Graphic & Document Design Officer

Graphic & Document Design Officer (NRC/5439)

The European Patent Office in Munich is seeking a Graphic & Document Design Officer *

in Graphic Design Munich (Dept. 4.4.3.1)
1-year contract
(extensions are possible, but the total contract term cannot exceed 36 months)

Deadline for applications: 23.3.2013

Graphic Design is a specialist unit within Internal Services Munich. Internal Services covers a number of areas, including graphic design, document design, print production, reprography, mail rooms, messengers and office supplies.

The Graphic Design team is looking for a new member to help support and develop its services. These range from initial conception and layouting right through to production co ordination of a wide of range of products (magazines, flyers, posters, banners, brochures, programmes and graphics) for numerous clients Office-wide.

Main duties

• Conception, design and layout of diverse publications
• Design implementation, including pre-press, proofing and print job creation
• Advising in-house clients on publications and visual usage in line with corporate identity guidelines
• Creation of illustrations and graphics
• Template development
• Supporting workflow development and aiding automation in Adobe software
• Supporting skill and knowledge transfer within the Graphic Design team.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate will have

• a diploma or further training in graphic design
• a minimum of 3 years' experience of working with graphic design agencies, on either the client or business side
• very good knowledge of Apple Mac and Adobe products (especially Indesign and Photoshop), plus Microsoft Office literacy
• the ability to multitask in a dynamic environment and to communicate with people
• team player spirit with good interpersonal skills and a co-operative, helpful and supportive approach
• well developed organisational skills
• the ability to motivate and sustain team members
• experience of training a small team and/or developing workflows
• have good knowledge of at least two of the official languages**, preferably English and German.

Minimum qualifications

Completed secondary education, or - in exceptional cases - equivalent professional experience.

The successful candidate will be selected on the basis of qualifications, supplemented as appropriate by interviews, tests and/or a personality questionnaire.

Candidates invited for interview may also be asked to submit work references and portfolios beforehand. The Office will return supporting portfolios.

Application until: 23.3.2013

Please apply by sending us your online application 

Instructions for online job applications to the European Patent Office 

How to get there: directions for the European Patent Office in Munich 

* Grade B5/B1
** English, French and German