Creative Media Specialist

Timmons Group is seeking a highly creative and detail-oriented Creative Media Specialist to join our Brand & Communications team at our Richmond headquarters. Reporting directly to the Brand & Communications Manager, this position plays a key role in shaping and advancing the firm's visual identity through creative direction, design excellence, multimedia production, and collaborative teamwork.

We're looking for a designer who not only has strong technical skills but also thrives on collaboration, someone who enjoys partnering with teammates and internal clients to bring ideas to life. The ideal candidate will blend design thinking, storytelling, and brand strategy to produce compelling visuals, videos, and motion graphics that engage audiences and elevate the Timmons Group brand across all touchpoints.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design visually compelling graphics and layouts for presentations, marketing campaigns, digital ads, social media, proposals, and internal/external communications.
• Create and refine branded templates (presentations, reports, slide decks) to ensure consistency and efficiency across the firm.
• Develop illustrations, infographics, and iconography that translate technical content into engaging, easy-to-understand visuals.
• Collaborate closely with team members and internal clients to conceptualize and deliver creative solutions that support business goals and enhance brand storytelling.
• Provide creative direction that aligns with the firm's brand strategy and reinforces visual consistency across all materials.
• Produce and edit digital and print materials, including web/social graphics, collateral, event signage, promotional items, and conference displays.
• Partner with communication specialists to create cohesive assets for web, video, social media, and other digital platforms.
• Produce and edit short-form videos and motion graphics for social media, digital campaigns, presentations, and internal communications.
• Maintain and organize visual assets, including photography, video clips, and graphic libraries for company-wide use.
• Ensure brand consistency across all materials by applying and maintaining firmwide design standards.
• Stay current on design and digital media trends, bringing new ideas and innovation to the team's creative approach.

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field
• 3-5 years of professional experience in a design, creative, or communications role. Agency experience a plus.
• Strong portfolio showcasing creative concepts, visual storytelling, and design execution across print and digital platforms
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro preferred)
• Strong understanding of layout, typography, color theory, and visual hierarchy
• Experience designing for both print and digital media
• Familiarity with video editing, motion graphics, and animation is a plus
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organization skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are looking for high energy, creative, flexible, patient, self-starters who are willing to work at a dynamic pace. Candidates must share a commitment to our company's Vision, Mission and Shared Values.

Timmons Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Timmons Groupis a full-service engineering and technology firm recognized nationally as a "Best Firm to Work For" byCE News. With over 15 offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, we provide civil engineering, environmental, economic development, GIS/geospatial technology, landscape architecture, and surveying services to a diverse client base. As one of Engineering News Record's (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms for over 30 years, we are dedicated to being an employer of choice and providing our people with the best resources, technology, and culture to help them thrive in an engaging career development setting. For more information, visitwww.timmons.com.

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