Graphic Designer / Desktop Publisher

Overview

Cox Consulting is a fast-growing small start-up company involved in the intersection of education, computers and the internet. Our clients include prominent corporations as well as other educational technology companies.

This is a part-time contract employment position, leading to regular full-time employment for the right person. This is a middle-level position for someone who has marketing acumen to match practical and technical skills of a Graphic Designer / Desktop Publisher. We are looking for someone who can communicate and capture the target audience’s attention in flyers, posters, or other company presentation materials. The contractor must also be able to redesign and build all our collateral with little supervision. Your services will be used internally for Cox EC as well as a service for Cox EC’s clients.

This positions starts off with 8-10 hours per week. Flexible schedule, but work must be performed during regular business hours (8 AM – 5 PM) on one or more of the following days --Tuesdays, Wednesday or Fridays. Some work may be performed at your home, if you have your own equipment and software.

This person must be able to work well in an office with diverse staff, and must have an awareness and understanding of cultural, racial, religious, and economic differences.

Qualifications

• Strong Portfolio featuring print & interactive design samples.
• 3-5+ years of related work experience or equivalent training & experience
• Ability to effectively use applicable software tools & features to create a variety of printed materials & presentation
• Ability to design according to a defined marketing strategy and ensure consistent communication.
• Ability to analyze and recommend enhancements to create eye-catching collateral
• Attention to detail & brand consistency
• Must be proficient in these areas:
  1. Microsoft Office 2000+ (all applications)
  2. Macromedia Dreamweaver & Flash
  3. QuarkXpress 4, 5, & 6
  4. Adobe InDesign
  5. Adobe Illustrator 9 & 10
  6. Adobe Pagemaker 5, 6, &
  7. Adobe Acrobat / Distiller 5 & 6 (PDF production, PDF quality, & PDF troubleshooting)
  8. Graphics (vector/bitmapped formats, resolutions/quality, modification, conversions & troubleshooting)
  9. Fonts & Font Systems (font types, encodings, & character sets)
     

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop company style guide for all use of graphics, logos, etc.
• Plan, devise, & produce layout of text, photos or illustrations for newsletters, flyers, brochures, posters, manuals, overhead, or other advertising or presentation materials.
• Work with Cox EC clients for the delivery of graphics, desktop publishing and related services
• Help prepare presentations in PowerPoint and with other software programs

To apply for this position, send your resume to jobs@cox-consulting.us. With your resume, include your compensation requirements and anything else that might be of interest to us.

Contact Information

Cox Consulting
3848 MacGregor Common
Livermore, CA 94551
Office: (925) 373-6558
Fax: (925-373-6535