Senior Designer

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At HLK Senior Designers bring ideas to life with craft precision and a deep love for this role youll deliver outstanding design systems visual identities and executional excellence across mediums. Youll work closely with Creative Directors Art Directors and Copywriters to make sure every detail from typography to layout across motion and technology meets the highest standard. Youll also influence art directions and production artists ensuring consistency and elevating the design culture at HLK.

If youre someone who: loves building cohesive design systems across channels thrives on details craft and precision think deeply about the why behind every choice is collaborative and eager to share your expertise with others is curious about new media and actively seeks new tools takes pride in delivering polished final work that drives brand impact

This is the place for you.

Responsibilities

Design across mediums including print digital social motion and branding
Translate concepts into polished strategically aligned designs
Develop and maintain brand identity systems and ensure consistency across executions
Provide design mentorship to junior designers and studio team members.
Partner with Creative Directors and Copywriters to ensure alignment of visuals with ideas.
Apply deep knowledge of typography layout color and composition to create impactful work.
Collaborate with production teams to ensure flawless final deliverables.
Bring a high level of design craft to presentations and client-facing materials.
Stay current on design trends tools and technologies to keep HLKs work sharp.
Maintain a strong point of view on the work and push for brave unexpected solutions.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in graphic design visual communication or related field (or equivalent experience).
57 years of design experience in an advertising agency design firm or in-house creative team.
Portfolio showcasing mastery in design craft systems thinking and execution across mediums.
Strong experience with Adobe Creative Suite; familiarity with Figma After Effects and Google Suite
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to deliver work at the highest standard.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Collaborative positive and proactive mindset.
Based in Chicago or St. Louis. We are not accepting remote applicants at this time.

$75000 - $100000 a year

The individual salary within this range is determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to experience knowledge skills and location.

Required Experience:

Senior IC