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January 15, 2012

Gagen MacDonald is a strategy execution firm that helps companies turn strategy into results.  Working collaboratively from the corporate office to the front line, we leverage an organization’s brand, culture, vision and history to motivate and align employees behind accomplishing business objectives. We focus our experiences and passions to make our client’s cause our cause and drive for results.

Role Description:

The Visual Communications Consultant will design and create high-quality, creative, visually impactful graphics and presentations to support Gagen MacDonald’s business development, marketing communication, client consulting, and internal activities. This individual will be a critical part of multiple teams as a creative driver who adds value by translating words, numbers, and big ideas into engaging and meaningful visuals to succinctly convey messages or information. This team member should be a confident self-starter who is able to bring relevant, informed and productive perspective to the team and the translation of information. Additionally, he or she should be enthusiastic and have a positive, can-do attitude with the ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines. The ability to collaborate and work alongside a wide range of individuals with an openness to design input and feedback is critical. Acting as an ambassador for design and a commitment to creative excellence is a key component of the role.

Responsibilities:

• Work with team members to communicate information clearly and accurately and in a visually impactful and engaging manner in alignment with the firm’s or our client’s overall brand, image and messaging guidelines.
• Intelligently synthesize, simplify and translate complex data to create dynamic, accurate and compelling charts, tables and graphs.
• Work with new business development teams to create pitch and presentation materials in a variety of formats and tools, including PowerPoint, InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite.
• Work with consulting teams and clients to create presentations and client deliverables, synthesize ideas, and translate complex strategies and processes into visually coherent and impactful models.
• Provide graphic and visual communication support for internal activities such as presentations and events (quarterly and annual meetings).
• Layout materials  and execute on ideas.
• Manage any print/production required and ensure all materials are high quality and flawlessly produced.
• Create style sheets or style guidelines to support visual identity work.
• Support web design as needed (HTML and working knowledge of WordPress a plus)

Experience:

• Candidates must have experience as a graphic designer with expertise in translating ideas and words into impactful and succinct visual representation for corporate clients. It’s critical that candidates possess exceptional presentation design and layout skills.
• Experience producing content-rich business and client-facing sales and marketing presentations.
• Experience working directly with internal or external clients and using problem solving and client service skills to meet their needs.
• Expert in PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite and InDesign programs.
• Must have a solid working understanding of presentation platform optimization for both Mac & PC environments.
• Basic working knowledge of applicable video formats for use in presentations, Digital Media design and programming experience a plus.
• HTML and Word Press experience a plus.

Candidate should submit resume and portfolio of work.

For more information contact:
Kathy Hurry
312-673-7325
k.hurry@gagenmac.com

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