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Lead Designer

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Opportunity Snapshot

If you're a seasoned designer looking for an interesting and challenging opportunity where you can make a visible impact, this newly added Lead Designer role could be the opportunity for which you've been waiting. You'll work closely with the Director, Marketing Services, guide and mentor a small team of designers, as well as do hands-on design work yourself. We're looking for a creative, business-minded individual who can take a fresh approach while also strictly maintaining our brand equity. This senior role adds a new level to the team, and as you take ownership of your responsibilities, it can become a role of influence and impact.

At NNA, you'll enjoy the "best of both worlds:" the entrepreneurial energy of a dynamic, high-growth environment built on a foundation of stability and resources established by an industry leader with more than 50 years of success. We're hiring with an eye to the future, looking for a true leader and change agent who enjoys designing but can also take the reins and lead a team.

The NNA is a Direct Marketing Company investing in and leveraging technology to maintain and grow our standing and reputation as one of the largest suppliers of notary, insurance, and education supplies and services across the nation. As a nationally and internationally recognized thought leader for the Notaries Public profession, we use multiple tools and platforms, including Social Media, SEO/SEM, Content Marketing and more, to promote our brand and successfully connect with our customers.

Pictured: NNA launched a brand new website in the summer of 2014.

The Requirements

To be a strong fit for the Lead Designer opportunity, you will have:

A bachelor’s degree or higher in Art, Graphic Design, or a related discipline
7 to 10+ years of creative design and branding experience including experience in print and digital mediums Quick question for you - click here
Natural project leadership ability and strong collaboration skills
A superior portfolio of work that demonstrates diverse design experience, including design for corporate brands, web, email, direct response mail, periodicals, and advertising (you should have a digital portfolio demonstrating the depth and breadth of your skill)
Strong knowledge of typography, art trends, print and digital production processes
Meticulous attention to detail in all phases of work
Experience in direct response marketing, advertising, and website design
Excellent computer skills including:
- Expert hands-on experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) Quick question for you - click here
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, specifically Word and Excel
- Advanced HTML & CSS skill Quick question for you - click here
The ability to self-teach related design/asset creative software
Thorough knowledge of and experience with production processes
Excellent project management skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders
A positive, upbeat attitude, flexibility and the ability to thrive in a deadline driven environment
Strong, persuasive presentation skills and high creative talent
Copy writing experience is a plus

The Role

Reporting to the Director, Marketing Services, as Lead Designer, you’ll be responsible for creating and delivering unique and creative visual solutions, across digital and print mediums, that achieve organizational goals and align with NNA’s brand. Working under the direction of your supervisor, you will guide and manage projects from concept through production. Projects will include high quality, compelling digital media and print materials such as web, email, print, and traditional graphic deliverables.

You will join a team with three other designers. In addition to your design responsibilities, as Lead Designer, you'll leverage your natural leadership ability to guide and mentor the other designers as needed. You will also have the opportunity provide input into the creative services processes and branding guidelines.

Specifically, you will:

Collaborate with Marketing, Product, Communications, Executive and other groups to effectively lead the development of digital and print assets
Ensure the timely prioritization, development, and production of assigned projects
Work with the Director, Marketing Services to identify resources required and time needed to complete projects
Lead the process of soliciting information related to strategy, audience, and objectives behind design projects
Lead the iterative creative process from capturing key objectives from stakeholders and synthesizing requirements to drive design and production decisions
Perform hands-on design responsibilities in digital (web, email, video, photography), traditional (print, signage, collateral), learning management systems and other media, as assigned
Support the development of designers by assisting with training and development, trouble-shooting, creative concepting and technical execution
Provide input to Director, Marketing Services to improve creative and production processes, practices and standards
Provide accurate, timely status of assigned projects and work with the Marketing Services Coordinator to ensure that the production schedule is up-to-date
Support production related processes and resources in the sourcing and production assets and merchandise
Provide specifications to production and 3rd party vendors

The Marketing Services team takes on between 70 and 80 projects of varying length and complexity each month. Key to your success will be your ability to coordinate incoming projects and ensure that the team is meeting design specifications.

