About this opportunity
Colas Inc. lists this Junior Graphic Designer opportunity in morristown, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Colas Inc. is the corporate office of Colas USA, a materials and heavy highway/infrastructure leader that began operations in 1979 with the acquisition of Barrett Paving Materials. The headquarters office of Colas Inc. is located in Morristown, New Jersey, but our employees also work withinour five (5) subsidiary companies operating throughout the United States from New York to Alaska.
The Colas USA Family of Companies provides competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company's value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit
Job Summary
Colas USA has ambitious and exciting growth plans that will see us build on our traditional industrial, contracting and highway maintenance activities. Established in the USA since the 1970's, we are seeking a creative, detail-oriented Junior Graphic Designer to join our in-house communications team. This role will support the development of visual assets across a wide range of communication initiatives, including brand materials, digital content, presentations, internal communications, in-house magazines and event collateral.
With an enviable reputation for being innovative and progressive, our people are central to everything we do, they are vital to our success and set us apart from our competitors. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain visionary, talented and passionate individuals. Theideal candidate is a strong visual thinker with a passion for design, consistency, and elevating brand identity.
Main Responsibilities
Brand & Visual Content
* Support the creation of on-brand graphics for digital and print channels, including brochures, one-pagers, social media assets, infographics, and website visuals.
* Assist in preparing visual content for internal communications such as newsletters, announcements, in-house magazines and presentations.
* Update and maintain brand templates, ensuring consistency and accuracy across all materials.
Digital & Multimedia
* Produce graphics for email campaigns, web pages, and social media posts.
* Resize, format, and optimize visuals for various digital platforms.
* Assist with basic video editing, motion graphics, or animations (a plus).
* Collaborate closely with communications, and other internal teams to understand project needs and deliver high-quality design assets.
* Manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
* Maintain organized file structures and asset libraries.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Communications Director, the Junior Graphic Designer will work with theCorporate Communications team, and the USA subsidiary businesses to create anddevelop impactful visuals that support communications activity that will positively benefitthe Colas brand in the USA and build brand awareness.
This role will support teams across the Colas USA organization with their communication activity, driving a stronger visual Colas brand identity and working within the brand charterboundaries with a creative flair.
You will be initiating, producing and coordinating a range of communication assets as briefed by the communications team, managing multiple and overlapping projects which require clear communication skills, coordination and planning skills.
Other duties in this role will include managing the Colas USA media library, ensuring merchandise branding is consistent and within brand guidelines, and assisting teammembers with projects and activities.
Colas are committed to safety and lowering environmental impact, this will mean all tasksyou complete will be done with these two things in mind.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field - orequivalent work experience.
* 0-2 years of design experience (agency, in-house, internship, or freelance).
* Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
* Familiarity with PowerPoint, Canva, and other layout tools.
* A portfolio demonstrating clean, modern, and versatile design work.
* Experience designing for B2B audiences or complex industries.
* Familiarity with UI/UX principles.
* Basic motion graphics or video editing skills (Premiere, After Effects).
* Understanding of print production processes.
* 3 days per week/ 24 hours per week.
* $ per hour.
Experience
To succeed in this role you will need to demonstrate good attention to detail with a goodunderstanding of communication processes and systems. You should be flexible,enthusiastic with excellent communication skills both spoken and written and able to usethese qualities to plan, develop and deliver effective communication assets to drive brandawareness.
Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:
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