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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Position overview</span></p>\n<p>The Senior Specialist, Graphic Design (SSGD) is a hands-on creative manager responsible for producing high-quality visual design across client and agency initiatives. This position emphasizes strong layout, typography and visual systems thinking. The SSGD is accountable for graphic execution, consistency and delivery of materials, and includes the development of visual systems, campaign assets, presentations and digital collateral, largely within an established creative direction and strategy for each assignment. 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Key responsibilities include developing cohesive visual systems for major campaigns; leading layout for complex, text-heavy materials; producing long-form publications (e.g., annual reports and toolkits) free of post-production errors; supporting brand and website initiatives; and designing event and presentation materials as needed. The Senior Specialist also will review work created by junior designers, collaborate with videography partners to ensure visual alignment, present their work to decision-makers, maintain organized digital files. 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