Career Opportunities

Choose New Jersey is seeking a highly skilled Creative Services Specialist (Graphic Designer) to lead our graphic design and creative efforts within the Marketing Team. In this role, you will leverage your exceptional creative skills and expertise in graphic design to produce visually compelling content across multiple mediums. We seek a dynamic professional with an outstanding creative background who thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels at successfully progressing and delivering various design projects.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize, execute, and manage all graphic design projects, taking full ownership of the creative direction and design executive and ensuring high-quality output.
• Lead the development and implementation of Choose New Jersey’s visual identity and branding guidelines, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints, including print, digital, video, and social media.
• Support company events and trade shows by creating visually compelling and cohesive branding across various event materials and assets, including booth designs, invitations, and sponsor materials.
• Create eye-catching social media graphics, including posts, videos, and reels, increasing engagement across our social media platforms.
• Provide regular updates on creative project statuses, including progress, milestones, and potential roadblocks, to ensure projects are completed on time.
• Develop branded PowerPoint presentations and templates to support our domestic and international business development team.
• Assist with digital marketing initiatives, including website updates on WordPress and email marketing campaigns, ensuring a consistent and visually appealing brand experience.
• Manage and organize creative assets, including graphics, photos, videos, and art files, maintaining an organized and efficient workflow.
• Collaborate with external vendors, including printers, agencies, photographers, and promotional material suppliers, leading to high-quality deliverables and project success. Collaborate with partner organizations to produce cohesive branding for shared projects.
• Stay up-to-date with design trends, techniques, and best practices to continuously elevate the organization’s visual communication.

Skills:

• Detail-oriented mindset with a passion for creating visually stunning and impactful designs.
• Ability to work independently on an assignment and collaboratively as part of a team, meeting deadlines and working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint)and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, XD).
• Organized with attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality on sensitive matters.
• Ability to adapt to change on short notice.
• Proficiency with Choose New Jersey’s CRM and email tool, HubSpot, preferred.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communications, marketing, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 years design experience using Adobe Creative Suite.
• Proven experience with graphic design, with a strong portfolio of work.

Additional information:

• Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.
• Physical requirements of this position include sitting at a desk over 90% of the time. Breaks to stand and stretch can be taken as needed. When traveling, the employee may be on flights that require sitting continuously in confined spaces. Choose New Jersey will explore and provide reasonable accommodations to assist any qualified individual with a disability in performing the essential functions of his/her job. Please speak with the President or CAO should you require an accommodation or have any questions.
• A portfolio of work is required to be submitted with your resume.

Compensation:

Choose New Jersey will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary aligned to their education, years of experience, and skill set.  Total compensation and offer package will include the benefits below.

• $85,000 – $95,000 annual salary based on experience
• Hybrid work schedule
• 4 weeks PTO + 10 sick days
• 14 holidays observed + your birthday
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid bridge/family leave
• Comprehensive health insurance plan
• Vision, dental, and life insurance plans at no cost

Choose New Jersey is the state’s leading non-profit business attraction organization. We harness the collective power of New Jersey’s business, government, labor, and academic sectors to expand New Jersey’s economy. We work globally, using our marketing expertise, concierge business development services, deep knowledge of the state, and convening power in collaboration with state government to empower businesses, entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators to make New Jersey their home.

Choose New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, sex, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, healthy history and/or current health, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait (AHCBT), genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, familial status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, hair type, texture, and protected styles or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. It is Choose New Jersey’s intent that its employment and personnel policies and practices conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action.