Who We Are
Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for nine consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.
What We Do
The Principal Graphic Designer will be responsible for developing engaging creative from conceptualization through implementation for First American’s brand and marketing channels. This role calls for individual talent and strong initiative, combined with a team-oriented approach. The candidate should have experience working within both the print and digital space, excellent concepting skills, the ability to present work, and the ability to take critical feedback. This role will also be responsible for creating and maintaining brand guidelines, participating in strategy discussions, needing little supervision, and inspiring others to excel.
What You'll Do
- Develop innovative print and digital solutions for First American.
- Create concepts, comps, layouts, and final art, ensuring they meet established deadlines.
- Develop and standardize brand and design guidelines that reinforce the company's message and image.
- Present concepts and design solutions to key stakeholders.
- Uses broad expertise or unique knowledge to contribute to the development of company objectives and principles.
- Maintains corporate identity, design standards, and policies.
- Work closely with other designers, creative directors, outside agencies, and/or freelancers.
- Create accurate price estimates and breakdowns while delivering solutions within budget and invoicing after the project is complete.
- Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with an extensive knowledge base of industry practices and established policies and procedures
- Exercises wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.
- Trains and provides art direction for junior designers.
- Reviews work of less experienced graphic designers to ensure high quality.
- May be required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.
What You'll Bring
- Possess strong conceptual skills and a high level of sense of design, layout, and typography.
- A broad thinker who can offer a variety of design solutions.
- Has excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and with a team.
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
- Expert-level proficiency in Figma.
- Extensive experience with both print and digital design.
- Experience creating content, including videos, through art direction, storyboarding, and editing.
- Self-motivated; self-starter
- Experience managing projects with complex inter-dependencies, focusing on both long-range projects and immediate tasks
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Education
- BS Degree in a business field or equivalent work experience
Experience
- 8+ years of related experience
Pay Range: $71,500 - $110,000 Annually
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.
What We Offer
By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.
Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
