Assistant Manager, Design

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.  

Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people  and empowering them to  thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong.  Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.   

• Lead and mentor a team of designers, providing feedback and guidance to help them grow in their roles
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design goals and objectives
• Develop and maintain a strong design vision and creative direction
• Ensure consistency and adherence to brand guidelines across all design initiatives
• Conduct research, user testing, and design iterations to ensure that designs are user-friendly, intuitive, and effective
• Present design concepts and solutions to stakeholders and senior leadership
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in design technology
• Manage projects and ensure producers manage projects to agreed scopes and timescales, including integrated projects where digital, print, events, media and social media components all require coordination and cohesion.
• Experience as an art director. Strong knowledge of photography, video production, Interactive PDFs and client pitch/proposal. Develop creative briefs based on ideas from brainstorming sessions, with direction, schedules, and deliverables for the creative team. Obtain team approval of final layouts, storyboards, and illustrations; encourage members to provide feedback; and respond to internal commentary and requests
• Oversee project design and production, reporting any potential disputes, changing requirements or delays in a timely manner, and reviewing project performance
• Create and maintain high-quality visual content for the company brand in both digital and print communications, including, but not limited to brochures, flyers, infographics, social media, logos, emailers, event materials, and posters.
• Must have a superior understanding of the fundamental concepts of graphic design principles. 
• Stay on top of the latest standards, processes, and trends in the visual design field.
• The ability to receive, interpret, and implement constructive feedback from project stakeholders in your design work.
• You have a team-oriented attitude and the ability to contribute to design- and functionality-related marketing decisions
• Strong work ethic: Takes initiative and can self-manage. Resourceful when approaching projects, can navigate through obstacles to bring projects to fruition, and can effectively multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
   

  To apply you need to be:

  
  
• Have a minimum of 8 -10 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in visual communications, graphic design or art school with a significant equivalent experience.
• You have strong creative vision and visual arts skills with an established portfolio of business-to-business print and digital marketing collateral
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign (knowledge of interactivity would be an add on), Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere pro along with a good knowledge of PowerPoint, and MS Word.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to clearly explain design decisions in words and writing.
• Demonstrable ability to work proactively and autonomously and be accountable for own decisions
• Ability to effectively communicate concepts and ideas to others through written, drawn and verbal means
• Ability to work confidently with internal stakeholders and external suppliers at all levels and with different personality types; influencing and negotiating skills
• Positive, demonstrable people management skills.

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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