Description

DiaMedical USA is a fast-growing medical equipment distributor looking to fill a Marketing Manager position in our Farmington Hills, MI office. At DiaMedical USA, our mission is to improve quality healthcare by acting as a turnkey solution for healthcare facilities and educational institutions, allowing clinicians and instructors to prioritize patient care. As one of the largest healthcare and education equipment providers in the country, we achieve our mission by simplifying the purchasing process and operating as a single source supplier of over 1,500 healthcare and instructional manufacturers.

The Graphic Designer primarily provides support with catalog, packaging, imagery, and sales collateral creation and assists to ensure that media requirements & initiatives are consistent with the DiaMedical brand. This role requires exceptional attention to details and a commitment to complete tasks on time and error-free. A faster-than-average pace in a stable work environment allows this position to plan for, focus on and complete tasks on hand.

Key Responsibilities and other duties as assigned:

• Develops and produces creative designs across multiple channels including: catalogs, sales collateral, corporate marketing materials, packaging, tradeshow booth and collateral, private label product development, promotional items, logos, and web design.
• Presents multiple, innovative concepts with justification for the team to select for marketing initiatives.
• Studies creative briefs, determines requirements, and translates those ideas into design.
• Reviews proofs and provides final version for approval.
• Creates and maintains a repository of Photoshopped product images aligned to brand standards for catalog, web, and print media use.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to produce high quality, influential tools to drive business growth.
• Maintains confidentiality of all records including but not limited to, products, demographic information, website information, graphic designs, and proofs; as this information is the sole property of DiaMedical, not to be distributed, sold, or used as a bargaining mechanism with any or all other companies.

Supervisory responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Graphic Arts, Marketing, or closely related discipline; and 2 years of experience at an organization with an in-house creative team or at an advertising agency. 

Skills and Experience:

• Hands-on experience and proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign and Illustrator, in addition to other design tools to develop assets for various mediums.
• Ability to edit and color correct images with experience in Adobe Photoshop.
• Experience with print catalogs and/or multi-page publications a plus.
• Experience with product packaging a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, PowerPoint, and Excel a plus.
• Strong typographic skills.
• Keen eye for aesthetics, features, branding, and attention to detail.
• Excellent organization skills with the ability to complete multiple tasks with changing business priorities and deadlines.
• Resourceful, strategic, and creative thinker.
• Passion for design, desire for learning, and drive for continuous growth.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build and maintain strong and effective internal cross-functional relationships.
• Positive team player who identifies opportunities, provides solutions, and leads other team members to be change agents.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Competitive wages.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Casual dress code.
• The opportunity to make a difference in the ever-growing healthcare field.

Physical and Cognitive Demands:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; and requires color and close vision. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; stoop or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. No employee is authorized to lift weight over 50 pounds without assistance.

This role requires the individual to be able to understand, remember, and communicate moderately complex information and understand problems and collaborate on alternative solutions; organize and prioritize thoughts, ideas and own work schedule; apply common sense, analyze and make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit; express written and spoken word for internal and external communications and compose materials such as detailed reports, forms, letters, manuals, catalogs, publications, etc. and communicate information; and compute, analyze and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes.

DiaMedical is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Information is available here: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test and background check (including criminal record check).

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