Senior Creative Design Specialist

ABOUT THE POSITION

Creative Designers at an engineering firm? Absolutely!

VHB is seeking a Senior Creative Design Specialist to join its expanding New England Marketing Team. This position offers the opportunity to advance your career within a dynamic team while contributing to a variety of projects that aim to positively impact our communities and the world around us.

As a Senior Creative Design Specialist, you will play a key role in producing high-quality design assets as part of larger, holistic projects that support the firm's business development and marketing efforts. This includes creating visually engaging proposals, presentations, and other client-facing materials while ensuring brand consistency across all mediums. You will collaborate closely with internal teams to develop designs that effectively communicate our firm's capabilities and enhance pursuit strategies.

In addition to design responsibilities, you will take on a leadership role within the team, mentoring junior designers, managing projects, and contributing to the development of innovative marketing solutions. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and ready to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results.

Candidates must provide either a portfolio link or PDF of work samples that highlight their experience with document layout, graphic development, and presentation design.

Responsibilities

Pursuit Strategy and Proposal Development

Lead design efforts through all phases of development and final production of materials, under the direction of a Creative Design Lead or Creative Design Manager.
• Plan, conceptualize, and design compelling and impactful graphics that convey complex information more concisely (e.g., covers/tabs, long-form document layout, charts/tables, maps, infographics, technical diagrams).
• Manage projects, tasks, and deadlines to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables.

Visibility and Communications

• Provide support on internal or external visibility communications, conferences, webinars, and other regional industry events and experiences (e.g., digital communications, social media, email, ads, presentations).

Client Deliverables

• Coordinate and manage graphic design projects for client deliverables (e.g., project branding, printed reports, online documents, public outreach materials, custom infographics, website assets).
• Collaborate with third parties, including print vendors, photographers, and other subcontractors as required.

Mentorship and Collaboration

• Mentor and coach design team members, providing guidance and feedback to enhance their skills and performance.
• Actively participate in and present at kick-off meetings, check-ins, and final review meetings with limited supervision.
• Share knowledge and best practices with team members, strengthening internal relationships with marketing peers and technical staff.

Brand Compliance and Quality Assurance

• Ensure all deliverables comply with VHB's corporate branding standards, formats, and template styles.
• Maintain quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) standards to ensure accuracy and consistency across all materials.

Company Understanding

• Take initiative to learn about VHB's mission, core values, markets, services, regional leadership, and organizational goals.
• Actively engage with VHB's culture and leadership to align design strategies with organizational objectives.

Skills & Attributes

• Proactive project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal, written, and interpersonal exchanges.
• Demonstrates self-motivation, a remarkable attention to detail, and critical design thinking skills.
• Able to work concurrently on multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Competence in managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
• Aptitude for excelling in a highly collaborative environment.
• Strong visual storytelling and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of digital and print design principles.
• Skills or experience in photography and video production are strongly preferred.
• Additional skills or interest in animation, branding, website design, wayfinding design, map creation within ArcGIS, UX design, or 3D modeling are also valued.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of graphic design experience, preferably in an agency setting or within the A/E/C environment.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related discipline preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including PowerPoint and SharePoint (VHB is on a PC platform).
• Involvement in industry affiliations a plus (e.g., AIGA, SEGD).
• This is a hybrid with an expected 50% in-office time.

Our best estimate of the hourly range for this position located in Boston/Watertown, MA is $36.06 - $48.07 per hour; for Winooski/Montpelier, VT is $30.28 - $40.86 per hour. The final compensation will be based on a variety of factors such as individual qualifications, education, and experience

We are VHB! We're an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:

• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We're growing, and we hope you'll join us!

VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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