NEW JOB Multimedia Design & Production Specialist

An international law firm with offices in Washington, D.C. is seeking a full-time Multimedia Design & Production Specialist to join their team. The Specialist will be able to work across a broad range of areas—including web, video, podcasts, and traditional collateral—to help support overall Marketing and Communications efforts and promote the Firm’s brand and content.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Scheduling, shooting, editing and distributing video for internal and external use.
• Helping design and manage the Firm’s new podcasting program.
• Playing a key role in helping manage the Firm’s digital landscape, to include social media channels such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and other sites. This also could include assisting with analytics reports.
• Partnering with other graphic design staff to create layouts for print, presentations, social, web and emails.
• Designing, modifying and updating graphic files for production.
• Making updates to existing designs when change is needed, often with a quick turnaround.
• Working independently to create new offerings, based on an established look-and-feel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (Fine Arts, Graphic Arts or a related field).
• 5+ years of relevant, directly related professional experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
• Law firm or other professional services experience with in-house Creative is preferred, but not required.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of fundamentals with project management approaches, tools and methodologies.
• Possess expertise in the latest techniques and technology needed to design quality creative media.
• Well-versed in the Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign/Photoshop/Illustrator/Premiere Pro and Rush), basic HTML, Microsoft Office, iManage, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Solid understanding of the world of graphics, including image optimization, file size and type, and font use.
• Working knowledge of design, photography, video, print and/or graphic production workflow.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, develop detailed work plans and specifications, perform resource allocation and run team meetings.
• Ability to find optimizations to process and deliverables that drive quicker turn-around times while upholding creative quality.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance competing demands and meet deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment. Extremely flexible and able to switch directions and modify priorities.
• Quick and flexible problem solver, estimating design & production project time and schedules.

Workable