Visual Designer

Forward Solutions is a growing private company that offers its employees a competitive salary, a full benefits package including 401K, annual bonus, and a flexible working program. The company’s service brand portfolio includes Allynt Solutions, Avision, C3Consulting, Curate, Integrated Access Corporation, OneSolution™, RelyPak™, and StruXur™. This role will lead marketing efforts Curate, a division under the Forward Solutions umbrella.

The Company: 

Forward Solutions is a group of service companies that help clients in evolving markets grow their business and expand into new channels. Our team of over 450 experienced professionals provides manufacturers and distributors with the power of outsourced sales, marketing, and customer support services. Our divisions combined have expertise in facility maintenance, cleaning, hygiene, foodservice disposables, foodservice equipment, industrial/MRO, utility, telecom, safety, construction, and packaging supply channels.

Job Summary:

We seek a talented and enthusiastic entry-level Graphic Designer to join our dynamic marketing team. This role is perfect for a creative individual starting a career in graphic design, with a passion for digital marketing and a keen eye for visual storytelling.

As our Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for creating engaging content for our Curate brand across various digital platforms, including email campaigns, social media, web pages, and marketing collateral. You will work closely with our sales and marketing teams to develop visually appealing and customer-centric designs that drive leads and promote our partners' products.

Essential Functions/ Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create engaging email campaigns that target specific audience segments and drive leads
• Create content and oversee multiple regional social media pages that promote current partner’s products
• Create visually engaging, customer-centric and functional digital products. (Collateral, presentations, video, digital tools, etc) that support the sales team
• Create web and landing pages
• Cross train in critical marketing activities for backing up the team

Required Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to evaluate options and come up with creative design solutions that address problems (from concept, to drafts, to publishing)
• Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Powerpoint, Email automation software, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook
• Detail-oriented to ensure consistency and quality in design work that supports brand standards
• Service-minded and efficient

Education, Experience and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field
• Experience designing digital, social, email, and web marketing assets
• Please share your digital portfolio

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Travel once a year for marketing planning session

The Location: 

The candidate can be located anywhere in the US except Alaska, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming and Washington.