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Why NNA

Make an impact in new role -- We’re adding a new level to the department and you’ll have the opportunity to make your mark. Not only will you guide legacy work, you’ll be able to make an impact as we move in new and different directions.

Professional development -- Even as you come in with a broad background, chances are you'll expand your skills and design and leadership experience. We'll look to you to bring the leadership skills to step in when the Director is unavailable.

Work/life balance -- We work hard and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. At the same time, we have fun and enjoy strong work/life balance.

Design with a mission -- Throughout the NNA you will find a passionate commitment to supporting our members and the Notary profession. This profession deters fraud (including identity theft) and helps ensure the integrity of a variety of transactions, from property sales to assignments of power of attorney. The work you do will help promote knowledge and build community.

High impact -- While our footprint is national, we are still small enough as an organization that your contributions will make a difference and be noticed.

Positive, dynamic environment -- We are implementing change across our entire organization, laying the groundwork for significant growth. You'll find a supportive leadership team and a culture that is progressive and open to transformation. You also will find some old-fashioned values, like an unwavering commitment to the moral and ethical integrity that is fundamental to the Notary Public profession.

The nation's leader -- We offer services and products for every stage of a Notary's career, from obtaining an original commission to ongoing education, professional supplies, bonds and insurance, emerging technologies, and more. We are also a trusted adviser to many state officials in the

Keys to Success

To excel in this role you will have superior design skills, excellent attention to detail, and experience with brand guardianship, but you’ll also need outstanding interpersonal skills and natural leadership abilities to manage projects and support ongoing changes. We’ll look to you to take a holistic approach to understanding NNA’s business and goals, and synthesize the information to deliver visual solutions designed to meet both overall strategic and project objectives.

We’re experiencing and enjoying strong growth, but with that comes change. For some, change is difficult, For example, we could have done something one way for a long time, but you might find that making a few adjustments will help meet quality, resource and best practice goals. In those cases, we'll look to you to guide positive change in a diplomatic, constructive and persuasive manner, whether working with the design team or with other stakeholders. Of course, we’re not instituting change for change's sake, but making strategic decisions. You will need to be a consistent brand guardian and make thoughtful adjustments.

When it comes to design work, you’ll be flexible and able to move between projects as modifications and deadlines require, and help the team do the same. You should not only be effective at managing multiple projects and handling multiple activities, you will truly enjoy it. With a combination of skill and passion, you're bound to find success.

About NNA

Our Mission

The National Notary Association is committed to serving and educating Notaries throughout the United States. As the foremost authority on the American Notary office, the NNA is dedicated to imparting knowledge, understanding and unity among all Notaries, and instilling in them the highest ethical standards of conduct and sound notarial practices.

Our History

Established in 1957, the forerunner of the National Notary Association was founded to fill a gaping void. It provided American Notaries Public for the first time with a full package of the essential education, guidance, resources, tools and advocacy they desperately needed to properly perform their critical fraud-deterrent duties in service to the public.

In 1964, the organization became the National Notary Association. The NNA soon expanded its core services to include Notary seminars, the telephone “Hotline” and the “Notary Event of the Year” — the NNA’s annual conference. The Association dedicated itself to the mission of helping Notaries achieve five critical goals: compliance with state laws and best practices; avoidance of liability exposure; limiting risks to signers, employers and all others who rely on their official acts; aspiring to professional excellence; and embracing new opportunities to earn additional income and expand their careers.

As national membership grew, the NNA was sought out by state officials requesting assistance in modernizing their outdated Notary laws. Thus, the Association collaborated with Yale Law School to create the Uniform Notary Act, first published in 1973 and updated in 1984, 2002 and 2010 as the Model Notary Act. Over 40 states have since adopted significant parts of the MNA. Also highly influential was the NNA’s Notary Public Code of Professional Responsibility, published in 1998 and now widely recognized as the American Notary’s ethical code.

In 2002, the NNA launched its Notary Signing Agent Section, the first of a growing number of specialized membership sections offering tailored training and resources to Notaries in fields with unique demands. The NNA stands today as the widely acknowledged leading authority and educator on the American Notary Public office and the preeminent supporter and inspiration for the nation’s Notaries.