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Job Details

Summary:

The Director of Design is a talented visual artist who is responsible for leading the creation and production of marketing communications, sales, and other graphic design materials. This role functions as both an individual contributor and a leader, directing projects from concept to completion by working with segment marketers, vendors, and other associates. The Director of Design serves as the primary art/design lead for their geographic location, supervising direct reports, monitoring and guiding the implementation of branding requirements and standards, and ensuring the overall quality and innovation of visual materials. This position reports directly to the Senior Director of Branding and Creative and will help set the course for new design strategy within their segment and across the enterprise at large.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Directs all aspects of graphic design development and production within their segment group and location
Actively monitors, implements, and guides the application of branding standards to all collateral
Serves as primary point of contact for design questions related to branding
Collaborates with the Senior Director of Branding and Creative to steer all branded efforts through internal corporate changes and changes in the healthcare marketplace
Supervises other designers within their segment group and location; inspires and motivates their design team to continually elevate its level of design, while ensuring continuous and superior design quality; ensures timely delivery of projects to all stakeholders
Brings design innovation to their team and the enterprise as a whole. Stays on top of current trends
Coordinates, designs, and produces marketing materials, tradeshow graphics, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, corporate reports, and other promotional communications
Provides files to printers, publishers and other outside contacts
Partners with marketing segment and other shared services teams; attends and adds value to marketing meetings
Facilitates communication among designers, marketers, and other groups within a matrixed organization
Establishes graphic standards for their segment group and/or for enterprise-level projects
Evaluates and approves proofs and other printing/press materials
Assists management with the development, implementation and modification of company procedures and policies as necessary
Makes recommendations for improved operations of workflow processes
Complies with company policies and procedures such as profiles, time sheets and working hours
Performs related duties as assigned

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Minimum 7-10 years of experience in a design-related field, marketing communications, advertising, publishing, or other corporate environment required
Previous experience in advertising or marketing communications agency preferred but not required
Previous experience supervising other designers, both artistically and administratively
Completion of a four-year bachelor's degree in graphic arts preferred but not required
Deep digital experience (Web design, prototyping software, working with developers) preferred but not required
Superior hands-on design execution skills and sophisticated design taste
Excellent ideation and conceptual ability
Solid focus on internal and external stakeholders and customers; ability to seek out and find design solutions that satisfy or exceed customer needs
Complete expertise within the Adobe Creative Cloud and other design-related software
Proven leadership ability; able to manage personal workload as well as the productivity of direct reports
Solid project management skills; ability to multi-task; attention to detail
Able to champion an overall workflow process that benefits designers and increases project quality
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to resolve quality issues and troubleshoot team dynamics efficiently and effectively
Willingness to be flexible; works beyond what is described in job description as necessary

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Salary Range*

$98,200 - 151,360

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies:
Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation

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