Responsibilities

• Visual Identity & Brand Stewardship: Maintain consistency with Clark’s visual brand standards across all design collateral. Ensure consistency, quality, and design excellence in every deliverable.
• Art Direction & Design Leadership: Lead the creative process for high-impact proposals and interview presentations. Translate complex technical concepts into clear, engaging visuals.
• Collaborative Design Support: Partner with pursuit teams, operational leaders, and marketing staff to provide creative guidance and hands-on design support for large-scale, complicated efforts.
• Creative Workflow Optimization: Implement best practices for file management, template utilization, and asset libraries to streamline the design process and improve team efficiency.
• Visual Storytelling: Drive the creation of innovative graphics, interactive media, and data visualizations that differentiate Clark in competitive bid environments.
• Team Management & Development: Lead the creative team by managing individual workloads and assignments, providing feedback, and offering design mentorship to build the team’s visual communication and layout capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and professional experience).
• 7+ years of experience in creative design, art direction, or visual communications, with at least 2+ years of experience in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry preferred.
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (specifically InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop) for professional document design, layout, and production.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a clean, modern aesthetic and the ability to design high-stakes presentation materials.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to bridge the gap between business objectives and creative execution.
• Strong organizational, planning, and project management skills and the ability to coordinate the activities of various team members when faced with multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to write and communicate in a clear and compelling manner.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Creativity and resourcefulness, with the ability to execute ideas effectively.
• Confident personality with the ability to think strategically and help teams develop sound visual communication strategies.

Benefits

• Clark offers a total compensation package that includes base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision benefits, paid time off, retirement/401k, and Company Contribution plan. Additional benefits include life insurance, commuter benefit, short & long term disability, fitness reimbursement, FSA, tuition reimbursement, back-up daycare, tutoring & family support benefits, EAP/Work-Life assistance, and a holiday contribution program.