Senior Designer, Marketing Communications

Ideal candidates will be based within a drivable distance to the Dublin, OH, office.

What Creative Services contributes to Cardinal Health

This position is part of the Creative Services sub-team of the larger Medical Segment Marketing Communications team. Collectively, Marketing Communications is responsible for partnering with cross-functional teams throughout the Medical Segment to deploy, measure and optimize omnichannel marketing strategies used to attract, engage and retain an audience. We do this by creating and sharing valuable, relevant and consistent content to establish expertise, promote brand awareness and drive demand. Creative Services is responsible for the conception, design and production of creative projects and programs from intake through delivery. Creative Services also maintains our corporate brand identity and consistently seeks to evolve our visual language over time.

Job Summary

The Senior Designer supports the strategic direction and creation of multimedia marketing communications materials for the Medical Segment. This Senior Designer will be predominantly responsible for animation and video editing work, including concepting, developing and producing brand-right creative marketing collateral and digital content for internal marketing clients. The Senior Designer must exhibit strong design skills in achieving the highest possible standards for all materials requiring design in assigned projects and tasks. The Senior Designer partners closely with in-house account managers and writers to ensure material is optimized for omnichannel experiences. The Senior Designer is expected to work directly with internal Medical Segment business partners to understand their unique business challenges, then execute creative requests as defined by the client and aligned to primary brand.  

Responsibilities 

• Designs creative campaign elements from start to finish, with a strong focus on developing content such as digital collateral including animated social media graphics, short video content or related elements
• Develops initial layouts, storyboards or mock-ups for creative review 
• Leads concepting and execution of high-level creative projects as assigned
• Produces and is accountable for the final development of creative assets and ensures accuracy, attention to detail and overall meets or exceeds the design objectives within Brand standards
• Effectively handles creative project management with internal partners and responds to all requests and communications in a timely and thorough manner
• Works to improve the team’s overall performance and embraces a collaborative approach
• Successfully completes strategic projects as assigned by Creative Services Manager
• Engages in professional development to continuously grow in profession and remain competitive with outside services  
• Travels to Dublin, OH, up to 3 times per month

Qualifications 

• Excellent typography, design and production skills in digital mediums, with a strong understanding and execution of motion, video, interactive and social media best practices. Experience in print mediums a plus. 
• Demonstrates proficient expertise in Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects/Premier Pro, Acrobat and Illustrator. Adobe certification a plus.  
• Demonstrates understanding of UX and interactive design principles
• Experience in interactive platforms such as Ceros, XD, and/or Sketch a plus 
• Actively learns new techniques to be more proficient in their design skills while sharing and mentoring the other members of the design team  
• Experience in executing creative concepts across platforms, including digital, social media and print 
• Highly organized with a strong record of working independently, meeting deadlines and attention to detail. Strong interpersonal skills and a record of collaboration and teamwork. 
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in Graphic Design or related field

• 3+ years professional level experience required in creative/graphic design within an external or in-house agency preferred
• Digital Portfolio required (portfolio website or PDF under 10MB) 

What is expected of you and others at this level  

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops innovative solutions to a wide range of challenges
• Completes work independently; receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• Act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues  
• Writes and speaks effectively and is able to clearly communicate with peers, leadership team and clients
• Provides open and honest feedback to team members
• Respectfully questions direction to help clarify strategies or fill information gaps 
• Promotes collaboration within the team through sharing early and often as well as respects client/creative points of view
• Leverages data and trends in the competitive landscape to inform the design process  
• Supports and demonstrates corporate brand knowledge
• Helps solve problems before they negatively affect the project, team or processes
• Adapts well to changing priorities, deadlines and directions