YDI

About the job:
As the Studio Manager/Production Assistant, you will be an organizational leader on projects within the Design Studio. You will be assigned to multiple work-streams to assist the Designers and Creative Director to meet the various administrative needs of signage production. You will be relied on to help keep the players coordinated and move the team across the finish line, partnering with colleagues at all levels.

Drop us an email with your cover letter, resume and portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Keep the office running on a day-to-day level
• Answer phones
• Order supplies
• Oversee tidiness of front desk, office, sample library and inventory
• Schedule meetings and maintain calendars
• Take notes during meetings
• Communicate with designers, clients and fabricators in a professional demeanor
• Take on new challenges as-needed 
• Collaborate with Designers on incoming projects, reviewing statement of work and project plan, assisting in resourcing, managing efforts, and outputs on project through delivery.
• Communicate with external agencies and vendors to align on timelines and deliverables, setting expectations and clarifying uncertainty, heading off problems before they arise.
• Work closely with the team to track feedback from various stakeholder reviews and ensuring all members of a project team are informed of relevant information necessary to accomplish their role.
• Identify and resolve blockers for creatives with special attention to uncertainty on next steps, incomplete deliverables/project specs, timeline questions, and communication of project status.
• Manage organization of project files on the server, creating new project folders and archiving those that are complete.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Software requirements: Gmail suite, Microsoft suite – Excel, Word
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced production environment
• Strong communication skills
• Proactive and positive problem solver
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite ideal

About the job:
We’re looking for a passionate, full-time creative to join our team.
YDI is a Baltimore-based graphic design studio focused in branding and experiential design. We’re looking for a creative, motivated, and dynamic junior graphic designer to add to our team. You will be a key part of a small creative studio that’s tackling projects big and small here locally and across the country. Our clients span a range of fields including sports, hospitality, development, retail and non-profit.

Drop us an email with your cover letter, resume and portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• create and collaborate with team members to design engaging branding, signage, and environments
• participate in client meetings, site walks, and group critiques
• be comfortable working independently to meet deadlines
• provide support to senior designers and project managers

Qualifications:

• bachelor’s degree in graphic design or similar field
• ability to think through design problems and arrive at elegant solutions
• strong verbal and written communiation skills
• strong typography skills
• compelling visual & verbal presentation skills
• proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• interest in experiential graphic design is a plus
• experience in Sketch-Up or other 3D rendering programs is a plus