Position Title: Graphic Designer

Reports to: Creative Services Supervisor

Rate of Pay: $21.00

Position Purpose:

Plans, creates and produces a variety of graphic elements and designs to meet the objectives of internal and external customers. This is a seasonal temporary position not to exceed 122 days.

Essential Functions:

• Create engaging and visually appealing designs for a range of marketing materials, including but not limited to brochures, flyers, banners, social media graphics, and website elements.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met and quality standards are maintained.
• Assists in creating admats (advertising materials) for the OC Fair entertainment team to help promote concerts and events during the OC Fair.
• Utilizes available and current artwork, photos, illustration banks, fonts, typography guides and colors supplied by the Creative Services Department.
• Determines the best design and methods to produce requested banners and signs.
• Prepares layouts and graphic elements of the subjects to be created using current graphics software.
• Works with Creative Services team to develop promotional materials for OC Fair & Event Center’s produced events (Imaginology and OC Fair).
• Assists in trimming, mounting and installing signs/graphics when needed.
• Assists in trimming, mounting and installing signs/graphics, and administrative tasks when needed.
  
  
  

This description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• 3+years of experience in graphic design
• Strong concept of layout and design principles
• Strong digital and print experience
• Ability to work in a fast pace and production heavy environment
• Must be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Must possess excellent customer service and organization skills
• Ability to work effectively and enthusiastically as part of a team
• Experience in successfully meeting deadlines
• Experience working with large formats for banners and signs, as well as 4-color process printing necessary
• Ability to work outside the normal business day/week as demanded by events and programs
  
  
  

Preferences:

• Exceptional illustration skills
• Knowledge of WordPress
  
  
  

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet, however louder noise levels may be experienced during outdoor events and when in larger event buildings.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Will be required to perform other duties as directed, requested or assigned.