Who We Are

The CRVA works to deliver experiences that uniquely enrich the lives of our visitors and residents. Through leadership in destination development, marketing and venue management expertise, the CRVA leads efforts to maximize the region’s economic potential through visitor spending, creating jobs and opportunities for the community. Brands supported by the CRVA include the Charlotte Convention Center, Spectrum Center, Bojangles’ Coliseum, Ovens Auditorium, NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte Regional Film Commission and Visit Charlotte.

Job Summary

The Graphic Designer is responsible for creating intelligent and powerful visual communications that successfully translate brand guidelines into a wide range of deliverables such as direct mail, identity/logo creation, publications, marketing collateral, advertising activations, email marketing, and large format signage. The CRVA designers are visual storytellers combing art and technology to communicate ideas through images and inspiring layouts.

A. Essential Job Duties

• Create compelling design work that identifies a product or conveys a message.
• Think creatively to develop concepts, graphics and visual images to communicate a stimulating story in an efficient and effective manner.
• Demonstrates disciplined execution of brand standards in all project work ensuring brand continuity from project to project.
• Participate in creative kick-off meetings to advise internal clients on best strategies to reach their particular target audience.
• Collaborate with freelance photographers to contribute to CRVA produced publications.
• Manages relationships with third party vendors handling production: secures quotes, selects vendor and tracks progress to keep vendor on track to meet project deadline while maintaining effective levels of quality control.
• Develops multi-media content for use on digital and social channels: photo slideshows, videos, etc.
• Tracks their own work to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Ability to draft concepts and clearly articulate ideas during a creative meeting before moving into the design phase of a project.
• Keeps technical skills current by participating in a number of online creative tutorials annual; specific course work developed in collaboration with Creative Manager.
• Continually researches trends in design to remain competitive and to recommend best available application for design execution.
• May perform other duties as directed by the Creative Manager.

B . Champion CRVA’s mission, vision and core values and comply with organizations policies and procedures - Model and be accountable ensuring that customers are always put first by living the CRVA Service Philosophy to deliver memorable customer experiences

C. Champion CRVA’s mission, vision and core values and comply with organizations policies and procedures.

Scope of Responsibility

This job will have periodic access to confidential data including company records and/or minutes, customer quotes, product costs, and company plans, designs, and/or programs.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to work as an individual contributor that maximizes available resources.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, is required.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office products to effectively create presentations for use by third parties.
• Possession of creative flair, versatility, conceptual/visual ability and originality.
• Experience with multi-media design execution is a plus.
• Experience with Figma is a plus.
• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio.
• Professionalism regarding time, costs, and deadlines.
• Self-motivated team player with a positive outlook.
• Ability to anticipate customer needs, build positive relationships with customers and vendors, go the extra mile to satisfy and exceed customer needs, treat all customers and vendors with the highest degree of respect and courtesy and deliver exceptional service to internal and external customers.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in graphic design, marketing, communications or related field and 5 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Travel Required

• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends and holidays

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.