Graphic Designer Jobs

As a studio graphic designer, you will execute tactical design projects and implement text/content changes in preparing files to be released for production. Able to stay on brand while making appropriate decisions regarding tactical design/production projects. You will join a culturally diverse group of 100+ strategic and creative explorers at an in-house advertising agency for a biopharmaceutical company with 48,000+ employees. You'll be part of a close-knit team—senior designers, web developers, motion artists, writers, editors, and account managers—that partners with cross-functional stakeholders to support 30+ leading brands. Together, you'll develop multichannel materials for affiliates in 80+ countries.

You'll love working in the modern, eco-friendly building with bright, open interior spaces. Time for a break? Grab a coffee or snack in the on-site Starbucks, enjoy a full meal in the tricked-out cafeteria (sushi Mondays and make-your-own-omelet Thursdays!), work up a sweat in the spacious gym, or take a stroll along the nature path on campus. And you'll find it all in Mettawa, with a free shuttle to and from Metra + convenient access to I94.

Responsibilities:

• Retouch images in Photoshop and apply special effects to a wide range of photography
• Provide technical support to the design team by editing and preparing files that meet graphic standards
• Assist in providing project and printing specifications
• Edit existing creative materials: make type and art edits, including complex data-based charts and tables
• Evaluate and clean-up files for consistency across multiple pieces and projects and through a pre-flight process to prepare files for release to third-party vendors
• Identify issues regarding high-risk designs that could potentially delay final deliverables
• Communicate with creative, account, and project managers to evaluate requests, negotiate deadlines, and continually reprioritize requests as they are received
• Work with creative managers and writers to prepare presentations; create comps
• Prepare artwork for production: scale images, adjust resolution, create packaging schematics and dielines
• Add interactive functionality to PDFs
• Perform artwork searches on stock photo websites and internal databases

Qualifications:

Must have:

• Soft skills: High degree of initiative to drive projects to completion in a fast-paced environment; ability to absorb and respond to constructive feedback and turn projects around quickly when off course
• Technical skills: Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite software: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator; PowerPoint as well as a thorough working knowledge of print production.
• Education + experience: Bachelor's degree in design or related discipline; 5+ years of experience working in a creative agency environment; strong portfolio demonstrating creativity and related expertise
• Portfolio: Must provide samples of work to be considered, including before-and-after retouched photos

Nice to Have, but not required:

• Experience creating ads in Google Web Developer
• Working knowledge of Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Keynote
• Experience creating emails in Knak and SalesForce Marketing Cloud
• Pharmaceutical experience: working in a highly regulated environment
• Experience creating 3D models/renderings for conceptual presentations
• Experience creating websites in Adobe Experience Manager