to support the Company's objectives.
  

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Fine Art Design, Advertising, Communications, Marketing, or extensive relevant experience required
  

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years graphic design experience at a mid-size to large professional services organization required
  
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere) required
  
• Compelling portfolio of original design collateral (both digital and print)
  
• Prior experience working in the engineering and/or construction industry preferred
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  
• Proficiency in multi-media formats, including print, video, and digital platforms
  
• Attention to detail/accuracy, quick learner and internally motivated to seek out answers, generate ideas, and develop new skills
  
• Strong written and oral communication skills to effectively disseminate information and convey concepts, ideas and information to all levels of internal and external customers
  
• Ability to set priorities, organize work and work in high production environment while responding quickly and effectively under pressure, changing priorities and tight timelines/deadlines
  
• Strong problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to provide creative solutions to real-time challenges with consistent follow through
  
• Ability to work well individually, and as part of a team, as well as with other stakeholders
  
• Ability to work in creative and structured, process-driven environment
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements/Skills

• Valid driver's license
  
• Ability to travel
  

Our Benefits at a Glance:

Building tomorrow starts with you, and Granite knows that you can excel only if we support you in and out of the workplace. That is why we offer a broad benefits package that includes paid holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, as well as special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more.

Salaried employees may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including our most popular plan, for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents. Employees can also opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

As part of our investment in your future outside of the workplace, Granite provides a 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.

Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.

Base Salary Range:
$72,355.00 - $138,867.00
Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.

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