An extra dose of nerd-ness: we like the color scheme, too!

Studio Graphique is seeking a resident wordsmith and marketing strategist who can turn taglines on a dime and write strategies that sell. This skilled strategic thinker will not only collaborate with our Principal to recommend holistic communication plans that address client objectives, but also put those plans into action by crafting compelling copy and experiential stories.

This will require a background in copywriting and/or content development, along with a fluent understanding of both proven and trending marketing strategies.

Simply put, our ideal hire must have the capacity to switch from right- to left-brain thinking on any given day, yet apply creativity every step of the way. Your typical day might include:
> Crafting brand positioning for a start-up company in the sustainability market
> Planning communication strategy for a community association
> Uncovering the history of place for an interpretive sign program
> Blogging about the cool things going on at Studio Graphique

Our dream candidate will have a book filled with the following samples:
> Traditional short-form copywriting
> Long-form, storytelling content
> Crafty social media posts
> Brand positioning examples (positioning documents, taglines, etc.)
> New business acquisition materials (proposals, RFPs, scope documents, etc.)
> Marketing plan writing

Qualifications
> 6-12 years experience
> communications degree
> knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Office Suite, social media
> experience in a brand agency or with community development corporations/municipalities a plus!

Dimensions
> full time position in Shaker Square
> occasional travel

Upon hire, you will be well rewarded for your efforts. Your work will have a direct impact on the success of the company, which will mean ample opportunity for career growth along the way.

Studio Graphique is a friendly, fast-paced design firm that specializes in branding, environmental graphic design and wayfinding programs. We’ve spent 15 years building our reputation as a passionate team of designers moved by color, form and function. We balance right and left brain, creativity and practicality, message and medium to create solutions that look smart and make business sense. Design that has purpose, that moves toward goals… what we call Design with Direction.

Our team enjoys all the perks of an entrepreneurial, highly collaborative culture that moves quickly and grows organically, without layers of hierarchy. You’ll work directly with the Principal and lead designers, lending your own unique perspective at every step of the process, from idea generation to problem solving.

Are you a writer of all trades? A well-rounded, strategic storyteller who can harness the power of the pen with wit and authority? Are you interested in uncovering the next round of strategies to help build better business?

Email jobs@studiographique.com with three relevant samples or your digital portfolio. No phone calls please. We will contact candidates for interviews beginning late April.

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Submit your resumé and portfolio samples (or portfolio website link) to jobs@studiographique.com. We will begin interviewing prospective interns the last week of April or early May. No phone calls please.

Our next stop is Toledo, Ohio for the Heritage Ohio Annual Conference May 8-10.

Biomimicry is an innovation method that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies. It is a process that designers can employ to leverage nature’s 3.8 billion years of knowledge to help us solve human problems. While relatively new as a deliberate methodology, the concept has been around for ages.

Maps are visual spatial relationship tool that have been around nearly as long as humans in various forms. You can’t be a wayfinder and not have a sweet spot for maps.

These two things are seemingly disparate — although I have deep interest in them both. But I super love this article about the thought process that went into designing Google Maps. Layers and layers of information are available about places — much more than has ever been available before. Google has created a very sophisticated atlas that uses the concept of simplicity to make their map views both more informative and more readable. And in one case (closer to the end of the article), they drew inspiration from nature to create their “view of the world.” An elegant solution.

So interesting to reflect on how far we’ve come… from using trees to make our maps to using trees to inspire them.

If you’d like to learn more about biomimicry, I encourage you to visit the websites linked throughout this blog post. And if you’re really feeling adventurous, join me and others at the Future of Design: Biomimicry Workshop in March, hosted by E4S and BiomimicryNEO. Details for both the 1-day and 3-day program here.

After many hours spent pulling content together, we finally presented “BrownFlynn/Studio Graphique: A Collaboration in 15 Years with 15 Clients” to the staffers at BrownFlynn last week. Below are some pictures of the final product.

Fairmount Minerals, National City and Tremco are just a handful of clients we’ve been fortunate enough to have come our way thanks to our relationship with BrownFlynn. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the past 15 years together, and hope for another 15!