Multimedia Artist  

Highly creative, motivated graphic artist. He will promote the purpose, mission and vision of MF Group through emailers, photography, web graphics, and video, working to ensure all materials reflect and communicate MF Group brand key messages, voice, and brand. Also responsible for the creative ideation, development, and execution of communication materials, including collateral, and infographic work applicable digital platforms. The Graphic Artist takes projects from concept development to final execution, presenting ideas and status throughout the process.

Responsibilities:

• Create original video and animated content, video and audio content planning and production
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to educate our audience creatively. Ultimately, you should be able to attract high levels of web traffic and consumer engagement.
• Demonstrate your work and receive feedback about ideas and projects
• Collaborate and direct cross-departmental team, interview internal and external stakeholders
• Work with internal teams, customers, and external partners to build out video and podcast series
• Monitor content performance to understand which topics and formats resonate, and adjust accordingly

• Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design with 3-5 years working experience or equivalent experience.
• Must have a strong skill set and proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat Pro. Premiere Pro experience a plus.
• Some Web design and multimedia experience preferred.
• Creativity, enthusiasm, and knowledge of current design trends/innovations.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Collaborative and team-oriented with solid oral and written communications skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment developing creative designs within tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills.
• Ability to take direction and work closely with other team members.
• Ability to work independently, be self-motivated.
• Comfortable photographing with DSLR cameras and editing large batches of photographs and Videos
• Experience photographing in a variety of instances and environments: event, process, product, indoors/outdoors, and social media.
• Commercial storytelling experience.
• Videography and video editing software.
• Demonstrated interest, passion, and awareness of social media landscape and trends
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills, and a strong aptitude for creativity on-the-fly
• 3-5 years of experience in marketing, advertising, journalism, communications, graphic design, or related field
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Animation or related degree or equivalent work experience.
• Must have strong design skills and ability to generate a project from concept to completion or work in concert with others.
• Web design experience preferred but not required (HTML/CSS)
• Experience with 2D multimedia or animation is a plus.
• Video editing, web design, and communication skills; artistic talent and creativity, understanding of digital publishing and social media
• Understanding of, and experience managing design-driven projects with a focus on audience and messaging
• Skilled in Audacity (similar podcast software) and Adobe Creative Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After Effects, and iMovie to assist with making a layout (graphic and text) revisions, editing photos and vector drawing with an eye for detail.
• Insightful team player, willing to lend a hand (and an opinion) to a variety of projects

• Please include the following: A portfolio of work and completed projects. (If it is a PDF, please upload in the "Cover letter" portion of the application. If it is a website, please include in the final question at the end of the application.)