Graphic Designer, Contractor
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GCM Grosvenor is seeking an experienced graphic designer to help drive and uphold the firms visual identity and brand integrity across a wide range of clientfacing materials. This role will support the promotion of the firm its investment capabilities sponsored events and corporate citizenship initiatives through impactful highquality design.
The ideal candidate is a selfmotivated creative professional with excellent time management skills the ability to manage multiple priorities and a strong attention to detail. They are energized by working alongside thoughtful colleagues in a highperforming organization focused on excellence. A naturally collaborative team player they will take a proactive approach to problemsolving and brand consistency and bring a strong sense of ownership to their work.
This person will pair their experience in design with the technical and organizational skills required to deliver highquality work in a fastpaced professional setting. In addition to designing highquality visual assets the right candidate will take the lead in developing maintaining and communicating the firms design standards. They will also serve as a brand advocate emphasizing the importance of strong visual identity across the firm.
This person will work directly with the Brand and Communications team. Specific responsibilities include:
Creative strategy
- Elevate the visual identity in line with firm branding
- Build and manage a library of photo imagery graphics icons and other elements for use across various deliverables
Desktop publishing
- Design and layout brochures and booklets for firmwide use such as standard 2page GCM Grosvenor brochure and strategy specific content
- Design and layout longform pieces such as reports whitepapers and investment focused thought pieces with a heavy emphasis on data visualization
- Maximize document format and layout for media and usage (e.g. onscreen vs. print)
Website / social media
- Apply creative strategy to design webpage layouts that are responsive and optimized for different devices and resolutions and in line with ADA accessibility standards
- Create and manage visual elements including photos icons graphs/charts infographics and others
- Design banners hero images and other graphics to enhance existing pages
- Create assets/imagery for use on LinkedIn
Event support
- Develop visual identity and branded assets for various GCM Grosvenorhosted events
- Create eventrelated assets for digital use such as email website and PowerPoint
- Develop and create print materials such as large form signage backdrops and printed materials (brochures cards etc.)
- Create sponsored ads for corporate citizen support and sponsored conferences for 100 events each year
Specific education skills or experience we are seeking:
- Bachelors degree in Graphic Design or related field required
- 4 years graphic design experience in B2B setting required (financial or professional services experience preferred)
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite required
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to implement feedback and changes efficiently is required
- Experience converting data into impactful visuals strongly preferred
- Ability to work in PC environment is required
- Experience creating materials in proper file formats and sizes for various media (print screen email etc.) required
- Figma experience strongly preferred
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and other Microsoft programs strongly preferred
Hours Expected: Average 3040 hours per week (based on project needs)
Location: Chicago/remote
Please submit a portfolio of work samples or provide links to an online portfolio along with application.
ABOUT THE FIRM
GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG) is a global alternative asset management solutions provider with approximately $82 billion in assets under management across private equity infrastructure real estate credit and absolute return investment strategies.
The firm has specialized in alternatives for more than 53 years and has a diverse engaged team of approximately 550 professionals serving a global client base. We are proud to offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package focused on health and wellness retirement planning and diversity and inclusion. The firm is headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York Toronto London Frankfurt Tokyo Hong Kong Seoul and Sydney. For more information visit:.
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