Digital Graphic Designer

Job Description

About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is the second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the world’s best networking company by solving customers’ increased demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves as its customers’ trusted partner, helping them manage increased network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber security solutions that help protect their business.

CenturyLink is seeking a talented, proactive Digital Graphic Designer to work in an in-house creative department Through numerous opportunities, Digital Graphic Designers will collaborate with other internal experts and gain an understanding of industry norms and trends in order to produce the most effective and persuasive work possible. Your knowledge and proficiencies are needed to produce digital graphic art for internal and external initiatives, promotions, print graphics, websites, videos, live events and other mediums.

For CenturyLink Digital Graphic Designers, demands can vary depending on the specific function, goals and needs of the company, but they will generally include:

• Working with creative staff to formulate and pitch concepts to clients
• Developing, designing and producing graphic art that satisfies a creative brief
• Meeting tight deadlines and staying within budget
• Proficiency in programs such as Adobe Creative Cloud
• Knowledge of typography, color and production
• Continuous learning to keep skills and industry knowledge current
• Ability and willingness to quickly adapt to new technologies

You’ll need a degree in graphic, visual or related design, digital media design or other design specialty, fine arts or other related field, or equivalent experience. A portfolio that exhibits your creative potential across a variety of communications, platforms and disciplines. Creative storytelling, illustration and data visualization skills would be an advantage.

• Strong skills in creative design, with an eye for typography, color, layout, brand identity systems and a pixel-level attention to detail.
• An eagerness to learn and share new approaches and methods to deliver effective design.
• Proven ability to create and communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale.
• Ability to switch between distinct projects, managing multiple subjects, deadlines and stakeholders at once.
• Experience working with interactive content (e.g. responsive layouts, mobile app, Facebook formats etc.) and proficiency in creating production-ready artwork and assets.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present work and interact with colleagues at all levels of the business. You’ll need to build great working relationships with lots of different types of people.
• An awareness of industry trends in creative and visual design.
• An awareness of an agile work environment.
• HTML experience a plus.

We’re interested in candidates with strong conceptual skills and are looking for a proven ability to visually express what you (and others) are thinking is key. We are looking for an eye for detail and willingness to push creative boundaries, be used to working at pace and thrive in a collaborative environment. You’ll use your creative skills to translate business intent into creative solutions - helping us to create communications and experiences that help elevate the CenturyLink brand and culture.

Alternate Location: US-Colorado-Broomfield; US-Colorado-Denver; US-Louisiana-Monroe

Requisition # : 215851

This job may require successful completion of an online assessment. A brief description of the assessments can be viewed on our website at http://find.centurylink.jobs/testguides/

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Disclaimer

The above job definition information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.