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Our current portfolio of media assets includes The USA TODAY NETWORK, which includes USA TODAY, and local media organizations in 43 states in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. We also own digital marketing services companies under the brand LocaliQ, which provide a cloud-based platform of products to enable small and medium-sized businesses to accomplish their marketing goals. In addition, our portfolio includes one of the largest media-owned events businesses in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures.

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LocaliQ is a digital marketing platform to help local businesses find, convert, and keep customers. Part of Gannett, a global media company, LocaliQ is changing the way businesses understand local consumers and where to find them.

How? With decades of data and experience with digital media and technology, the LocaliQ platform optimizes any marketing budget to deliver more relevant messages to local consumers with a suite of marketing automation, channel campaign management, CRM and insight tools.

If you’re talented, driven, creative, and love local businesses as much as we do -- let's talk!

Gannett’s DMS Marketing team is looking for a creative and eager digital designer to join our team and take on a pivotal role in maintaining our visual identity. Reporting into the Art Director, you’ll conceptualize and deliver compelling designs based on the needs of the marketing team. This role is responsible for creative development and production using design best practices to carry out our visual brand across marketing assets including sales collateral, presentations, ad units, infographics, video, and UX consistency across all marketing channels and websites. The right person for the role is a creative thinker with a passion for clean design, is resilient and adaptable, brings a positive attitude to the team, and capable of navigating the fast-paced landscape of brand marketing.

What we're looking for...

Bachelors degree in graphic design and 2+ years of design experience in a fast-paced environment
Passion for design and communication with an understanding of layout, color theory and typography for both digital and print
Ability to uphold brand and style guidelines while creating new graphic content within those guidelines
Demonstrated knowledge of presentation and information design
Desire to solve problems in an innovative manner, and eagerness to continually learn/grow
Work closely across marketing functions, sales, and public relations, to ensure a consistent and compelling brand narrative across all touchpoints.
Communicate and present a clear vision of concepts to marketing team
Participate in brainstorming sessions with team members to define visual design direction
Desire and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, manage time effectively, and quickly incorporate feedback
Extremely well-organized, detail-oriented, eager to apply new tactics and have a “can-do” approach.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, enthusiastic, resourceful, and efficient.
Expert knowledge and accuracy in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, and Word; Motion graphics and animation skills a plus.

What's in it for you…

A creative and collaborative environment where a designer can thrive
Competitive salary coupled with opportunities for training and continued learning, providing you the tools and skills to succeed in your new role
Fast paced industry that keeps it exciting
Award-winning products and performance that serves users
A great work environment anchored by a commitment to work/life balance
Full benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K & more
Unlimited Vacation Days subject to performance

About LocaliQ
LocaliQ is the Digital Marketing Solutions (DMS) business of Gannett Co., Inc. headquartered in McLean, VA. LocaliQ is a digital marketing platform and service designed to help businesses in local communities find, convert and keep customers.

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