Temporary Graphic Designer

Wilson Sonsini is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance and advise them. The firm has approximately 1,100 attorneys in 17 offices: 13 in the U.S., two in China, and two in Europe. Our broad spectrum of practices and entrepreneurial spirit allow our staff exceptional opportunities for professional achievement and career growth.

The Creative Services team creates both digital and print solutions to meet the firm’s visual communication needs under a corporate umbrella of design. Project types span all areas—interface design, digital presentations, email outreach (client alerts, event invitations, announcements, and newsletters), social media—as well as a variety of printed marketing collateral, signage, photography, and file manipulation.

We are seeking a candidate with mid- to senior-level graphic design and PowerPoint presentation skills. We are specifically looking for someone with expert level skillset in high-profile presentation design and in publication design layout or similar work.

This position is available with a hybrid work schedule and would start as a 6-month contract position with the possibility of regular full-time employment in the future.

Responsibilities

• Create initial design concepts, formatting and production of artwork in variety of media for both digital and print communications
• Create high-level, bespoke PowerPoint solutions for client-facing presentations
• Create evolving design concepts for all required materials while maintaining the firm’s brand standards
• Display and signage design concepts/production as appropriate for events and conferences
• Be able to lead projects while collaborating closely with Creative Director, designers, marketing leads, and attorneys
• Create presentations internally and externally across all fronts including events, marketing, trainings, client pitches, board meetings, and other internal communications
• Conceptualize ideas graphically with minimal instruction in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines
• Integrate data, charts, and graphs into visually appealing and easy-to-understand infographics
• Balance workload of requests ranging from simple mockups to full ideation, design, and production.
• Be able to adhere to project timelines to ensure on-time, on-strategy, high-quality deliverables
• Be up to date with the latest industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to design, digital media, and user experience
• Familiarity with WordPress is a plus
• Familiarity with Marketo and Salesforce is a plus
• Duties may span into the creation of email communications – experience in HTML is a big plus
• Experience in digital communications of all types with the ability to produce clean HTML code and troubleshoots problems as they occur – especially when it comes to cross platform compatibility is a plus

Required Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design/visual communication or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years graphic design experience in both digital and print media.
• Extreme accuracy and attention to detail is critical
• Excellent written communication skills for internal communications and proof reading
• Expert level skills in PowerPoint – must be able to easily navigate the software, have a solid understanding of complex data, content, and text to return an appropriate, visually-pleasing presentation that follows corporate branding nuances.
• Expert level skills in InDesign – must be able to create complex newsletters, publications, and visually-pleasing design layouts.
• Chart layout – understanding of how to pull data from Word/Excel and produce custom charts for use in dense, graphics-heavy publications and reports within MS Office and Adobe Applications
• Essential core software skills to include Adobe Creative Cloud 2024+ Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, & Dreamweaver, and knowledge of streamlined workflow and keyboard shortcuts within each program
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel for the creation of charts and tables
• Ability to format, edit, and effectively preflight a variety of print collateral prior to sending to external print vendors
• Must display excellent customer service and collaboration skills
• Works well within a team environment and is comfortable taking creative and process direction
• Able to multi-task and juggle frequently changing priorities
• Comfortable working on both Mac and PC platforms and have current working knowledge of OS shortcut commands to speed workflow
• Strong work ethic – candidate needs to be reliable and punctual

The primary location for this job posting is in Palo Alto, but other locations may be listed. The actual base pay offered will depend upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, level of education, professional certifications and licenses, and work location. The anticipated pay range for this position is as follows:San Francisco and Silicon Valley: $49.04 - $66.35 per hourAustin, Boston, Boulder, District of Columbia, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, Seattle, and Wilmington: $44.13 - $59.71 per hourSalt Lake City and all other locations: $39.23 - $53.08 per hour

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).