Expert Graphic Designer

Job title: Expert Graphic Designer
 

• Location: Hyderabad

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, our Science Hub mission is to empower our consumers to take Health in their Hands! With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to build our Sciences activities and develop breakthrough innovations for consumers worldwide. Your job, as Expert Graphic Designer within our team Scientific Communications
At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.

Main responsibilities:
 

The overall purpose and main responsibilities are listed below:

The Expert Graphic Designer is accountable for delivering high quality designs from ideation through to completion within agreed timeline and guidelines. Design and produce creative deliverables like 3D video deliverables like medical training/educational videos, explainer videos, mechanism of action videos as per provided guidelines and specifications. Also to provide support on infographic animation, video publication articles, video editing, sound editing, removing background noise from audio clips, promotional videos, animated icons, medical training PowerPoint slide decks, scientific posters, redrawing scientific images, interactive PPTs/PDFs, infographics, newsletters, e-mailers, flyers, brochures, infographic animation, video editing/animation, e-learning modules, microsites and handouts as per the provided guidelines and specifications.

• People: (1) Maintain effective relationships with designers and Scientific Writers in Opella Science CoE (and globally stakeholders, based on the project requirement) with an end objective to ensure preparing in scientific communication materials are developed to meet stakeholder requirements. (2) Providing technical support and guidance to graphic designers on deliverables as and when needed
• Performance: (1) Work on Complex/business-critical deliverables, primarily on publication materials (scientific posters, slide decks, infographics and image tracing/redraws) following the provided guidelines. (2) Extend support to work on digital and interactive deliverables (newsletters, annual reports, e-mailers, patient education materials, microsites, video animation / editing, and other deliverables) based on the need.
• Process: (1) Collaborate primarily with other graphic designers and Opella Science CoE Scientific Writers to understand better on received project specific requirements and deliver the received requests on agreed time with good quality. (2) Act as an expert in the field of graphic design to provide technical support and guidance to graphic designers when needed. (3) Proactively communicating and flagging issues to Team Lead on project timelines, any issues with the inputs received from Scientific Writers. (4) Prioritize and manage assigned projects; adhering to the defined quality and delivering on time following the provided specifications from the stakeholder. (5) Using 3D modeling, texture, mapping, and other techniques to create graphics, visual effects, and animations (6) Creating storyboards to visualize scenes and create a realistic environment for scientific communication videos and other visual effects. (7) Create and manage 3D digital assets for the assigned projects (8) Interpret concept art and sketches to create virtual characters, environment, and props (9) Creating Original Visual Assets for Video deliverables (10) Prototype and iterate on models and characters based on inputs received from Scientific Writers (11) Recreating real-world environments and layouts (12)Keep abreast with the latest developments in 3D design, capture and modeling tools and technologies (13) Assisting in problem solving, suggesting best practices and seeking out new software, technologies and resources that will aid effective workflows (14) Designing and setting up new templates adhering to brand guidelines and manage the continuity. (15) Ensure the quality of deliverables prepared by graphic designers are meeting Scientific Writers expectations. (16) Constantly assist graphic designers in developing knowledge and sharing expertise (training) on different types of deliverables. (17) Actively participate in team meetings and provide suggestions based on the need for the team. (18) Sharing best practices or any new learnings to the team. (19) Showing flexibility to meet project demands to deliver the output on-time. (20) Explore opportunities to expand and support new types of deliverables. (21) Indulge in self-learning in order to keep yourself updated with the latest developments in technologies required for the execution of work
   

About you
 

• Experience: >10 of experience in graphic design, video creation, web deliverables and new media. Desirable experience in pharmaceuticals / healthcare industry and scientific context mediation
• Soft skills: Stakeholder management; communication skills; and ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Technical skills:
  • Must have strong hands-on experience with Blender / Maya / 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premier Pro. HTML, Java Script, CSS  will be an added advantage.
  • Should have knowledge of various useful plug-ins/ scripts of After Effects, Blender / Maya / 3ds Max for creating particle and fluid effects
  • Should have good handle on various style of art for 3D Motion graphics video creation (Low and High Poly style, Isometric style, trangulated poly style, toonish style, Abstract style)
  • Should be good in Modeling and Texturing
  • Should be able to create 3D assets for his assigned project
  • Should have good knowledge of Lighting and Rendering
  • Should be able to give beautiful look to final output
  • Ability to translate complex information in to a video
  • Ability to translate complex information to simple infographic or other allied easy ways to communicate visually
  • Ability to think creatively, aesthetically, independently and having excellent knowledge on all the graphic and current design trends.
  • Experience / knowledge following brand guidelines while working on deliverables and preparing templates
  • Strong organizational and time management skills to effectively manage completing work activities.
  • Good communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Should be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Education: Graduate or postgraduate in any stream. Primarily in graphic design or art with focus on visualization of scientific content
• Languages: Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.
 

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!