Midweight Designer
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Do you want to step into
bigger briefs and better work
The bar were setting
Were looking for amidweight designerwith strong ideas sharp craft and the ambition to make good work better.
This is a hands-on role for someone ready to step up. Youll work across brand campaigns digital editorial and social turning clear thinking into distinctive design.
Youll bring taste pace and attention to detail. Youll have a point of view take feedback well and care about the standard of the work.
The right attitude matters. Were looking for someone willing eager and ready to lean in a designer who wants to contribute grow and help raise the bar.
About Teneo Studio
Teneo Studio is the in-house creative team turning complex B2B challenges into clear compelling ideas across brand content campaigns and engagement. The studio is growing into a high-performing creatively ambitious powerhouse known for sharp thinking strong ideas and work that stands out.
Brands are brought to life with clarity consistency and creative rigour. Every piece of work is considered purposeful and built to stand up at the most senior levels delivering impact across digital print and campaign touchpoints.
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Role
Youll help shape brand-led work across identity campaigns digital editorial and social. That includes reports and long-form content where structure layout and typography matter as well as social assets where pace clarity and cut-through are key.
Youll work closely with creatives strategists and account teams to interpret briefs explore design routes and bring ideas to life across a range of channels.
You wont be expected to lead every project independently but you should be ready to own defined tasks manage your time well and present your thinking clearly.
This is a role for a designer with taste curiosity and momentum someone who wants to get stuck in build confidence and make work theyre proud of.
Responsibilities
- Develop creative ideas and design routes in response to B2B briefs.
- Create design work across brand campaign digital editorial presentation and social channels.
- Support the development of visual identities campaign concepts and brand systems.
- Design and produce social assets for LinkedIn Instagram X and other relevant platforms.
- Apply editorial thinking to reports presentations and long-form content.
- Bring brand guidelines to life with consistency and creativity.
- Take defined tasks and smaller projects from brief through to delivery.
- Collaborate with creatives strategists and account teams.
- Present ideas clearly and explain design decisions with confidence.
- Use feedback to refine and strengthen the work.
- Prepare accurate production-ready files for print digital social and presentation use.
- Maintain high standards across typography layout image choice motion and detail.
- Stay curious about design culture tools and how AI can support the creative process.
- Bring energy openness and a willingness to get involved.
Requirements
- Around35 years experiencein a design studio agency or in-house
creative team. - A portfolio showing strong visual craft original thinking and confident work across relevant channels.
- Experience across brand campaign digital social and editorial design.
- Strong typography layout hierarchy and visual systems skills.
- Good editorial design skills particularly across reports presentations and long-form content.
- Experience creating social assets and adapting ideas across formats.
- Able to develop ideas not just execute instructions.
- Confident working within brand guidelines.
- Able to explain creative thinking and design choices clearly.
- Good understanding of how design supports communication brand and business objectives.
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite especially InDesign Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Strong working knowledge of Figma.
- Animation or motion skills including After Effects are welcome.
- Organised reliable and able to manage multiple tasks.
- Collaborative proactive and keen to keep learning.
- A positive willing attitude someone who wants to lean in support the team and raise the standard.
What We Offer
New joiners are supported by an induction programme and continuous development is a key focus of life at Teneo - learning and knowledge sharing are at the heart of this. We have an environment and culture that is focused on supporting your development and career support this with a dedicated Learning Team who provide a range of learning opportunities and personal development support.
As a Teneo employee youll enjoy unique benefits including flexible time off policy; medical dental and vision coverage; long-term disability and life insurance; a 401K plan; commuter benefits; team events; snacks; and other perks.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Teneo is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. Teneo considers all applicants without regard to race color religion creed national origin age sex marital status ancestry disability veteran status gender identity genetic information or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.
Total Compensation Package
Includes base salary annualized discretionary bonus 401k match healthcare coverage and a broad range of additional benefits and perks.
About Teneo
Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.
Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 as well as other corporations financial institutions and organizations.
Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications investor relations financial transactions and restructuring management consulting physical and cyber risk organizational design board and executive search geopolitics and government affairs corporate governance ESG and DE&I.
The firm has more than 1800 employees located in 45 offices around the world.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Teneo is a global CEO consulting and advisory firm that provides integrated, strategic counsel in management consulting, strategy & communications, capital and risk advisory for CEOs and senior executives of leading companies.