Senior Designer

Why join OCLC?

OCLC is consistently recognized as a best place to work by several independent programs. We recognize and reward people and results with a comprehensive Total Rewards package. This means competitive compensation that reflects your unique contributions—performance, experience, and skills—along with exceptional benefits, including best-in-class health coverage, retirement plans with generous company contributions, and a commitment to your overall well-being.

• We know the best ideas don’t always happen at a desk. Take a walking meeting around our 100-acre campus or enjoy lunch on the patio. We’re committed to your success—both personally and professionally. Hybrid work environment: For many roles, three days a week on-site, with occasional additional days based on business needs.

• Free use of our on-site fitness center, gym sports, group exercise classes, and game room

• Onsite catering and cafeteria subsidized by OCLC

• Health and wellness events

• Work environments with individual and team spaces and the latest technology tools

• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance

• Tuition reimbursement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility

• Company-subsidized pricing on local tickets and memberships

Join us in transforming how people everywhere access information and be part of a mission-driven team that makes a global impact.

The job details are as follows:

The Design Team at OCLC provides visual and experience design for OCLC’s global branding and marketing operations, as well as design direction and support for internal teams and external agencies. As a Senior Designer, you will create high-impact designs for a global library member audience while contributing to a team that works with executive management, library member leadership and team members across the organization and around the world. You’ll work with creative people in a fast-paced environment with high visibility and expectations.

The Senior Designer works with Design Managers, Lead Designers, Copywriters, Product Marketers, and Marketing Managers to conceive and develop effective marketing materials across a wide range of applications. You will work with a variety of projects including print materials and production, infographics, iconography, illustration, environmental graphics, trade show graphics, web and digital design.

The Senior Designer thinks strategically and communicates design rationale effectively to colleagues, product teams and management. You will have the experience and willingness to proactively lead the planning, design, and implementation of design projects, balancing the needs of the end user with strategic marketing and sales objectives.

Responsibilities

• Work on wide range of print and digital media including brochures, flyers, postcards, and web
• Contribute to the direction of and work within corporate branding guidelines
• Think creatively and develop new design concepts, graphics and layouts
• High-quality conceptualization, layout, and print production
• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas
• Amend final designs to gain full approval
• Work as part of a team with copywriters, designers, and product managers
• Work on a large, global website with high visibility
• Work with internal teams to translate their communication intent into visual form for print and digital
• Lead the planning and implementation of design projects working with the Design Manager

Qualifications

Minimum Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, Marketing, or related discipline
• 5+ years professional design experience, preferably with a marketing or creative agency
• Extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite applications (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat)
• Demonstrable design skills with a strong portfolio
• Possession of versatility, conceptual/visual ability and originality
• Professionalism regarding time, costs and deadlines
• Ability to interact, communicate and present ideas
• Knowledge of and ability to create templates for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to multi-task, juggling a lot of projects at once while maintaining a good eye for details and still meet necessary deadlines
• Design project management experience and organizational skills
• Relevant marketing experience, with strong technical knowledge of website development and design
• Strong problem-solving and creative-thinking skills
• Ability to engage stakeholders at various levels and champion large projects

Desirable but Not Required

• Strong working knowledge of HTML, CSS and related standards and techniques
• Photography, videography or motion graphics experience

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA/EAA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

About Us

Who we are:

We are a non-profit global technology company that develops innovative services for libraries. Together with member libraries, we connect people to the resources they need to learn and grow, and ultimately, to transform the world. We connect libraries to other libraries, making their work more efficient and effective. Our large-scale, high-performance cloud computing services enable libraries to share data, work, and resources to save money and better serve their communities.

What we do:

We are dedicated and passionate about libraries—and helping them change lives. Our goal is to provide innovative technologies for every library to help them meet the demands of a rapidly changing digital world. Our success depends on our ability to deliver new, high-quality features and stable, scalable solutions for libraries.

Live our values:

New ideas. Open dialog. Hard work. Recognition. Purpose.

We offer a dynamic, fulfilling work environment that is productive, collaborative, innovative—and fun. We are consistently rated among the top employers within Central Ohio and across the IT landscape. There is a strong, team-based culture where everyone is appreciated and focused on common goals. You will make a difference.

OCLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

If you are interested in applying for employment with OCLC and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources Department at +1-614-764-6000 or email at hr@oclc.org