Description
Graphic Designer Consultant
ABOUT US
Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com .
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we’re growing!
The Role
Our TechMod group is looking for a Graphic Designer to join our journey. We’re looking for someone who is creative and self-motivated. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for collaborating with the Sales team to create effective and eye-catching materials, such as proposals and campaigns to be delivered to clients.
The responsibilities of the Graphic Designer include conceptualizing visuals based on requirements, preparing a rough draft, gaining alignment, editing based upon feedback, and delivering within pre-defined timelines. This role can work within an accelerated time frame to meet proposal deadlines and must ensure the best-in-class response is complete, accurate, compliant, and well organized.
To be a successful graphics designer, you should have an excellent working knowledge of Power Point. A top-notch design consultant is creative with a strong understanding of colors, themes, and textures in addition to strong written communication. This position requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Responsibilities
- Conduct workshops with clients to elicit requirements as the basis for creating business requirements documents and user stories
- Reviewing the clients’ space, target audience, or website and evaluating their needs to build a successful deck
- Designing and developing proposal decks from initial sales engagement, through design and contracting
- Coordinate the internal work and information to be consolidated for a winning proposal deck
- Establish project schedule, key milestones, and deliverables to ensure all projects are completed on time
- Efficiently manage multiple, overlapping projects and deadlines and coordinate the flow of information from various department contributors to ensure adherence to deadlines
- Visualize the strategic responses with the appropriate tone and solution, from the product sales specialists, relationship managers and the delivery team at large
- Ensure proper and consistent messaging by proofing, editing, and rewriting all sections of the slide deck as required
- Selecting color schemes, styles, themes, and layouts to bring the approved design deck to life
- Escalate potential issues in a timely fashion, as needed
- Ensuring that the clients’ message has been conveyed and sales specialist is satisfied with the end-product by preparing rough drafts and present ideas
- Develop proposals, logos and other designs using software or by hand using the appropriate colors and layouts for each graphic
- These associates develop a profound understanding of the Cognizant way, productive project collaboration skills and practice deliverables, collegial support and information-sharing practices, and exquisite client sensibilities
Qualifications
- 2-5 + years working in technology, consulting, and / or professional services
- A bachelor’s degree in graphic design or equivalent work experience; coursework in business or technology will be helpful
- Proven work experience as a Graphics Designer, Technical Designer, or a similar position in consulting
- A portfolio of your designs is mandatory
- Keen eye for detail with a demonstration of a strong knowledge of colors, layouts, and styles
- Must have demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
- Ability to work well under pressure and time constraints
- Superior written and oral communication and grammatical skills
- Communications or business writing experience preferred
- Proficiency MS Office tools including Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
- Proficiency in Adobe Suite including Photoshop
- Travel Required: No
Onsite Requirements: Plano, TX
- Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcome
- The embodiment of Cognizant’s Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way.
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $[63,774 – 74,701] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Qualifications
1. Job title – SA LEVEL – Graphic Designer Consultant
2.Job summary:
The responsibilities of the Graphic Designer include conceptualizing visuals based on requirements, preparing a rough draft, gaining alignment, editing based upon feedback, and delivering within pre-defined timelines. This role can work within an accelerated time frame to meet proposal deadlines and must ensure the best-in-class response is complete, accurate, compliant, and well organized.
To be a successful graphics designer, you should have an excellent working knowledge of Power Point. A top-notch design consultant is creative with a strong understanding of colors, themes, and textures in addition to strong written communication. This position requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
3.Experience – 2 to 5yrs
4.Required Skills :
- Adobe Photoshop / Suite
- Proficiency MS Office tools including Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
5.Nice to have skills
Technical Skills-
6.Technology:
N/A
7.Shift – Day REGULAR
8.Roles & Responsibilities:
- Conduct workshops with clients to elicit requirements as the basis for creating business requirements documents and user stories
- Reviewing the clients’ space, target audience, or website and evaluating their needs to build a successful deck
- Designing and developing proposal decks from initial sales engagement, through design and contracting
- Coordinate the internal work and information to be consolidated for a winning proposal deck
- Establish project schedule, key milestones, and deliverables to ensure all projects are completed on time
- Efficiently manage multiple, overlapping projects and deadlines and coordinate the flow of information from various department contributors to ensure adherence to deadlines
- Visualize the strategic responses with the appropriate tone and solution, from the product sales specialists, relationship managers and the delivery team at large
- Ensure proper and consistent messaging by proofing, editing, and rewriting all sections of the slide deck as required
- Selecting color schemes, styles, themes, and layouts to bring the approved design deck to life
- Escalate potential issues in a timely fashion, as needed
- Ensuring that the clients’ message has been conveyed and sales specialist is satisfied with the end-product by preparing rough drafts and present ideas
- Develop proposals, logos and other designs using software or by hand using the appropriate colors and layouts for each graphic
- These associates develop a profound understanding of the Cognizant way, productive project collaboration skills and practice deliverables, collegial support and information-sharing practices, and exquisite client sensibilities
9.Job Location – Primary: USTXPAOA01-Plano – TX USA COG
10.Job Type – 60BC00 Consultant
11.Demand Requires Travel?
No
12.Certification(s) Required
NA
Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $63,774 – 74,701 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Domain Skills
SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd. 1 NPD/NPI NA Required
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level Generic Reference PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels. PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects. PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects. PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.