GRAPHIC DESIGNER

OPEN Health is looking for a qualified Graphic Designer to join its growing team! We are a group of talented publication and medical communication professionals that strive to deliver the highest quality projects to our clients. If you excel in a collaborative team environment and enjoy being rewarded for stellar performance, we encourage you to apply to our company.

The Creative Services department includes Copy Writers, Art Directors, Graphic Designers, Multimedia Directors, Web Designers, Interactive Programmers, and Instructional Designers.

Candidates who apply should attach a copy of their resume and portfolio examples of relevant PowerPoint presentations, figures/tables, scientific posters, collateral print materials & layout design, and/or creative concepts. Scientific poster experience is mandatory.

Please click here for online samples: https://www.google.com/search?q=scientific poster&espv=2&biw=1452&bih=735&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi77sSnmOnKAhUIVD4KHUoWC78Q_AUIBigB

You will love this role if you:

• Are passionate about creative/digital and the role it plays in supporting healthcare communications
• Want to get the best out of a team and inspire them to enhance their client work using creative and digital media
• Are interested in developing dynamic and engaging deliverables for our pharmaceutical and biotech clients
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced digital agency environment
• Value collaboration and enjoy working closely with expert developers and client service teams
• Have a strong attention to detail
• Are super organized and love tracking details

You will be a success if you:

• Possess multimedia/video production/animation/storyboarding expertise
• Manage projects effectively, resulting in on-brief, on-time, and on-budget delivery
• Take ownership of your projects from start to finish
• Can prioritize your own workload and help others to prioritize theirs
• Can highlight potential issues
• Can work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Keep your team appropriately engaged and well informed
• Follow SOPs

As part of the team, you’ll be responsible for the following activities:

• Review and graphically enhance Microsoft PowerPoint medical/scientific presentations
• Accurately and consistently create graphs, tables, and figures for scientific publications based on publication specifications
• Design and produce layouts for scientific posters using Adobe CC software
• Adapt existing and newly created layouts for different formats (print and digital)
• Create cohesive design formats across various materials relative to target audience
• Maintain scientific poster schedule
• Determine need for outsourcing based on poster schedule on a daily/weekly basis, with an emphasis on keeping work in-house
• Provide creative design recommendations based on experience and account/client needs
• Assure all work meets corporate brand standards and quality assurance guidelines
• Routinely review congress, company, and journal guidelines to assure products meet the specifications outlined
• Research, concept, and mock-up visual design assignments as needed for new business and pitch presentations
• Develop a variety of creative and scientific graphics, concepts, and visual-related assets in a fast-paced, timeline-driven work environment
• Comply with established standards, policies, and procedures
• Maintain consistent attendance and coordinate coverage when out of office
• Provide professional, timely responses to all internal and external communications
• Maintain timely completion of time sheets
• Participate in internal status meetings, as needed
• Exhibit ability to take on additional tasks as needed while maintaining consistent performance
• Participate in internal skills development courses as requested by manager
• Manage occasional increase in workload/volume across multiple clients and accounts while ensuring quality and accuracy

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree (marketing, design, creative, or medical-related preferred)
• Advanced degree is desirable
• Minimum of 5 years of medical advertising/medical communications/publications agency and/or pharmaceutical graphics department experience

Knowledge/Skills Requirements:

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to handle high levels of account activity
• Ability to work both independently and in a team structure
• Expertise in PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Significant working knowledge and experience in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to learn new creative software and utilize additional software functions
• Being “on trend” with design elements through personal research
• Strong organization and project management capabilities

Position is remote based with onsite visits to Parsippany, NJ and clients based upon business needs. Business hours are 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday; or as required based on timelines.

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you.