Senior Graphic Designer

Posted Aug 6

Company Overview

Furnished Quarters, a privately owned LGBTQ+ diverse, is a unique player in the short-term housing industry, boasting over 24 years of experience in alternative accommodations. As one of the largest independently owned companies, we offer diverse housing options for business and leisure travelers, setting us apart from the competition. Our commitment to providing an exceptional assortment of inventory and best-in-class service ensures our guests enjoy an elevated home-away-from-home experience.

Company Culture

At Furnished Quarters, we sit at the exciting intersection of travel, hospitality, real estate, lifestyle, and design. Our five Core Values are Challenge, Collaboration, Care, Career, and Community. We thrive on interesting challenges, celebrate collaboration, and deeply care about people, diversity, and inclusion as a certified LGBTQ+-owned business. We support every employee in their career growth and development and foster a community where people feel comfortable being themselves and finding fulfillment in their work. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is not just encouraged but prescribed. Here, every person can define their own processes and work in an entrepreneurial environment where every voice is important. Work with us and find out what it means to #StayDifferent.

Job Purpose

As the Senior Graphic Designer at Furnished Quarters, you will not just be a part of our team but a key driver of our brand identity. Your primary role is to lead and manage the visual presentation of all public and internally facing marketing materials, spearheading the evolution and enforcement of brand guidelines across departments. You will play a pivotal role in driving new visual creative directions for marketing campaigns and company initiatives. Your expertise will extend to coaching and nurturing the professional development of in-house graphic designers, freelancers, and interns as needed, fostering their creative skills and initiative. Your advanced design skills will contribute tangible creativity to elevate Furnished Quarters' brand identity and overall success in the market.

Essential Functions

Brand Standards and Design Leadership

  • Evolve and uphold brand guidelines, ensuring strict adherence across all departments.
  • Maintain consistent representation of the brand in the market.
  • Apply advanced design skills to create visually compelling marketing materials and internal presentations.
  • Infuse creativity into all facets of Furnished Quarters' branding and communication.
  • Develop cutting-edge UX designs for all technology products, including client-facing websites and applications.
  • Lead advanced design projects, collaborating with leadership, marketing, technology, sales, and human resources.

Team Development and Mentoring

  • Embody and champion Furnished Quarters' core values, mission, and vision in all interactions with guests, vendors, and colleagues, fostering a culture of excellence.
  • Manage and guide a creative team of graphic designers, freelancers, and interns, nurturing their creative skills and professional growth, encouraging a culture of collaboration and innovation.
  • Provide time management and direction for direct reports to ensure the timely completion of projects.
  • Conduct bi-monthly one-on-one reviews and staff development meetings.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Must meet or exceed established KPI metrics, demonstrating a results-driven approach and a commitment to the company's marketing objectives:
  1. On-time project delivery success rate of 90% or higher.
  2. Creative quality score of ‘Meets’ or better.
  3. Communication quality score of ‘Meets’ or better.
  4. Management effectiveness score of ‘Meets’ or better.
  5. New skills acquisition score of ‘Meets’ or better.
  6. Stakeholder satisfaction score of ‘Meets’ or better.

Required Skills & Qualifications

•   Proficient in user-centric UX design for technology products, including client-facing websites and applications.

•   Thorough understanding of brand guidelines and ensuring brand consistency across departments.

•   Advanced design skills, creating visually compelling marketing materials and presentations.

•   Strong ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

•   Excellent collaboration and communication skills with agency partners, vendors, freelancers, and in-house teams.

•   Proven experience in coaching and guiding the professional development of graphic designers.

•   Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field (or equivalent experience).

•   Minimum seven years of graphic design experience with a solid creative portfolio.

•   Proficiency in industry-standard design software like Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, XD or similar, and InDesign).

•   Experience with InVision for design projects preferred.

•   Website, UX, and social media design experience is a must.

•   Proficiency in HTML, HTML5, and CSS, focusing on responsive and multi-device design and development.

•   Team player with management experience, overseeing direct reports/team members.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. 

The employee must have clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including using computers.

The employee must frequently enter text or data into a computer or other machine utilizing a traditional keyboard.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Furnished Quarters is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.