DESIGNER - CREATIVE SERVICES – Brand and Communications
Job Description:
We are seeking a Designer to support the Brand Communications department at Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. This role will also contribute to broader department initiatives and creative projects across the organization. This position requires a high degree of availability and flexibility to collaborate on key Konami projects on a day-to-day basis to meet project needs and deadlines. As a Graphic Designer, the individual should be comfortable adapting to new design trends and technologies while maintaining the high standards expected by Konami. The Designer will take day-to-day direction from the Creative Project Manager and collaborate directly with the Senior Creative Strategist, Designer, and other key stakeholder
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This is a temporary position through a third-party staffing agency and does not provide Konami employee benefit
s
. Primary Responsibiliti
- es:Take an active role in the layout, iterative design, and evolution of both short-term and long-term creative projects for Konami projec
- ts.Work with agencies and print vendors to deliver on opportunities to engage key audiences with powerful creative design solutio
- ns.Design and layout of materials for the purpose of promoting, marketing, and sales of Konami projec
- ts.Working under the direction of the Creative Project Manager, Senior Creative Strategist, and Designer – Collaborate on key projects with external agencies and print vendors to deliver on opportunities to engage key audiences with powerful creative design solutio
- ns.Communicating and keeping to high-end Konami standards and specificatio
- ns.Working under the direction of the Creative Project Manager, Senior Creative Strategist, and designer: Learn, practice, adhere to, and enforce ESRB requirements and design within 1st Party templates, requirements, and guidelin
- es.Work on a wide variety of design projects across the entire Konami portfolio, ensuring all creative outputs (digital, social media, print) are consistent with the company's Konami brand standards and specificatio
- ns.Track and maintain billable hours, alert the Creative Project Manager to any potential overages, and stay within allocated hours while actively avoiding any unauthorized overtime. Any overtime hours must be pre-approved by the Human Resources department and the relevant Konami project managers and leads well in advan
- ce.Follow the standards provided by the Creative Project Manager, Senior Creative Strategist, and Designer for archiving and naming conventions for all design fil
- es.Follow the strict security and privacy policies set by Konami, governments, and partne
rs.
Requirem
- ents:Core understanding and skill with visual design, digital design, motion design, basic print production, online media, trade show environments, and video trailer composi
- tion.The ability to work on simultaneous projects in a collaborative setting under tight deadlines; deadline-driven, organized, and detail-oriented projects. Work in a team environment and independe
- ntly.Proficiency in both Mac and PC environ
- mentsAdobe Creative Suite – Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illust
- ratorMicrosoft Suite (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, E
- xcel)Additional Optional Software that will be expected to be learned: Blender, DaVince Re
- solveUse of Project and Time Tracking Software: Jira, Monday.com, SLACK, ADP,
- otherUnderstanding of current and future communication channels (e.g., traditional print, broadcast, social media) and upcoming technology t
- ools.3-5 Years of work experience in one of the fields: Media Artist, Designer, Video Creation, Digital Arts, Visual Marketing, Mass Communications Creative, social media Artist, Partner Agency Creative, or related creative r
oles.
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CATION• Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following: Design, Visual Communications, Marketing Design, Video Design, Mass Communications, Graphic Arts, or at least 5+ equivalent work experience is exp
ected.
