Graphic Designer

Summary of Functions

The Graphic Designer will develop and support branding, marketing, public relations, and communications initiatives across multiple channels in support of the Kalispel Tribal government, its enterprises, and events located predominantly in Pend Oreille County, WA. The designer will collaborate directly with both government and enterprise team members on all design projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs graphics, promotional, marketing, and advertising collateral that includes flyers, posters, rack cards, brochures, templates, presentations, print layouts, website layouts, social media graphics, and digital ads among other deliverables.
• Designs and develops unique brands for the Tribe, its internal departments and programs, events, and businesses.
• Maintains records and files of the Tribe’s comprehensive collection of logos and brand standards. Monitors and regulates the usage of the brands and logos.
• Designs collateral for public and governmental affairs initiatives, such as legislative kits, charitable giving reports, and public relations materials.
• Designs collateral in support of the Tribe’s communications initiatives with Tribal members, departments, and employees.
• Provides design support on special projects for Kalispel Metal Products and Kalispel Case Line products.
• Supports website projects by ensuring appropriate branding and collaborates with team members on design and layout for multiple websites.
• Provides design support for social media across multiple brands and channels.
• Supports data visualization projects by creating charts, tables, infographics, etc.
• Collaborates with team members on the development of storyboards and offers artistic recommendations and support during photo and video shoots.
• Collaborate with internal teams and outside vendors on design projects. Coordinates these design projects incorporating feedback, and approval process ensuring delivery dates are met.
• Ensures control and protection of Tribal assets.
• Available and willing to work changes in days and hours to support businesses and events.
• Responsible for maintaining good attendance.
• This job description does not list all duties of this position. You may be instructed by management to perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Experience

• Expert level and five plus years of full-time experience in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Skills & Abilities

• Must be able to perform all work on both a MAC and PC.
• Self-starter with the ability to think creatively and strategically, have excellent judgment, and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-teaching to stay current in marketing, advertising, digital marketing skills, and trends.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft programs and other computer software.
• Proficient in using cloud-based design and project management platforms like Monday.com, Basecamp, Canva, and Egnyte, etc.
• Must be able to create and produce design pieces independently and quickly in a short time to meet tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of web design and the ability to provide optimized files for web usage.
• Experience with various image and video file formats
• Competent typing skills of 50 words per minute.
• Strong communicator in speaking, writing, proofreading, and editing.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Skill in solving practical problems and dealing with situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret data.
• Excellent organizational communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to actively participate in meetings to determine graphic design needs.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design and three years of full-time related experience with multiple brands and industries, or
• Associates degree in Graphic Design and five + years of full-time experience with multiple brands and industries

Other Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Obtain and maintain [License or Work Permit Level].
• Flexible availability, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function 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 regularly required to stand; walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Reach with hands and arms. Talk, hear, taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to tobacco smoke, flashing lights, and loud noises as found in a casino setting. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, repetitive motions, extreme cold or extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Hiring Preference

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is an Equal opportunity employer. Consistent with federal law, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians applies Indian preference in employment. It is the policy of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to give preference in hiring, promotions, and transfers into vacant positions to qualified applicants in the following order: 1) Kalispel Tribal Members; 2) Spouses of an enrolled Kalispel Tribal Member; 3) enrolled members of other Indian Tribes; 4) all other applicants.

General Sign-off & Disclaimers

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.

At-Will Employment: Employment with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians is at-will and can be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, either at the option of the employee or the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.

Drug Testing: The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is a drug free workplace. All applicants are subject to drug testing at the time of hire and at unannounced times during employment.

Background Investigation: All candidates and employees may be subject to a background investigation.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

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