Graphic Designer (NY-based)

Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a Graphic Designer to join our client's team in New York, NY. Experience working on live events experiences and marketing campaigns are what we are in search of. About Crawford Group. Responsibilities: • Bring a strong and sophisticated sense of design, excellent typography skills, and a deep understanding of design principles • Have impeccable attention to detail and passion for a job well done • Independently and efficiently manage your workload, with help from project managers and project management systems (Asana) • Develop and ideate concepts and bring the designs to life in production • Bring experience in pitching ideas and speaking to the creative process • Create, iterate, present, and deliver exceptional design solutions • Work within a defined but dynamic and always evolving visual/brand system • Design and edit templates such as brochures, reports, digital and printed materials, working closely with other designers who will oversee your work • Complete quick edits to prior jobs • Resize and adapt files to new specifications or media • Create and update Microsoft Word and PowerPoint templates • Develop social media assets for marketing promotions leading up to events • Efficiently execute a high volume of sales collateral projects from start to finish in a fast-paced environment • Accurately make editorial revisions from the client’s and proofreader's annotated PDFs and raise concerns when needed • Maintain and follow consistent server organization and file-naming conventions within existing structures and processes • Organized communication skills when owning conversations with vendors and speaking to print substrates/ samples • Experience proofing large scale print assets (press walls , step and repeats, wayfinding, dimensional logos, etc..) • Developing detailed print proof decks and guides for on site installation/ implementation • Critically thinking through multiple scales of printed graphics , small format assets all the way through to environmental application (both physical OOH and on digital content on screen) • Timely presentation & deck design when needed • Work on both PC and Mac platforms; design will be on the Mac • Communicate and collaborate globally with other designers • Be a proactive problem-solver and effective communicator • Work alongside marketing stakeholders and address feedback in a timely and thoughtful manner • Be cool under pressure, detail-oriented, self-motivated, organized, and able to multitask Qualifications: • 5+ years experience in design concept, production and graphic design • Graphic design experience working on marketing campaigns and live events experiences • Expert knowledge of print production and digital pre-press processes • Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), and Microsoft Office • Experience in photographic selection, cropping, and minor retouching is essential • Ability to mock up concepts for presentation, both digitally and physically • Strong printing/pre-press skills with the ability to create and review file image quality, color • space accuracy, and proper mechanical setup prior to releasing for final printing • Experience with Asana is a plus • Experience in Sketch, Sketch Up, and WordPress is a plus • A portfolio that demonstrates excellent design production work (marketing campaigns, event architecture design, brochures, reports, digital assets, pre-press, color) • Experience with working on in-person experiential events and marketing campaigns to promote and generate audience engagement leading up to the event