Graphic Designer 4

Typical Day in the Role
Purpose of the Team:
At Microsoft, we have a bold ambition:
Empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The Brand Social team works to highlight the products, services, and people that turn this mission statement into real action every day. Our team makes content that is relatable, positive, trustworthy, and innovative. We make content for everyone, with everyone.
Key projects:
This role will contribute to overall visual design and direction of campaigns and content across multiple channels and platforms. They will create visual content that supports major company announcements, relatable social moments, and boundary-pushing executions. They will address global design issues across product groups within social and digital spaces.
Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm:
The role will consist of the job responsibilities highlighted in the JD.
Compelling Story &
Candidate Value Proposition
Unique Selling Points:
- Variety of work that this team focuses on.
- If you are an artist and creative - your skillset will be put to the test!
- If you have an interest in socials such as memes, jokes, etc. and having the ability to add fun to humanizing the brand of Microsoft this role will be highlighting projects like this.
- This team is very tight knit and allow opportunity to cultivate friendships and collaborate closely with your colleagues.
Candidate Requirements
Years of Experience Required:
8+ overall years of experience in the field.
Degrees or certifications required:
N/A
Disqualifiers:
Candidates without a portfolio attached will not be eligible for the role.
Best vs. Average:
The ideal resume would contain history or experience in the agency world would be a great fit for this position!
Performance Indicators:
Performance will be assessed based on meeting deadlines and quality of work.
Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience
1. Minimum 8 years experience with Broad directional vision for visual design
2. Minimum 8 years experience with Expert understanding of Adobe Illustrator
3. Minimum 8 years experience with Thorough knowledge of the social and digital trends
Hard Skills Assessments
Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled:
ASAP
Hard Skills Assessment Process:
The assessment process will include 1 round interview with the sponsor and art director.
Required Candidate Preparation:
Candidates should have portfolio ready and be able to speak on previous experience
Job Description:
The Graphic Designer 4 will be responsible for overall visual design and direction of campaigns and content across multiple channels and platforms. They will create visual content that supports major company announcements, relatable social moments, and boundary-pushing executions. They will address global design issues across product groups within social and digital spaces.
The Graphic Designer 4 will deliver innovative, fully accessible, global-ready, brand-approved content and design systems with guidance from the Art Director and Creative Director. They will be asked to maintain consistent, high-quality output. Knowledge of and adherence to Microsoft Brand Identity guidelines is critical. While traditional graphic design is the core of the position, this team also works across video, animation, and HTML, so all experience could be relevant, and all skills may be utilized.
Responsibilities:
Ideate and execute on new, fresh, and exciting social media content and design systems
Maintain clear, consistent communication with team producer, Art Director, Creative Director, and stakeholders to keep projects on-time, on-brand, and meeting or exceeding expectations
Understand and embrace company-wide and product-specific brand guidelines, while ideating within them to create modern, digital-friendly content
Keep up with social media platforms and digital trends, bringing this knowledge to help the team know when to (and when not to) engage
Maintain a careful eye for the details, including copy (grammar, spelling, etc)
Apply the highest accessibility standards to all content across all channels
Approach all content with a global mindset, including knowing when to ask for additional diverse perspectives
Bring yourself, your skills, and your interests to this team and its content
Qualifications
Required:
8+ years design experience is required
Must have a proven record designing and managing complete projects with consistent, cohesive, and appropriate designs at a professional quality level.
A strong portfolio available for review, with strong social and digital executions
Strong knowledge of Adobe design suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
Strong communication and organizational skills
A passion for social media and a thorough understanding of content trends on various platforms
Experience creating new, unexpected executions within set brand guidelines
Experience managing feedback from multiple stakeholders
Additional skills that could be utilized:
Familiarity and working knowledge of video editing and motion tools (Premiere, After Effects)
Familiarity and working knowledge of UI design
Professional photography / cinematography experience
Animation experience
Passion around core Microsoft values, including emerging technology, inclusive design, and sustainability