WEB GRAPHICS DESIGNER

WEB GRAPHICS DESIGNER

COMPANY BACKGROUND
inhouseIT is Professional Services Company that specializes in IT services for small and medium businesses.  The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa California and services the Orange County metro area.

OVERVIEW
inhouseIT is looking for a dynamic individual to assist us with Web Design, Graphics and Corporate Marketing.  The Company has 3 distinct business units inhouseIT, Spam Soap and inhouseIT/VOICEsolutions. In this role you will be involved with our corporate image and communications across all three business units.  The ideal candidate will have a solid background in web design, print design and branding. If you enjoy working with people and in a technology company this may be the place for you.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Under general supervision, plan, design, develop, coordinate and produce the company's broad electronic and print communications for internal and marketing uses; assist in establishing and maintaining professional graphic and identify standards for the Company’s communications and perform related work as required.

SCOPE
The Graphic Designer takes projects from the initial concept stage and coordinates steps through the completion of the projects; creates layouts and designs artwork for Company's, promotional, development and internal publications including, but not limited to:

- The company web sites, inhouseit.com, spamsoap.com
- Branding of technical documents
- Product Brochures
- Business Cards and Stationary
- Product Logos
- Signage and other related external imaging

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Examples of key duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature.

1. Conceives ideas, concepts, and campaigns; designs, produces, works with others and coordinates in the creation of multifaceted communication materials in print, and web formats.
2. Works with managers and team members to provide professional recommendations for
concept, design, art direction, production, and monitors quality control.
3. Defines design criteria; develops concept and direction; proposes, directs and creates art and photography.
4. Graphic design activities, including web development, desktop publishing and layout, production, illustration, and pre press file preparation.
5. Creates and develops media using Adobe Flash and other tools.
6. Monitors and tracks production projects to ensure proper and timely completion using works with outside vendors to meet production deadlines.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

ABILITY TO
Work with internal clients to interpret and translate their expressed needs and ideas into concepts, and develop and translate them into effective communication materials; plan, coordinate and organize projects and production processes to ensure completion in a timely and cost-effective manner; conceive, plan, produce, and create files or artwork; work under pressure to meet deadlines; follow and give oral and written directions; maintain cooperative working relationships; demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse work group.

KNOWLEDGE OF
Advanced experience and knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of web design, digital art, graphic design, layout and illustration; operation of computer and current graphics software programs; principles and techniques of color theory digital printing and photography; printing processes(including four color process), electronic desktop publishing equipment and techniques (such as form design and layout techniques).

EDUCATION
A two-year college or trade school degree in graphic art and design
Bachelor’s degree preferred.

SHOULD KNOW
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Flash
Adobe Acrobat
HTML
CSS
AJAX
Javascript
Microsoft Office

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Programming Languages
Share Point
CMS Applications
WordPress
Windows Media
Quicktime
PHP/MySQL
ASP
.NET
SQL