Job Opening for Graphic Designer I in Mohawk Industries (Dalton, GA 30721)

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

What we need:
Mohawk is looking for a Graphic Designer who can do more with Mohawk.

The ideal candidate will use artistic skills & basic design principles to determine the best visual effect in planning and designing various printed and multimedia graphic art projects, from concept origination through printing & technical processes.

What you’ll do:
Collaborate with Product Design/ Marketing and other internal team members to determine project needs, develop a project plan, and produce visual solutions for specific communication needs of the client.
Translate client needs into multiple creative design options that allow flexibility in achieving the goals of the project & that conform to appropriate time and budget constraints for each project
Use artistic skills and basic design principles to determine the best visual effect in planning, developing, and designing creative, aesthetic materials that are targeted to a specific audience and are consistent with the image of Company brands.
Follow all art projects from conception to print to ensure the production of the highest quality catalogs, brochures, advertisements, and other visual media possible.
Work in a team environment to contribute ideas for concept development and to refine aspects of all jobs within the department.
Research and monitor design trends to sharpen skills, keep with current technology and software, and determine ways to enhance the Company’s image and designs from those of the competitor.
Perform other duties as required.

What you have:
Four-year college degree in a related field is required, preferably in Art, Design, or Marketing.
0-2 years of job specific work experience.
Intermediate to advanced level proficiency in the following areas: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, Quark, and Photoshop in both a MAC and PC environment.
Understanding of graphic illustration and art design principles and concepts.
Previous experience preferred in project management involving successfully organizing, planning, and executing projects from vision through implementation.

What you’re good at:
Ability to work independently, set priorities, and handle multiple tasks with concentration, speed, and accuracy to meet multiple deadlines and shifting requirements to produce a large volume of high-quality material with meticulous attention to detail.
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills necessary to effectively interact with team members, management, and other internal and external customers and to build positive interpersonal relationships with various business partners in a cross-functional environment
Consistent, proven ability to manage and implement projects and to contribute to concept development.
Ability to approach unfamiliar situations and conceptualize a range of creative and imaginative solutions with ease, using creativity skills to document and sell them to clients.

What else?
While we’re a primarily in-office team, we thrive on flexibility and ensuring our people can balance personal and professional time
We’re located in a pretty great spot – check out this video to see what we mean

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.