·         Demonstrates excellent customer service skills and represents RICOH in a professional manner.

·         Strong Organizational/customer service/follow up skills

·         Develops new artistic concepts into the visual medium

·         Design work with expertise in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and in  PC platform

·         Provides graphic consultation

·         Provides strong customer service to internal and client stakeholders

·         Responsible for production art including page layout to produce print, packaging, advertising, and digital graphics

·         Meets customer quality and design requirements

·         Design and format multipage documents using style sheets and style mapping

·         Stays knowledgeable of industry thinking, new ideas, and technologies

·         Uses innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and client need

·         Adheres to legal requirements relating to duplication, printing, software, and fonts.

·         Adheres to production schedules and deadlines.

·         Consults with clients and staff to identify their graphic needs, budget constraints, and reasonable deadlines for the project; serves as a liaison between the client and printers/publishers.

·         Reviews proofs and works with printers on the production of printed material.

·         May coordinate and lead the work of other designers.

·         Creates and conceptualizes property identities using logos, layout, and color palette.

·         Other tasks as assignment.

QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience and Certifications)

·         4-year college degree (Design) preferred or other related coursework/certificates or equivalent years of related work experience

·         Portfolio that demonstrates competency in graphic design best practices and an ability to develop high-quality collateral 

·         Intermediate to advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills

·         Proven design and layout abilities

·         Print production experience preferred

·         Project management experience preferred

·         Graphic design and layout skills

·         Ability to use desktop publishing tools, specifically Adobe Creative Suite & Microsoft Suite

·         Must be able to work in a team environment by maintaining positive, productive relationships with co-workers, management, sales, and production departments.

·         Must be able to adapt to changing situations and be flexible.

·         Attention to detail

·         Creativity and flexibility

·         Deadline-oriented

·         Typically works in an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation, and a normal range of temperature and noise level

·         Requires internal contact within the department and with other corporate personnel, and external contact with customers, agencies, vendors, etc. 

·         Work assignments are diversified examples of past precedent are used to resolve work problems New alternatives may be developed to resolve the problem

·         Physical effort is required, such as walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting or carrying objects could weigh up to 50 lbs (e.g., papers, books, files, and small parts, etc.)

·         Requires moderate dexterity regular application of basic skills (calculator, keyboard, hand tools, and eye/hand coordination

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job.