Graphic Design Specialist

Overview: NFI’s communications team is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Graphic Design Specialist with 3-5 years of experience to help bring NFI’s brand to life across digital and print platforms. In this role, you’ll collaborate with various teams to produce designs that align with business strategies, from digital graphics to print projects, presentations, and more. In this fast-paced environment, you'll manage diverse projects and play a crucial role in shaping the visual identity of our brand by ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables. You will adopt a consultative approach to drive engagement and support our strategic objectives by leveraging your creativity and gaining knowledge of our diverse employee base. If you’re eager to transform concepts into captivating visuals, we’d love to see your portfolio.Responsibilities: • Produce high-quality designs across digital and print platforms, including presentations, infographics, digital signage, emails, posters, and more. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project goals, define creative requirements, and deliver impactful, audience-driven design solutions that support business and communications strategies. • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing deadlines and workflows, while ensuring design deliverables meet technical specifications and brand standards. • Approach design projects with a consultative mindset, offering insights on audience engagement and message clarity, while proactively aligning creative work with marketing objectives. • Leverage knowledge of the NFI employee base gained through experience to inform and enhance design choices, ensuring relevance to industry needs. • Communicate project updates to stakeholders, maintaining alignment on expectations, milestones, and delivery timelines. • Ensure timely project delivery, proactively identifying and addressing potential roadblocks to meet evolving project requirements. • Provide creative support for internal projects, including handling vendor relationships and overseeing print production processes. • Stay current with design trends and advancements, continuously applying innovations to improve the quality and effectiveness of your work. • Refine complex information into concise, audience-friendly copy that supports cohesive and visually compelling designs. • Support the communications team with initiatives and projects as needed. • Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Advertising, or a related field; or equivalent years of professional experience plus, • 3-5 years of relevant graphic design experience in a corporate or agency environment. • Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), experience with Figma a plus • Link to a strong portfolio showcasing a range of creative work across various media is required • Strong understanding of layout, color theory, typography, and design principles • Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams • Experience working with print vendors and managing production files • Attention to detail and a strong sense of creativity • Up to 10% travel Quality(s) that would set you apart • Video editing experience (Premiere Pro or similar) • Familiarity with motion graphics tools (After Effects or similar) • Familiarity with UX/UI principles and web design • Experience working in, or with clients in, the logistics industry • Projects designed with technical, complex, or employee-focused content We are excited to share that the base salary range for this position is $60,044.40 - $80,059.20. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, targeted at 3%. NFI takes into consideration applicants' qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location when determining a starting rate of pay. Employees are also eligible for a robust benefit program, which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Paid Parental Leave, among other benefit plan options. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) LA County Applicants: The Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.