POSITION SUMMARY

As a Graphic Designer, your primary responsibility will be to create compelling visual assets and designs for both print and digital media. As part of the Marketing Team, you will work closely with other team members as well as other internal stakeholders, taking written or spoken ideas and converting them into impactful designs. The Graphic Designer should be professionally driven and thrive in a team-oriented environment where you will create brand-forward, engaging designs.  This role is required to be in-office 5 days a week in Dulles, VA.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate, brainstorm, and strategize with multiple teams/individuals on a wide range of projects and media that may include presentations, signage, forms, posters, digital brochures, internal communications, newsletters, SharePoint pages, and other marketing materials
• Visualize and develop innovative designs that meet brand guidelines and messaging using various software programs.
• Obtain input from managers to ensure that designs meet organizational standards and brand expectations, express ideas accurately, and represent the company or internal stakeholder appropriately
• Work independently as well as cooperatively with other Marketing Team members to meet deadlines and schedule project implementation based on workload, which may include five or more simultaneous projects
• Translate strategic direction into high-quality design within an established brand identity
• Develop design projects from concept to final delivery
• Manage and fulfill branded merchandise and marketing collateral requests and orders through outside vendors
• Follow established practices for file structure in content management system

What you bring to the table:

• Exceptional creativity and innovative design skills
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and PowerPoint  
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Attention to detail
• Organizational and time-management skills for meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Desire to continue building skillset with education and training
• A strong portfolio representing past design work
• One or more years of experience in professional graphic design preferred
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in graphic design or related field preferred
• Bonus if you have experience with After Effects, Premier Pro, OpenAsset, and Asana

YOU Matter 

PEOPLE FIRST: BUILDING TALENT BY DESIGN 

At Southland we aspire to build a workforce that’s as diverse as the people who occupy the buildings we design, build and maintain. Building talent by design is our intentional approach to creating a truly safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment that fosters growth, empowers professional achievement, and where people are treated with respect at all levels. 

If you’re someone with a true passion for our industry, a life-long learner, with high accountability and a drive for results we’re looking for you!  At Southland, we hire problem solvers that are focused on providing customer value through continuous improvement and will take ownership to create the best experiences that will have an impact wider than their own job.  We thrive on creating a strong company and culture where you’ll feel engaged, challenged, and valued. 

If you’re ready for the next big step in your career and want a career full of fun and excitement and to be a part of a fast-paced growing company, then JOIN our team and become a part of an organization that values PEOPLE, SAFETY, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY. 

Benefits: 

As an employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent benefits for you and your family: 

• 401(k) Plan with 50% Company Match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting 
• Annual incentive program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement 
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance – 100% Paid for Employee 
• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance 
• Disability Income Protection Insurance 
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care) 
• Holidays/Vacation/Personal Time/Life Events Leave 
• Numerous training opportunities and company paid membership for professional associations and licenses 

For more information on Southland Industries, please visit our website: Southland Careers or on Facebook or LinkedIN  

To hear what our employees are saying about working at Southland Industries, check out our Culture site - Explore Our Culture

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. 

**All employment offers are contingent upon successful, drug tests, background checks and professional reference checks. ** 

**We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time** 

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