Junior Designer
Murphy Research is a full-service custom market research firm known for our innovative research design and consultative approach. We produce groundbreaking qualitative and quantitative research through our focus on creative design, rigorous execution, and enduring insights. Our team thinks out of the box, follows a steady execution process, and is empowered to produce the highest quality research product that truly matters to our clients.
We are actively seeking a multi-faceted creative to join the Murphy Research team as our new Junior Designer! This is a great opportunity to flex your creative communication and digital design muscles while supporting the production of customized research deliverables and marketing/advertising materials for a wide range of Fortune 500 companies. Our research and brand elevation ranges across industries on diverse projects with clients like, Gatorade, Hershey’s, Google, Snapchat, and Twitter. Reporting directly to our Creative Director, you’ll have the chance to draw on your own inspiration, take ownership of your work, and assist some of the world’s most prominent brands with their creative elevation and insights driven data visualization.
About You:
- You are a creative storyteller whose strengths lie in digital design, but who also looks to share and expand upon their passion for A/V, animation, social and interactive mediums
- You have a diverse artistic range, with the ability to shift from one brand aesthetic to another, fluidly
- You have a B.A. in Design or related field
- You are confident while working with Powerpoint, Keynote, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premiere; basic After Effects skills and/or familiarity with 3D Studio Max, Maya, C4D, and Unity, all a plus
- You have experience in social media marketing across Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram; an understanding of digital marketing analytics and design requirements across social platforms a plus
- You have strong typography and layout skills
- Your written, verbal, and visual communication skills are points of strength
- You love teamwork, but you’re self-motivated and thrive when performing work on multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail
- You enjoy working consultatively, but also love jumping in to execute and deliver high quality, error-free work in a fast paced environment
- Bonus Points if you have experience in photography and photo retouching, or publication layout and print production skills
What You'll Be Doing:
- You will act as a brand ambassador for Murphy Research, ensuring our brand guidelines and creative storytelling shines through in all deliverables and communication materials
- Collaborating with a team of researchers, you will develop compelling presentation decks and proposals in accordance with brand guidelines and project timelines
- You will serve as a primary source of creative inspiration, conceptualization, and implementation for Murphy’s social media posts, blogs, newsletters, and other marketing collateral
- You will maintain proactive, ongoing communication with any stakeholders on a project-by-project basis
- You will be the voice of creativity and design amidst a team of analytical data-oriented researchers; of course, your data visualization expertise will get a work-out!
- You will actively pursue knowledge of emerging communication trends, and initiate awareness to help educate Murphy Research team in best practices and creative innovation
What We Offer:
- Daily opportunity for creativity, variety, challenge, and growth
- Great training, career advancement, and mentorship opportunities
- A collaborative, team-oriented, and high-performing atmosphere
- Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, paid time off, parking on-site, social activities, casual dress, and a key focus on work-life balance
- Flexibility to work remotely (in a state where we already operate - CA, MN, WA, TX, NC, DC) or take advantage of an awesome in-office setting (once it’s safe to reopen) in downtown Santa Monica, CA or downtown Minneapolis, MN!
How to Apply:
- Please apply with Resume + Portfolio
- Please submit examples of original work through the Portfolio link line provided, or upload a document through the portal on the next page. Powerpoint Decks, social media accounts, or any curation examples are a plus!