Graphic Designer Jobs

About The Opportunity

The Graphic Designer will create and design marketing materials for digital and print with responsibility for delivering effective, aesthetic, on-brand, and on-strategy creative. This position will also be responsible for overall content management of company asset library. The ideal candidate will have a stunning portfolio of various work, be an effective problem solver, and thrive in a fast-paced marketing environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Solicits feedback and acts to continuously improve success of team.
• Ensure behavior and performance supports the company’s mission, vision, values, and operating principles.
• Work with Creative Director to translate and create marketing requirements into compelling, appropriate campaigns and designs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work closely with the Creative Director to develop and execute design and production for email campaigns , banner advertising, website assets, presentations, brochures, flyers, advertising, direct mail and other marketing collateral to support the business.
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects within design specifications and budget.
• Provide design support to other business lines and vessel support to create product graphics, logos, identity design, or other similar online and offline graphics.
• Translate product positioning and offline/online Marketing strategies into effective digital and print designs.
• Ensure consistency of brand and creative across guest and travel trade channels.
• Perform retouching and manipulation of images and asset management.
• Ensure projects are completed with high quality and on schedule.

Education

Requirements & Qualifications:

• AA degree in digital design, graphic design, graphic communications, or related field minimum required.
• BA degree preferred.

Skills & Abilitites

• Excellent professional verbal and written communication skills, with proactive communication at the forefront
• Advanced level of experience using Adobe Suite, which includes proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Acrobat.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment and execute flawlessly
• Strong ability to interpret data to make sound strategic decisions
• Ability to work diligently, effectively, and efficiently while managing multiple deadlines
• Ability to carry out independent judgment in project management
• Experience in a matrixed marketing organization a plus
• Advanced level experience with Microsoft Office applications including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook
• Must possess sense of urgency in all tasks; must be proactive and always prepared to handle any situation

Experience

• 2 - 4 years of experience in graphic design with marketing agency or in-house marketing department.
• Cruise or travel/hospitality experience a plus

Other

• Submit to and pass alcohol and drug tests including but not limited to pre- employment, random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident/incident testing
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Additional requirements may be required depending on the physical needs of the role

About Us

At Hornblower Group and American Queen Voyages, our mission is to create amazing experiences – not only for our guests, but our employees. Our company values (RESPECT) and operating principles (Hornblower 12) allow us to live out our mission of creating amazing experiences.

RESPECT stands for: Respect, Environment, Safety First, Professionalism, Exceed, Communication and Teamwork. Our Operating Principles, known as the Hornblower 12 demonstrate the ways we promise to engage to live those values:

• We prioritize by making difficult trade-offs and fast, quality decisions. We follow the 80:100 rule, making decisions that are at least 80% right, but 100% actionable.
• We work hard but have fun and don’t take ourselves too seriously.
• We value Communication, by following guiding principles:
• We strive to innovate and reinvent, always looking forward and not stuck in the past.
• We believe in Safety First by creating and maintaining a safe and secure workplace.
• We make objective data- and logic-based decisions with limited emotion.
• We Exceed expectations, embracing these principles:
• We are on time – to start and stop – and we come prepared.
• We are stewards of the Environment through practicing conservation, protection and education.
• Teamwork helps drive us towards success, and together we embody teamwork by:
• We listen to each other – fellow crew members and guests – and are responsive, vehemently following the 24-hour rule.
• We treat others – guests and fellow crew members alike – with Respect, by fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.
• We are Professional, and will demonstrate that in the following ways:
• We function as a team, playing our role and trusting our teammates.
• And most importantly, we take the time to recognize and celebrate our successes together under the Hornblower family!
• We are transparent and efficient in our processes and do not entertain politics and bureaucracy.
• As employees, we expect to win, but always prepare and passionately compete like an underdog.

EEO-Equal Opportunity Employment

The Company is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and or/harassment of any type, including but not limited to discrimination and or harassment based upon race, religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, pregnancy or relation medical conditions, childbirth, breastfeeding, parental status, veteran and/or military statue, disability (physical or mental) medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, political affiliation, domestic violence survivor status, marital status, or other characteristics prohibited by federal, state, or local law. The Company participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations.