Graphic Designer

Join SMMA, a celebrated design firm headquartered in Cambridge, MA, as we seek a skilled graphic design professional to drive the evolution and execution of our new internal brand and marketing efforts. This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals who are eager to stimulate both intellectual and creative growth while making a meaningful impact on our firm's mission and their own career. Your role will be crucial in building our brand presence internally and externally by developing a wide variety of graphics for use in proposals, reports, presentations, website, and social media. You will be joining a robust team including marketing and communication professionals, graphic designers, and a videographer. 

Core Responsibilities

• Work to advance and evolve the SMMA brand standards.

• Create materials to support our storytelling and promotional efforts including website design, project assets, and data visualizations/informational graphics.

• Create, organize, and help maintain content and assets.

• Design engaging and impactful presentations for internal and external use. 

• Provide support for conferences and other industry events. 

• Assist in website design and content updates, ensuring accuracy and relevance. 

• Provide creative input and support on various projects. 

Successful Characteristics 

• Highly detailed with an eye for design. 

• Enjoys engaging people and connecting.

• The ability to transform complex problems into beautiful and engaging graphic solutions. 

• A self-starter that can work independently.

• Open to receiving constructive criticism and adapting concepts to incorporate feedback. 

• Able to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously to ensure quality and on-time delivery. 

• Passionate about discovering new trends, tools, and technology in graphic design and UX/UI. 

Qualifications

• BFA or MFA in Graphic Design required for consideration.

• 2-5 years professional experience.

• Portfolio showcasing your creative design skills. 

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop). 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills coupled with design thinking. 

• Advanced understanding of typography, color, and layout.

• Solid understanding of UX/UI best practices and how to apply them within WordPress, Elementor. 

• Must be able to work on Windows platform. 

About SMMA 

Since 1955, SMMA has forged extraordinary relationships with clients, established an enviable record of success and designed award-winning environments. We are a diverse, integrated team of experts bound by mutual trust, aligned by shared values, and united in focus on a single goal—our client’s goal. 

As a uniquely integrated, multi-disciplinary firm, we bring a wide spectrum of expertise to our client’s challenges. We explore far beyond the standard architecture model and have designed our practice to embrace constraints and resolve complexity with intellect and elegance. To us, elegance is the hard-earned absence of excess, a perfect representation of the essential. We strive for our work to be meticulous in detail, craft, and performance. 

In our pursuit of the truest solution, there is no place for siloed thinking, rote repetition of style, or self-aggrandizement. We are generous with our ideas, discovery, and creativity. Yes, design must be beautiful inside, out, and beyond. But we strive for even more — for vital, forward-looking design solutions that provide the greatest positive impact to our clients, communities, and culture. 

We are not A, E, or AE. We are integrated and multi-disciplinary—a genuine design collective driven to solve complex challenges. 

We are SMMA. 

SMMA does not offer H-1B visa sponsorship for this position.

Company Perks 

• Employee-owned firm with Employee Stock Ownership Program 

• Hybrid work-from-home policy 

• Competitive benefits including paid time-off, company-funded MA Paid Family and Medical Leave, company-paid dental plan, company-paid life insurance, and 401(K) matching 

• Employee Assistance Program (includes confidential emotional support, legal guidance, and financial resources) 

• Mentor/protégé program 

• Educational reimbursement 

• Licensure and membership reimbursement 

• “Lunch and Learns” with internal and external speakers