Sr. Creative Designer #1737

Position Summary: 

The Sr. Creative Designer, level 3 professional of the Creative Services subfamily within the Marketing job family is responsible for all activities designed to reduce the sales cycle by creating awareness, creating a positive brand image and story, providing educational collateral, and clearly articulating MeridianLink’s differentiation, and targeting the right audiences for MeridianLink. Also, the role is responsible for internal and external communication strategies and execution. The Creative Services subfamily is responsible for developing and designing all key marketing collateral, marketing media, marketing content, and internal and external event planning. The level 3 professional role will execute innovative, creative ideas and concepts for page layouts, catalog covers, web homepages, web banners, and other promotional material. Sr. Creative Designers are responsible for the design and production of printed marketing materials, such as graphics and/or digital materials for interactive media. The role plans analyze and creates visual solutions to communicate products or services. Requires knowledge of industry-relevant multimedia software.

Expected Duties: 

Sr. Creative Designers will lead and manage the design process from initial concept to final execution, ensuring that all design projects are completed within the given deadlines. The role will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and develop design solutions that align with the company's brand guidelines and objectives. Responsible for creating visually appealing and user-centric designs for a wide range of mediums, including digital platforms, print materials, packaging, and marketing collateral. Projects can include digital ads, booth designs, infographics, ebooks, reports, websites, landing pages, illustrations and social posts.

Sr. Creative Designers will develop and maintain a consistent brand visual language across all design materials, ensuring that our brand message is effectively communicated to our target audience. The role will interface with external agencies and vendors as needed to ensure the successful execution of design projects. Expected to "Stay up to date with industry trends, design software, and emerging technologies to continuously improve design processes and deliver cutting-edge designs.

Sr. Creative Designers will manage and prioritize multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

A level 3 professional position will have a full understanding of the areas of responsibility for this role and perform all aspects of the role independently. The role will have work that includes new, highly complex, or highly impactful to the business. The individual should have complete knowledge and a full understanding of the area of specialization, principles, and practices within a professional discipline. The role will include work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of information requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Work is expected to be done independently through independent judgment. 

- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Visual Communication, or a related field and 4-6 years of related experience or equivalent work experience. 

- Experience as a Senior Designer, Graphic Designer, or other similar role.

- Portfolio of completed design projects.

- Proficiency/expertise in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), PowerPoint, and other relevant design tools.

- Displayed attention to visual details and brand style guide, and a strong understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and layout design.

- Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate with a team.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively articulate design concepts and ideas to both internal and external stakeholders.

MeridianLink has a wonderful culture where people value the work they do and appreciate each other for their contributions. We develop our employees so they can grow professionally by preferring to promote from within. We have an open-door policy with direct access to executives; we want to hear your ideas and what you think. Our company believes that to be productive in the long term, we must have a genuine work-life balance. We understand that employees have families and full lives outside of the office. To that end, we honor their personal commitments.

MeridianLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

MeridianLink runs a comprehensive background check, credit check, and drug test as part of our offer process.

Salary range of $85,900 - $121,300. [It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range.] The actual salary will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law including geographical location.

Meridianlink offers:

Stock options or other equity-based awards

Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)

Flexible paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) plan with company match

Remote work

All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable and as may be amended, terminated, or superseded from time to time. 

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