Creative Services Consultant, Graphic Designer - WSP USA

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Creative Services Consultant, Graphic Designer in our Atlanta, Georgia office. Other possible locations include Portland, Oregon, and Nashville Tennessee.
Be involved in projects with our WSP's Communications & Public Involvement practice and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Think creatively to produce innovative ideas and design products to inform and engage communities in print and online! 

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future! 

Your Impact

• Create original design concepts to inform and engage communities for a wide variety of public projects.
• Design branding, messaging, copy, logo design, infographics and a multitude of materials including factsheets, post cards, document design, website design, online open houses and presentation design.
• Provide a variety of written and design solutions for engaging communities consisting of technical and  non-technical audiences in print and online.
• Ability to learn to read technical documents and coordinate with engineers to develop simplified diagrams  for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with project managers and teams, client agency staff, and technical experts; including accepting critiques and addressing feedback.
• Write and/or edit public involvement documents, including multi-media presentations, newsletters, public exhibits, display boards, meeting summaries and social media content development.
• Articulate design process for leadership and clients.
• Assist in new business pitches by developing creative briefs, design concepts and visual assets.
• Work within existing design systems adapt to client needs.
• Facilitate internal and external client, stakeholder and community meetings.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder databases, mailing lists and communication strategies.
• Maintain and grow relationships within WSP to continue to generate project work.
• Be a creative problem solver, connect the dots between different teams to promote a community-centric approach to public involvement.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Creative graphic and digital communicator. Portfolio required.
• 3-5 years industry experience and a bachelor’s degree in graphic design, digital design, web design, visual communications or related discipline.
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Creative Cloud), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint), Google Docs and other collaboration sites.
• Mastery of print pre-production and preparing a variety of documents for professional printing services.
• Detail-oriented, focused on efficiency and quality, and adept at collaboration in a fast-paced team environment — must be able to work on various projects in a parallel fashion.
• Excellent verbal, writing, and presentation skills, including copywriting and copyediting skills.
• Articulate, attentive listener, comfortable with client relations, and able to think outside the boundaries of traditional design
• Proven understanding of graphic design philosophy, fundamentals and best practices
• Strong command of color theory, image composition, and typography
• Demonstrated ability to take a project from concept to launch
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and  adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies 

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with public information, policy, government relations, public affairs and communications for infrastructure projects.
• Experience with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Photography (DSLRs, digital cinema cameras and accessories, and lighting).
• Composite video editing, motion graphics, animation, retouching, and/or illustration.
• Proficiency in Section 508 ADA compliance standards, file production standards for assisted technologies, document remediation, and compliance/reader software

WSP Benefits: 

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

Compensation:

Expected Salary (Seattle, WA): $88,000 - $98,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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