JOB TITLE:
Graphic Designer + Photographer
FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt – Full Time Department: Creative REPORTS TO: Art Director DATE: October 2023
ABOUT APISOURCE, INC.: Promotional products are more than just products. They engage the audience in a brand experience. APISource, Inc., is a full-service branded merchandise agency and ecommerce fulfillment company. Our corporate headquarters is in Greenbelt, Maryland where our team has been providing high quality promotional products, apparel, and marketing services to organizations and businesses nationwide for more than 50 years. Our state of the art, facilities house one of the largest screen printing, embroidery, graphics, and warehousing operations on the east coast. Our mission is to provide full service branded solutions to meet and exceed the needs and expectations of our clients and partners. We are always looking for well-qualified candidates to fill a variety of open positions. Check out all our opportunities at https://www.apisource.com.
JOB SUMMARY
Graphic Designers at API are expected to assist in all matters concerning the department including but not limited to Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Web/Print Layout, and associated collateral including, but not limited to social media, direct mailers, promotions, presentations, logo design, artwork vectoring and client management. As an added requirement, this hybrid position also requires taking the lead on the product photography needs of the company. The Creative Department serves an internal sales force in the creation of product presentations, product creation and design, photography and more in addition to working directly with outside clients in a similar capacity. API operates over thirty ecommerce web sites, some of which are fulfilled at our location and some of which are drop ship sites only. Our Creative Associate will be expected to help meet and exceed the expectations of those clients, as well as the needs of the sales force. We look forward to the fresh ideas that our new team members can bring to the table as well as welcome suggested improvements to
the status quo. The environment is fast paced and full of diverse personalities and work styles. Our team must always be agile and responsive to delivering high end product quickly.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Photography –
• Operate, maintain, and set-up all photography, video, audio, and lighting equipment. • Product photography for ecommerce sites - shooting and editing retail quality photos for ecommerce sites and marketing materials. • Photography and videography of our on-site production processes including screen printing and embroidery. Must be comfortable working with the production staff as they operate the machinery and integrate it into the footage as needed. • Photography and videography of any special events related to the company, vendor events, special occasions, etc. • Edit all photographs and video footage for use various marketing materials including print, web, and various social media. • Graphic design pertaining to video and photography projects; typography, title cards, social media posts, etc. • Routinely pitch ideas for photo and video content for marketing purposes • Research industry and competitor trends. • Collaborate with our Creative, Marketing, and Sales Departments to meet their media needs. • Stay in contact with our Production Department to know when projects are being run to capture footage. • Travel and photo/video equipment transport between our main Headquarters in Greenbelt and our Production Facility in Lanham (4 miles apart) as needed, potentially several times per week. • Export, compress and upload photo and video content to social media platforms.
Graphic Design -
• Graphic Design for screen-printed apparel, embroidery, promotional products, paper goods, social media, and ecommerce.
• Art creation of original designs from client concepts or from scratch. • Recreation of low-resolution art to vector art for print ready application. • Illustration • Typography • Product Presentations – Digital and Print • Catalog Layout (Multi-Page) • Marketing Program Strategy, Creative, and facilitation • Eblast Creative and Facilitation • Account, Program & Project Management • Merchandising • Performs other related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
• Knowledge/experience in Promotional Products, Screen Print, Embroidery, or Printing Industries preferred. • Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and After Effects in particular. • Must be experienced with Adobe Premiere Pro to edit, add music, titles, and other effects to any video projects • Experience in working with platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook a plus. • Excellent attention to detail • Outstanding communications skills both oral and written • Ability to work well under tight deadlines • Excellent organizational skills, able to set priorities, and responsive to customer requests (internal & external). • Demonstrated ability to execute results against strategy and meet critical deadlines. • Demonstrates business knowledge, perspective and ethical behavior. • Highly self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint • Solid Foundation in the principles of Marketing & Advertising a plus • Bachelor’s degree in digital Video, Videography, Photography, or related field • Must have experience filming, directing, and editing video. • Proficient using DLSR cameras, video, audio, and lighting equipment. • Proficient using Apple computers. • Ability to work in a creative, fast-paced environment. • Ability to work independently on projects and collaborate as a strong team member. WORK ENVIRONMENT Most of the time will be spent between our main Headquarters in Greenbelt and our Production Facility in Lanham (4 miles apart) as needed. There may be extremes in hot or cold temperatures. Work will be performed near moving heavy machinery. There will be exposure to hazardous chemicals, dust, fumes, high noise levels, natural gases, odors, dirt, and dust.
The normal workday at the warehouse will be 8 hours between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM with an allotted lunch break. Monday - Friday. Occasionally hours may be longer as needed to meet customer order deadlines.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: Lift, carry, position, or move objects weighing 25 – 50 pounds, frequently bends, kneels, and crouches.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This job description is intended to serve as a listing of the requirements for this position, and the duties and responsibilities to be performed. It is not intended as a contract for employment, nor does it guarantee employment for any period. The President of APISource, Inc. retains the right to change any portion of this job description at any time. I have reviewed and understand the contents of this job description and believe it to be accurate and complete and I can successfully fulfill each duty or task.
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