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Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience
1. Minimum 5+ years experience with in-depth mastery of current design and production tools and technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, M365, WordPress
2. Minimum 5+years experience with proven experience as a graphic designer with a strong portfolio across print and digital, including event-related materials.
3. Minimum 5+years experience with strong time management skills to independently manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and ensure preparedness. (this is 75% of the role)
4. Minimum 5+years experience with excellent written communication skills, essential for collaborating across a global team and multiple time zones, ensuring clear and effective updates via Teams messages.
General Information
Job Description (Please provide as much detail as possible regarding the role OR you have the option to upload the JD below under attachments): IMPORTANT COMPLIANCE NOTES FOR SUPPLIERS - PLEASE READ:
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• Sub-contracting is discouraged at Microsoft. All forms of sub-contracting must be submitted to the contractor services team for review and approval. Please note, for any assignments in support of the WDG organization, no sub-contracting approvals will be granted.
• All candidates must be submitted with full legal names, and without agency letterhead or logos.
• It is against Microsoft policy to solicit another supplier's staff augmentation resource while on an active assignment.
• Direct supplier contact with sponsors is NOT permitted.
• This request is classified as a staff augmentation contractor role (Engaged to temporarily augment and support the existing resources of a team and/or a cyclical business need)
More information on the above policies can be found in your Supplier Reference Guide. If you have any questions, please reach out to your local program office.
Request Summary:
• Bill Rate Max: $85.60
• Budget Approved (Y/N): Y
• Candidate Location Requirements: 100% remote but needs to be local to Cambridge, Massachusetts (1 Memorial Drive) or New York City, New York (300 Lafayette Street) ; the sponsor strongly encourages the candidate to go onsite once a week. Majority of the team goes in once a week for lab work (and social interaction and camaraderie).
• If hybrid, of days contractor will be required to work onsite: strongly suggests coming onsite once a week to Cambridge, Massachusetts (1 Memorial Drive) or New York City, New York (300 Lafayette Street)
• Daily Schedule & OT estimate: Monday-Friday, 40 hours, potential OT. Must be approved by sponsor prior to working.
• Chance for Extension (Y/N): Y; team plans to have this resource for a minimum of 2 years.
• Equipment or Software Required: Supplier to provide the equipment such as the laptop, headset, and mouse
• Attestation Required/Type (if applicable): N/A
• Motivators for this need: This role has been opened due to backfill.
Please note the rate card max listed under the Rate Details section in Beeline may differ from the sponsor's actual max bill rate. Please adhere to the max bill rate listed in the 'Request Summary' section above.
NOTE: Confidential information may not be shared with suppliers.
Typical Day in the Role
• Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is managing the internal and external affairs for Microsoft Research. The team partners closely with researchers to help accelerate their research, hosts internal events, and engages in
community initiatives both internally and externally.
• Key projects: This role will contribute to:
s a Graphic Designer, you will play a crucial role in creating and producing visually compelling designs and deliverables for various digital platforms and in-person experiences. With a strong background in design principles, you will collaborate in a fast-paced environment and when projects need evolving with the program managers on the Community Initiatives team and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative design deliverables. This role will report into the Director of the Microsoft Research Community Initiatives team.
In this, role you will:
• Design & Production: Create and deliver timely and accurate graphic art production, layout and design for programs and projects (webpage banners, emails, conference booth design and assets, social media assets)
• Collaboration & Communication: Communicate and collaborate directly with Community Initiatives teams' Program Managers to gather input and regular feedback, managing expectations and presenting design concepts effectively.
• Visual identity Consistency: Ensure Microsoft Research visual identity consistency across all design deliverables.
• Alignment: Collaborate with and collect feedback from the Design Lead in the Microsoft Research Creative Studio to ensure alignment to overall Microsoft Research visual identity guidelines and evolutions
• Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of 25% meetings, 75% heads down.
Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition
• What makes this role interesting? - This role provides the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and fun environment within Microsoft Research, which is focused on technology exploration and creativity. The sponsor stresses the
importance that this candidate will be integrated into the team and they will ensure that they feel like a part of the broader MSFT team.
• Unique Selling Points: There will be growth opportunities such as working closely with researchers to visually tell their research mission and vision. If they are interested in specific areas, the sponsor is willing to carveout time for
specific interests and connecting them with researchers in that area. They will be apart of a global team, collaborating across multiple time zones and locations, which adds diversity and a broader perspective to the work.
Candidate Requirements
• Years of Experience Required: 5+ overall years of experience in the field.
• Degrees or certifications required: An undergraduate or bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field degree is required to be eligible for this role.
• Disqualifiers: Candidates with job hopping (a year or less in roles) and will not be eligible for the role.
• Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain experience designing for academic research communities, knowledge of motion graphics or video editing, and experience working in a large tech or research organization.
• Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on meeting deadlines. The sponsor would also like the candidate to bring new ideas - be comfortable looking at what they're currently doing and bringing new ideas to the
table and suggesting improvements to current processes.
Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience
1. Minimum 5+ years experience with in-depth mastery of current design and production tools and technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, M365, WordPress
2. Minimum 5+years experience with proven experience as a graphic designer with a strong portfolio across print and digital, including event-related materials.
3. Minimum 5+years experience with strong time management skills to independently manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and ensure preparedness. (this is 75% of the role)
4. Minimum 5+years experience with excellent written communication skills, essential for collaborating across a global team and multiple time zones, ensuring clear and effective updates via Teams messages.
Hard Skills Assessments
• Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: 4/22 and possible the morning 4/25. Otherwise, they will be scheduled the following week.
• Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include one round with the sponsor. A potential second round with an FTE.
• Required Candidate Preparation: N/A
Please reference the information below Their ideal candidate will have all that is mentioned below. I will include this in an attachment with active links on the request
What We Do
The Microsoft Research Community Initiatives team is a global group based in Microsoft Research labs worldwide, dedicated to designing and delivering impactful engagement programs that foster connections and drive the exchange of ideas between Microsoft's internal research community and the broader academic and research ecosystem.
Through high-impact programs, workshops, and events, we strengthen Microsoft Research's leadership in the global research community, spark innovation, and bring together scientists and technologists for critical discussions. Our initiatives build relationships, facilitate collaboration, attract top talent, and enhance Microsoft Research's role as a thought leader in advancing science and technology.
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Date Posted: 19 May 2025
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