Experienced Graphic Designer

Benchmark International is seeking a Graphic Designer to join the Marketing team and assist with strategic marketing initiatives for our growing company. This position will report directly to the Marketing Director and is located at the Tampa office headquarters. The candidate must have capable skills in both print and digital media. Benchmark International is looking for someone who can take direction from written and spoken ideas and convert them seamlessly into images, layouts, and other designs.

Job Responsibilities

· Deliver exceptional design solutions that engage target audiences

· Ensure all design work aligns with our brand guidelines and maintains a consistent visual identity across different media.

· Create eye-catching visuals, including but not limited to social media graphics, digital advertising, brochures, flyers, presentations, and more.

· Manage time to meet project deadlines without sacrificing quality.

· Create and maintain files for all creative assets and resources

· Prioritize tasks and projects according to business’s needs and turn-around time.

· Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, clearly communicates creative ideas, and collaborates with internal teams.

· Design and layout unique marketing materials that represent Benchmark International’s brand in a positive way.

· Edit original and stock photos, and corporate headshots, for use in marketing material.

· Work on multiple projects simultaneously and manage workflow in a fast-paced environment.

· Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

As our Graphic Designer, you must be a highly energetic and passionate individual with a positive and highly motivated ‘can do’ attitude. You must have the strong desire and ambition to succeed in this demanding but rewarding industry. Please submit a digital portfolio along with your resume when applying.

Specific qualifications for our Graphic Designer position include:

· Demonstrated portfolio of graphic design work

· Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, specifically: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2010 (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

· Ability to design in various styles, and manipulate and retouch photographs

· Have a refined modern design sensibility with passion and enthusiasm for design and creative flair.

· Demonstrate a high-level of creativity using graphics (such as photos, graphs, charts, etc.) to improve communication.

· Demonstrate exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and love challenges.

· Strong experience with image editing and compression, file correction, and optimization techniques

· Understanding of typography and design composition

· Cooperative and detailed oriented

· Excellent time management skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and direction in a progressive work environment.

· Must be highly organized, including clear external and internal file management.

· Absence of any unfavorable history with FINRA, the SEC, or any state regulatory agency.

· Must be able to work in the office each and every day as this is not a remote or hybrid position.

Additional Qualifications:

· Familiarity with web design and user interface (UI) principles.

· Experience with motion graphics or video editing software.

· Knowledge of design trends and emerging technologies.

· Knowledge and understanding of other software in Adobe’s Creative Cloud: After Effects, Premier, Dreamweaver, etc.

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art Design, Graphic Design, Marketing or related discipline

Compensation

This position will receive an annual salary of $70,000.

Benefits

The position of Jr Graphic Designer will lead you to excellent career prospects. You will be joining a central support organization, which serves the business both domestically and internationally. Your work will appear in the world’s leading business and financial publications and websites and will be seen all across the world. We value and appreciate your hard work and professional dedication and will reward you with a competitive compensation package including salary, medical, dental, life, and 401K match with an overall package to be determined based on your qualifications. Relocation is not available.

All Benchmark International positions offer paid time off, standard holidays, birthday holiday, and community service days. Employees are eligible for highly competitive company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and AD&D insurance; 401k with company matching; flexible spending and health savings accounts (FSA & HSA); and flexible dependent care assistance accounts.

Social Responsibility

Benchmark International is an active, contributing member of the communities in which we work. The company participates in significant charitable giving opportunities throughout the year. Many of the recipient charities have been identified by our individual employees as a result of their personal passion for supporting particular needs. In addition, each employee is encouraged to use two paid workdays per year to provide their labor and skills to the community.

Company Overview

Benchmark International is one of the world’s leading merger and acquisitions specialists in the sale of mid-market companies. We are looking to recruit some of the most talented and exceptional individuals. With offices throughout the world, we are in touch with all the major acquirers who are constantly seeking both on and off market opportunities across all industries. Our typical transactions fall broadly within the $5M to $500M ‘mid-market value range.’ Our unique and dynamic international offering presents our clients with unparalleled global coverage, allowing them access through our exclusive databases and business intelligence facilities to both international markets and local representation. Our clients include entrepreneurs and owner managed businesses. A quick review of our company website www.benchmarkintl.comwill provide a view into the value we place on branding and the quality of the image we have created in the market place.

Our Tampa headquarters opened in mid-2012 and continues to grow as our domestic-client base and international buyer-contacts expand. We offer our clients a unique business proposition that has resonated well with the US market as it has previously with markets in other countries. Recognizing that the US M&A markets are the most robust in the world, particularly in this coveted middle-market range, we are planning to continue to grow our US presence in the coming years. Coming onboard now presents you the opportunity to ride this wave of growth. Benchmark International has always promoted from within and we look forward to bringing you onboard.

Unfortunately, Benchmark International is not in a position to sponsor visas for candidates at this time.

Benchmark International provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. The company takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously, and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.