Sr. Graphic Designer

Hybrid Work Model

SEGA. . . What do you think of when you hear that word? Do you think of the console with the iconic, harmonized voice fire ups or do you think of the countless gaming hits from Sonic the Hedgehog, Golden Axe, or the Persona series? . . .

When we think of SEGA, we think of its evolution as a pioneer in the video game market to one of the most prominent video game developers and publishers ever! Globally, SEGA has over 5,000 employees passionately working to bring the best gaming entertainment to players around the planet. We have one of, if not the richest, portfolio of original IPs something we are very proud of and excited about as the market continues to change.

New streaming technologies and shifts in the retail landscape are well poised for what will be the most disruptive and innovative time in our industry. Our IP strategy positions us well for this, and we are enthusiastic about the future!

There's never been a more exciting time in the company's history to join SEGA!

Job Summary:

The Creative Services Department operates as part of SEGA West Publishing and is responsible for producing a wide variety of assets used to support cutting-edge marketing campaigns for SEGA and Atlus PC, Console, and mobile games. The Senior Graphic Designer will be responsible for creative development and asset production for a variety of visual projects in support of SEGA’s PC and Console titles such as Persona, Yakuza/Like a Dragon, Metaphor: Refantazio, Sonic the Hedgehog, and all other franchises and games. We are looking for a talented, reliable, and self-motivated Senior Graphic Designer, experienced in current media technologies to ideate, and produce creative deliverables. This person will be a leader among SEGA’s in-house Design team and will support with both project administration, and execution of marketing materials.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Paid Media assets concepting & production – Ideate, create, and produce static and HTML5 assets for paid media such as out-of-home, digital display, paid social, site takeovers, and programmatic ads. With the guidance of the department lead, this role will conceptualize ad creative in partnership with Product Marketing and Digital Media counterparts and will manage the creation and production of assets for each assigned campaign.
• Physical packaging design – Develop physical software packaging materials for PC/Console titles software packaging, working directly with production vendors, game developers, and cross-functional colleagues to ensure packaging, legal, and compliance guidelines are met and asset manufacturing meets quality standards. 
• Organic Social Media design – Design creative solutions for social requests using strong technical skills and adhering to style guides with guidance and collaboration with the community team and product marketing leads.
• Tradeshow/event design –  Design engaging visuals for support title marketing at tradeshows and events such as banners, wall graphics, posters and fliers.
• Communicate directly with key project stakeholders for alignment on creative requests and direction to ensure information is complete and projects are ready to be executed.
• Manage deadlines and schedules for design projects.
• Uphold and stay up to date on brand standards, guidelines, and best practices for consistency among all creative assets, including external guidelines of first-party and ratings boards
• Review creative deliverables to ensure high-quality output that meets project brief expectations.
• Provide design mentorship to Junior/Mid-level designers by producing comps, ideas and feedback for design projects.
• Identify and advocate for potential areas of improvement for any practices and procedures.
• Organize and maintain design files, ensuring proper version control and accessibility for the team.
• Support cross-functionally with other CS design tasks, as needed. 
• Working in-office is an essential function of this position. This requirement of face-to-face interaction is in place to ensure effective supervision, collaboration, and teamwork. 3-day office weeks is the current hybrid work model. In-office attendance is required for the following reasons:
  • For effective supervision of employees and our work product, which includes ensuring all employees have necessary oversight of their work and access to supervisory assistance, which includes meetings to review work product, deadlines, and status.
  • To foster communication and collaboration among team members, which includes the following: allowing for spontaneous brainstorming sessions and exchanges of ideas, quick access to team members to enable collaborative problem-solving, and stronger cohesion among co-workers and within teams.
  • To enhance the sharing of information necessary to effective job performance and product creation. 
  • To enhance understanding of our stakeholders’ work and business needs, facilitate a more seamless and organic workflow, and ultimately increase efficiency and successful outcomes.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 7+ years of experience in Graphic Design for Marketing
• Proven success in developing large-scale campaign designs for consumer marketing.
• Experience with being a leader among a team with mentorship ability.
• Strong communication skills among cross-functional teams including formal presentation skills and willingness to communicate with VP and C-level positions to ensure stakeholder buy-in and success of creative output.
• Excellent attention to detail, with strong time management skills to meet deadlines with speed, flexibility and quality.
• Ability to analyze data to produce optimized creative for marketing campaigns.
• Passion for video games and gaming / marketing trends is a plus.
• Must provide an online portfolio showcasing your talent and experience in digital design (please submit link to portfolio along with resume)
• Adobe creative suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
• HTML5/rich media tools (Such as Bannerflow, Creatopy etc.)
• Project Management tools (Such as Jira, Trello, Asana etc.)

Bonus knowledge:

• After Effects (or similar video editing programs)
• Adobe XD (Or Figma)