Visual Graphics Designer - New York NY or Cincinnati OH

Summary/Overview:  

The Visual Graphics Designer is responsible for strategizing the visual design of a learning asset in support of the Learning Performance Strategy. The goal is to engage the audience, and give visual form to information, ideas, and feelings to enhance audience performance.

Utilizing their knowledge of design fundamentals (typography and color theory), they build visual assets and ensure consistency across all designs for Macy's L&D.   Perform other duties as required.

This position can be seated in New York, NY, or Cincinnati, OH.

Key Relationships:

• COE L&L (Learning & Leadership) Strategy leaders
• Learning Performance Designers
• Learning Producers
• UX Designer

Responsibilities:

• Partners with L&L Design team to produce the visual component of learning assets (print or digital) to meet the needs of the Learning Performance Strategy
• Synthesizes ideas and feedback into a comprehensive creative direction that guides the overall look, feel, and tone of the visual design which will gain alignment, guide decision-making, and avoid personal preferences throughout the design process.
• Leverages design principles to creatively combine visual elements including layout, color palette, font choices, hierarchy and imagery.
• Designs visual assets and manages personal timelines to produce a quality product within the designated timeframe
• Inform, persuade, educate and entertain using typography, photography, drawing, video/animation, audio, storytelling, interaction, and space
• Build L&L brand assets (as needed) and ensure consistency across all the designs
• Utilize Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to do graphic work
• Maintain proficiency in the tools needed for visual design and stay abreast of changes in the industry

Core Competencies: 

• Leadership Expertise: Include Macy’s Core Leadership Competencies
• HR Functional Proficiency:  Knowledge of major responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of the HR function or department; ability to use and administer the organization’s HR policies, strategies and environment.
• Business Acumen: Awareness and knowledge of and insight into the organization’s vision, structure, culture, philosophy, operating principles, values, and code of ethics; ability to apply this understanding appropriately to diverse situations. Knowledge, insight, and understanding of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company’s business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Change and Communications: Knowledge of and ability to align the organization’s people and culture with changes in business strategy, organizational structure, technology and business processes.
• Strategic Thinking:  Understands business issues and opportunities and translates or aligns them to a vision, strategy and plans to chart a course of action
• Solution Orientation:  Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis and the ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve the problems in the best interest of the business.
• People Management: Ability to establish and build healthy working relations and partnerships with internal and external customers/clients. Creates and sustains high performing teams committed to exceeding business goals.
• Talent Development: Knowledge of how an organization attracts, recruits, evaluates, retains, identifies and develops talent; ability to develop the talent required for an organization to achieve its short-term goals.  Includes talent related processes (e.g. performance management, development, succession, workforce planning, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Education/Experience: Bachelors or equivalent with 2 years of Visual/Graphic Design experience.
• Fundamental Design Knowledge: Use of colory theory and typography
• Technically savvy: In the use of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Communication Skills: : Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  Ability to read, and interpret design documents such as wireframes.Also need exceptional visual messaging skills to develop visual storylines.
• General Coding knowledge: Create designs that take into account what is possible in the code, and communicate effectively with Producers
• Active Listening & Questioning skills: Ability to bring a vision to life visually by asking clarifying questions to understand the learning strategy, the role visual element plays in the strategy, and to clearly synthesize feedback and visual need
• Reasoning Ability: Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

This job description is not all inclusive. In addition, Macy's, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy’s, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.