Marketing Artist
The Blade
Toledo, OH
Full-time
Advertising / Marketing / Public Relations
Posted on June 16, 2021
The Blade, a division of Block Communications Inc., has been serving news to northwest Ohio and southeastern Michigan since 1835 and is the most trusted local news source. The Blade continues to evolve and deliver credible, informative, and daily content both in print and digital formats.
We are an award-winning media company and we are looking for an artist to take point on branding campaigns for internal and external clients. This position will be responsible for creating promotional materials and ad campaigns for toledoblade.com, Blade NewsSlide, Explore 419, and digital billboards. Coordinated campaigns will be developed for all our digital products as well as our social media platforms. The successful candidate will see an ad campaign through from start to finish, for company branding promotions, Explore 419, and external advertisers.
The branding artist must have strong digital skills, with Photo Shop experience. Work with Hype of other animation software is preferred, along with other Adobe Suite platforms. They must work well under deadline pressure and be able to work well across departments. This person also must be good at spec work and sharing multiple concepts for campaigns. They must be MAC proficient and have a minimum of one year experience as a digital artist. Some writing experience would also come in handy. A college degree in graphic art or related field preferred.
The Blade is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)