The Houston Symphony is currently seeking to hire a Graphic Design Manager. In this role, you will fulfill a broad range of visual projects to support our marketing and communications needs in addition to internal clients from a variety of departments.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the organization through leadership of creative design in all relevant projects.
- Maintain the Houston Symphony brand identity, ensuring consistency across all designed materials while constantly evaluating, modernizing, and optimizing all products.
- Lead design and management of the monthly printed program magazine, InTune, and all standalone programs (includes design, organization, delivery, and coordination with advertising sales representative (external), proofreader and printer)
- Oversee production and design of print materials, including brochures, inserts, calendars, postcards, signage, and posters
- Oversee digital design projects including social and website graphics, show promotional trailers, animated graphics, etc.
- Collaborate with Creative Director, Marketing Director, and Senior Director of Marketing on concepts for each campaign and advise on design to best serve the projects
- Schedule, delegate, and prioritize graphic design projects for the design department. Includes management of Graphics and Media Designer and freelance designers
- Project manage jobs from start to finish, including print bids, production, printing oversight and print delivery
- Work collaboratively with members of the marketing team as well as other departments
- Work concert duty as needed
- Perform additional duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree and/or formal training in graphic design
- 3–5 years job experience in graphic design and print production
- Strong design portfolio with print and digital examples
- Expertise in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator required
- Experience in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro preferred
- Basic conceptual understanding of marketing preferred
- Strong digital illustration skills a plus
- Ability to take design direction and adapt to constructive criticism
- Experience with leading projects from start to finish and coordinating with various stakeholders to achieve desired results
- Familiarity with print production with knowledge of printing processes and materials preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including good proofreading skills
- Positive attitude with a team approach to project conception and completion
- Excellent organizational skills and detail-oriented approach
- Able to work some evenings and weekends, usually once or twice a month as needed