Project Operations Manager - Sodexo Live!

Job Listing: Senior Graphic Designer

At Sodexo Live!, we take pride in crafting exceptional events at the most prestigious venues on the planet and creating lasting memories for fans, visitors, guests and team members. Working with Sodexo Live! is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater. Here, you'll build a career where 'everyday' is anything but normal.

Our experiences are unique, and so are our people. Bring your personality, your background and your desire to delight others. In return, we'll give you all you need to thrive. After giving it all, you'll return home knowing that you've played your part in creating a truly unforgettable moment.

Location: We are seeking an Senior Graphic Designer for Sodexo Live!.

This position is remote.

Principal Function:

Nothing beats the power of being at a live event. Join our team to make those live event experience memories guests can taste. The Sodexo Live! NorAm business is growing, and so is our marketing team with many exciting opportunities. Sodexo Live! manages food and beverage services at prestigious conference centers, cultural destinations, airline lounges, sporting venues, and major events worldwide. With hundreds of global sites, we offer our clients a range of bespoke catering, sales, and event management services, helping to transform the consumer experience into unforgettable memories.

Sodexo Live! contributes to the success of prestigious events such as the Superbowl, the College Football Championship, the Miami Grand Prix, the Tour de France, soon the Paris 2024 Games, and showcases exceptional venues such as the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Hard Rock Stadium, the Hollywood Bowl, Shedd Aquarium, the Beanfield Centre, to name just a few.

Objectives of this Role

• Work on a wide range of projects and media, using various computer software to visualize and develop innovative graphic designs that meet business goals
• Obtain input from management, ensuring designs meet organizational standards and brand expectations, express ideas accurately, and represent the company or client appropriately
• Work independently and cooperatively on multiple projects with marketing team, meeting deadlines and budget constraints, and scheduling project implementation based on workload, which may include five or more simultaneous projects
• Examine existing processes, identifying flaws and creating solutions to improve design capabilities
• Update and maintain internal databases of designs, photography, and video

Responsibilities:

Creative and Art Direction

• Provides design direction and executes design to produce the final creative assets
• Shares interim work with VP Marketing for senior direction and insights where required
• Brainstorms with stakeholders (internal or external) and project team to develop ideas to transform generic, text-heavy documents into more graphically engaging, concise and interactive experiences
• Partner with the project team to achieve effective and efficient outcomes

Graphic Design

• Collaborate, brainstorm, and strategize with multiple teams for a range of materials that include proposals, presentations, collateral, signage, environmental, blogs, case studies, videos, emails, industry advertising and other marketing materials
• Designer will partner with our web design team for content and design support
• Translate strategic direction into high-quality design within an established brand identity
• Develop concepts by hand or with software, and execute original content determining ideal usage of color, text, font style, imagery, and layout
• Manage the design and uploading process of all project material, understanding best practices content management
• Use trend intelligence and an understanding of the current and historical business and market to design and execute specific classifications

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Collaborates with Stakeholders, and project team to ensure a cohesive outcome
• Supports leadership in helping to build a unified team mind set
• Engages in professional development to continuously grow in profession and remain competitive with outside services

Stakeholder Support

• Review creative and project briefs generated by sales, marketing or operations through the intake process
• Embraces and demonstrates excellent service spirit and provides a positive end user experience
• Partners with internal / external stakeholders to achieve effective outcomes in an efficient manner
• Works with internal / external stakeholders to articulate messaging needs concisely, yet completely
• Manages expectations with clients and internal departmental teams to ensure all deadlines are met, including negotiating timelines and budgets
• Appropriately balances client desires, business requirements and sales strategies, and finds common ground when debating creative or strategic opinions

Industry Knowledge and Trends

• Maintains awareness of new technology and trends in design techniques to ensure the best possible solution for our clients
• Leverages data and trends in the competitive landscape to inform the design process
• Researches clients and their target audience to support creative messaging and keeps abreast of business challenges and competitor strategies
• Understands company brands, objectives and initiatives

Communication

• Ability to communicate effectively with peers, leadership team and clients
• Responds to requests and communications in a timely and thorough manner
• Confers with project team to ensure design meets required specifications

Time Management

• Manages multiple projects simultaneously and ensures timely completion of deliverables
• Responds to all requests and communications in a timely and thorough manner

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree or higher required in graphic design, advertising or related field; Bachelor's degree preferred
• Minimum of five years professional experience required in creative/graphic design
• Strong portfolio required showcasing high-end graphic design skills and clean design aesthetics
• Expert level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud software: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat; Adobe Certification a plus
• Demonstrated creative conceptualization skills
• In-house agency experience preferred
• Demonstrates expert level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud software: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat
• Sound understanding of MS Office
• Demonstrates expert level of proficiency utilizing styles and master pages
• Actively learns new techniques to be more proficient in their design skills
• Detail oriented and highly organized
• Displays a commitment to quality control, specifically measured by consistently producing accurate artwork in a timely manner; interpreting and implementing client changes during proof cycles

Thank you for expressing interest in employment with Sodexo Live!. While only those candidates considered for this position will be contacted, your resume will remain on file for 90 days.

Sodexo Live! is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable Federal, State or Local law.