Senior Brand & Visual Communications Designer (Contract/Temporary)

Buffalo, NY (Remote)

$42/hr – $47/hrSenior Level10+ years expContract

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the firm\'s visual brand and storytelling across proposals, digital channels, and leadership content, turning complex concepts into clear visuals and polished assets.

  • Own brand systems, templates, and asset management across proposals, websites, and campaigns.
  • Drive visual storytelling for major pursuits with graphics, diagrams, and presentation design to improve readability and impact.
  • Collaborate with marketing teams to ensure consistency and readability across client-facing materials and multimedia assets.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and elevate the firm's visual brand presence across proposals, marketing materials, website content, social media, conferences, photography, video, and thought leadership assets.
  • Develop visual strategies and creative solutions for major pursuits, including graphics, infographics, diagrams, layouts, and presentation materials.
  • Create compelling visual assets that communicate complex technical and business concepts clearly and effectively.
  • Transform thought leadership content into polished reports, white papers, presentations, articles, digital campaigns, and social media content.
  • Ensure consistency, quality, and brand excellence across all internal and external communications.
  • Develop and maintain branded templates, graphics systems, and visual standards.
  • Manage the firm's library of photography, graphics, project imagery, icons, diagrams, and proposal support materials.
  • Coordinate project, staff, and event photography efforts and oversee image selection and asset management.
  • Support development of video content, motion graphics, and multimedia assets.
  • Enhance website imagery, LinkedIn content, digital campaigns, and other online brand channels.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Marketing, Fine Arts, or a related field.
  • 10 to 15+ years of professional graphic design, brand communications, or visual marketing experience.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in branding, visual storytelling, digital communications, proposal graphics, and marketing collateral.
  • Exceptional design, layout, typography, and visual communication skills.
  • Experience translating complex information into clear and compelling visual narratives.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
  • Strong experience with PowerPoint presentation design and Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience developing infographics, diagrams, data visualizations, and branded communication materials.

Preferred

  • Experience developing visual communications within professional services, AEC, consulting, engineering, architecture, construction, or related industries.
  • Familiarity with video editing, motion graphics, and multimedia production tools.
  • Knowledge of digital marketing platforms, content management systems, and analytics tools.

Benefits

  • Shape meaningful infrastructure, environmental, and community outcomes through work that has visible local and regional impact.
  • Grow in a collaborative culture where accessible leaders welcome ideas, feedback, ownership, and professional development.
  • Build your career through mentorship, technical learning, leadership opportunities, and exposure to multidisciplinary project teams.
  • Thrive in a flexible, team-driven environment that values quality, accountability, work-life balance, and long-term success.
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Fisher Associates

Fisher Associates is a multidisciplinary design services firm headquartered in Rochester, NY, with nine locations nationwide. The firm provides civil/site engineering, transportation engineering, electrical engineering, landscape architecture, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, GIS, construction inspection, precast engineering and construction engineering services to public and private sector clients across numerous markets. All services are delivered through the firm’s signature “Clientship” philosophy, which emphasizes not only customized, innovative quality solutions but also an exceptional client experience driven by clear communication, deep expertise, and proactive client advocacy.

Founded in 1984
Rochester, New York, USA
197 employees (16 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.1%
Direct
47.4%
Referral
5.9%
Social
17.1%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~197

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1