Graphic Designer - Atlanta, GA

As a Graphic Designer, you will partner with the Marketing team to create visual concepts, layouts, and production designs for our marketing and corporate communications.

The Visionary

• See possibilities where other people don’t by using your highly developed creative lens and sharp eye for detail
• Use the latest edition of the Adobe Creative Suite to build captivating concepts that keep our messaging visually exciting and fresh
• Communicate our brand messaging and help guide potential new customers’ impressions of Cortland’s corporate and community brands  
• Build stimulating graphics for consumers to explore through our webpages

The Designer

• Take the lead on mocking up visuals for collateral projects
• Build a stunning corporate graphic presence using web, marketing collateral, and advertising art elements
• Create a wide range of deliverables — everything from creating web banners and textual images, to developing artistic components for special projects, e-blasts, and social media campaigns
• Work with communities to design graphics specifically catered to their unique illustrative needs

The Organizer

• Push the envelope to create one-of-a-kind images that align with the Corporate Marketing and Communications Manager’s visual ambitions
• Come up with graphic styles that most effectively fit the overarching design parameters given
• Make our webpages look just right, by identifying the best layouts for illustrative material and copy to support a variety of digital devices
• Hold readers’ attention and draw their eyes to important information to create a compelling online experience

The Impact You Can Make

• Marketing is blown away by your creative ideas and ability to bring their projects to life.
• New customers are won over every single day thanks to your ability to attract a wider audience and generate excitement about the Cortland brand.
• Our web traffic has never been higher and we’ve never seen such a dramatic increase in sales from digital marketing.

•  5+ years of stellar graphic design experience
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field
• Terrific written and verbal communication skills
• Solid decision-making skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite