Marketing Coordinator

Southland Holdings is looking for an experienced Marketing / Content Coordinator to join our marketing team in Grapevine, TX.

Southland Companies encompasses some of the most accomplished heavy civil firms in the industry, and we pursue complex, challenging projects across North America.

The successful candidate will become a vital part of the continued success of the company, with significant opportunities to influence how Southland presents itself across a wide array of marketing materials and mediums.

This role is critical to the development and expansion of the company’s branding and marketing efforts. The primary role is to create visually compelling and creative digital and printed Company’s content.

Responsibilities :

• Create designs, concepts, and layouts for marketing materials that adhere to the company’s brand guidelines.
• Develop graphics and layouts for both print and digital marketing materials.
• Write informative and engaging content for print and digital marketing pieces including magazines and brochures.
• Support the development, execution, and maintenance of design guidelines and standards.
• Support production of printed materials
• Ensure design compliance with project needs and visual brand standards.
• Translate brand stories and data into clear, compelling visual presentations.
• Develop branded charts, graphs, tables, icons, illustrations, and infographics.
• Produce consistent and compelling graphics across digital formats, as well as print when needed.
• Use graphic design principals such as color, form, and balance to create original design concepts that inform and engage technical and non-technical audiences across a variety of digital and print platforms.
• Maintain knowledge of and proficiency with the latest technologies and trends in the graphic design environment, which may require researching and employing new software technology and design / development techniques.
• Review final layouts and suggest improvements as needed.
• Assist with social media content and engagement.

Requirements :

• At least 3 years’ experience in graphic design.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Preferably Adobe Certified), Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint / Word.
• Strong design sense and creativity with integration of color, typography, photography and illustrative graphic elements.
• Ability to creatively transfer complex technical concepts into easily understood graphics
• Understands brand standards and guidelines.
• Willingness to contribute to creative development and brainstorming sessions.
• Exceptional time management skills and attention to detail.
• Consistently punctual, strong analytical skills, high level of creativity and originality, highly adaptable and flexible, high energy and expressiveness, strong teamwork skills, ability to juggle multiple projects, positive, can-do attitude, and takes initiative.
• Content Creation : Uses graphic design skills and knowledge of current software to produce graphic art and visual materials, generates images, animations, text, and video, and creates visual concepts to communicate ideas.

Education :

Bachelor’s of Arts in Graphic Design, a related field or a minimum of 8 years equivalent experience.

Benefits (Full-time) :

• 401K & 401K Matching
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Referral Program
• Weekly payroll

Building Great Things. For more than 120 years, hard-working, honest, innovative people have been forming what has become the Southland family of companies.

We combine the strengths of five subsidiaries that share a dedication to delivering critical infrastructure projects that improve the environment and lives of those around us.

You can find the mark of our specialized Infrastructure legacy across all 50 states to ALL OF NORTH AMERICA and more than 60 countries.

Southland Holdings is an EEO employer - M / F / D / V