Graphic Designer

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the “why” of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

We are looking for a Graphic Designer to join our growing team. As a Graphic Designer, you are a proactive team player, excited and ready to engage on a multitude of projects in a fast-paced environment. You must be highly creative and innovative, ready to conceptualize, design, and develop visually-appealing graphics and content—from handouts and project sheets to complex visually-compelling proposals and presentations—that will inform and engage the intended audience. Our Graphic Designers must possess a high level of design aptitude and an educated understanding of design process, principles, and production techniques. This role requires proven technical skills and expertise in developing and executing creative solutions using Adobe Creative Cloud applications (including, but not limited to InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop), as well as presentation software (including, but not limited to Microsoft PowerPoint) to deliver those solutions in a variety of print and digital formats.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Each day will present different activities and opportunities as you help position Jacobs for success in our sales efforts. Our Graphic Designers will be responsible for the following general activities
• With little to no supervision, leads strategic graphic design solutions to support the production of winning proposals, sales materials, and presentations, including but not limited to long document layouts, PowerPoint presentations, story boards, covers/dividers, marketing collateral/brochures, illustrations, interactive PDFs, ads, and digital media
• Must be able to take diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions
• Plans, conceptualizes, and designs compelling and impactful graphics while collaborating with proposal team members and technical staff to strengthen messaging and successfully sell Jacobs
• Understanding of one or more markets and/or client groups within Jacobs; begin to develop relationships account teams
• Conveys complex ideas with smart and concise graphic designs; develops complex concepts visually beyond bullet points
• Interpret and convert technical data and conceptual content into more accessible and visually appealing information
• Uses diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions
• Must be knowledgeable in software trends; acts as a resource for graphic design methods and tools, developing and implementing process improvements, tool(s) improvements, and best practices
• Shares technical expertise with others and provides guidance and support; mentors other team members in technical areas
• Coordinate and provide production and vendor support for submittals and interviews to instruct external vendors as needed on printing requirements.
  
  
  

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or related discipline from a four-year College/University; work experience in A/E/C that matches the requirements of the position in lieu of degree; Masters degree a plus
• 5-10 years professional graphic design experience; A/E/C and/or Sales experience a plus
• Exceptional skills in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat) and Microsoft PowerPoint; proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams); experience working with additional creative, visual, interactive, and multimedia tools a plus
• Advanced knowledge of procedures and technical concepts required for role, including design aptitude to understand what constitutes good design, and a demonstrated ability to apply that knowledge using layout, typography, graphics, and images in order to produce highly effective visual communications
• Prior Architectural/Engineering & Construction and/or Proposal and Sales experience a plus
• Knowledge of ArcGIS plug-in for Illustrator, SketchUp, Streetmix, and Interactive PDFs a plus
• Illustration and hand sketching experience a plus
  
  
  

Jacobs. A world where you can.

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.   

Please note If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered, to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs. #ASIAID #PHREC