Job Description
Position Description:
The Creative Services Designer is responsible for delivering a variety of finished designed pieces including slide decks, advertising, brochures, and other creative materials that represent Lilly brands and business functions. In partnership with Medical Affairs team members and other Lilly USA business partners, the Creative Services Designer will develop a variety of resources to be leveraged across multiple platforms and audiences, internally and externally.
Key Objectives/Deliverables:
- Works collaboratively with Medical Affairs team members to understand the creative needs of internal business partners
- Creates print and digital tactics derived from existing tactics or new tactics to meet requirements and specifications as defined by project owners
- Create/develop tactics utilizing Adobe Creative Cloud applications and other applicable software (e.g., Sketch, Microsoft applications)
- Prepares design options according to Project Briefs and communication medium
- Provides final layouts and instructions for print execution as needed
- Answers questions and provides consultation to employees to assist in their understanding and consistent application of brand guidelines
- Ensures the appropriate licensing of photos for new tactics and uploads finished files to the asset management database
- Follows the relevant review processes prior to final production for all creative assets
- Minimum Experience/Personal Skill Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design, visual communications, or related degree
- 5+ years of creative agency or related experience as a member of the creative team
- 5+ years of experience with recent versions of Adobe Creative Cloud applications (InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, and Photoshop)
- Competence with standard IT tools (e.g., Microsoft Office)
- Strong English interpersonal and communication (written & verbal) skills
- Strong organizational skills, attention to details, and ability to multi-task
- Ability to work on multiple print and digital projects simultaneously, meet tight deadlines, manage high work volumes, and deal with rapidly changing priorities
- Proven ability to work proactively to address customer and overall business needs
- Works well independently and in partnership with others
- Demonstrated ability to apply practical or technical knowledge and experience to visual brand issues where no or limited direction is given, with proven understanding of typography, type treatment, and color
- Proactively seeks solutions within Medical Affairs team and cross-functionally (e.g., with Creative Services )
- Ability to manage ambiguity
- Candidates will be expected to supply a sample of their portfolios to demonstrate expertise
- Internal Candidates: Competence with existing Lilly USA business processes & platforms
- Internal Candidates: No CPP or GPP violations over the most recent two year period
Additional Preferences:
- Experience with project management tools (e.g., Wrike, Workamajig, Jira) preferred
- 5+ years of print production and medical affairs experience
- Pharmaceutical industry experience
- Demonstrated prioritization skills
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, meet tight deadlines, and deal with rapidly changing priorities
- Experience creating modular design components (e.g., images, tables) for use in templates
- Meticulous attention to detail, including commitment to following brand and other defined standards
- Exhibit excellent problem solving skills
- Works well under pressure, responds well to feedback, and keeps a positive attitude
- High level of motivation and a strong desire to find creative solutions to challenging situations
- Demonstrated ability to enforce business rules and policies in a constructive but disciplined manner
- Education Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or related degree
Other Information:
- Some travel required (0-10%)
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