Graphic Designer

At Colibri, culture is a critical part of our collective success, and we live our values everyday: Love, Joy, Boldness, Teamwork and Curiosity. These values guide our interactions with each other, our customers, and the community as a whole. We have a rich and storied history. Colibri is one of the pioneers of online professional education, introducing some of the first web-based professional education courses in 2001. Today, the company’s family of brands are the leading online professional education platforms in their respective end-markets. We proudly serve >1 million customers annually and employ more than 1,500 mission-aligned professionals. To learn more, please visit: www.colibrigroup.com Position Overview: The Graphic Designer will collaborate closely with the business team to produce top-tier digital designs for various deliverables, including social media ads/banners, AI generated videos, lead magnets, landing pages, short graphic videos, motion graphics, animated GIFs, eBooks, print collateral, and other materials relevant to an ecommerce-centric setting. Additionally, they may undertake brand-related tasks, such as updating brand styles guides and documentation of the work. The Graphic Designer is a strategic thinker who recognizes the business impact of design and develops engaging solutions that effectively convey messages in alignment with objectives and brand guidelines. The Graphic Designer has the confidence to present to clients, articulate concepts, and possesses a keen aptitude for branding, identity creation, creative focus, and technical proficiency. As a collaborative team player, the Graphic Designer excels in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environments, understanding the dynamics of internal critiques and team meetings. What You'll Do: You will be responsible for designing visually appealing and effective email layouts to support marketing and communication initiatives. Create superior, original designs for digital ads, banners, web site design (front end), landing pages, short graphic video’s, motion graphics, animated/static GIF’s, and print collateral. Advise Marketing Manager on design considerations and liaise with internal creative team including designers to share ideas, techniques, and best practices. Maintain positive working relationships with internal stakeholders and internal creative team. Proactively manage project schedule to avoid last-minute projects and rush points; keep Project owners apprised of status. Proactively seek out ways to improve consistency and effectiveness of visual communications for the company. Identify relevant media, technologies, and production processes that offer significant improvements in cost-effectiveness, production time, or communications impact. Stay informed about company products, current graphic design trends and tools, and industry developments that may lead to future visual communications opportunities. Collaborate and work individually to solve problems and offer creative visual design solutions What You Need to be Successful: A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the creative industry function. Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience (multimedia, graphic design. Interactive design, etc.,) Online portfolio with engaging digital design work is required. A solid academic background in graphic design techniques, theory, color palettes, and solid understanding of branding and style guides. EXCELLENT SKILLS in Adobe Suite products: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premier, After Effects, AI platforms used to generate videos, and other mainstream graphics and multimedia programs. Solid understanding of creative development for digital design; front-end development in Flash, HTML, CSS, or other front-end development technologies is a plus. Thought leadership: A strong point of view; ability to contribute to the strategic development of an assignment; creative ideas and the ability to promote conceptual thinking among the team. Additional Information Colibri Group welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and we understand that not every candidate will meet every requirement listed in the job description. Research has shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply to jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification, and we want to actively combat this bias in our hiring process. If you're excited about the role and believe you have the skills and experience to contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we believe that diversity of perspectives and experiences is essential to our success. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another position within our organization. Don't hesitate to take the leap and apply today!