Creative Associate

McChrystal Group•Alexandria, VA

About The Position

McChrystal Group is a leadership and management consulting firm that partners with executive teams to solve their most complex performance and coordination challenges. Founded in 2011 by General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal, we help organizations operate with the speed, alignment, and cohesion required to succeed in dynamic environments. Our work is rooted in the Team of Teams® framework - a leadership system developed from General McChrystal’s transformation of the Joint Special Operations Command. We believe that enduring performance depends not just on strategy, but on how effectively leaders, teams, and systems work together under pressure. We are looking for a talented Creative Associate to help elevate our brand across marketing, sales, digital, and executive communications. This role is ideal for an early-career designer who enjoys creating visually compelling experiences across multiple mediums from presentation decks and sales materials to websites, landing pages, social graphics, and campaign assets. In partnership with the Digital Producer and working closely with the marketing team, you'll help transform ideas into polished visual communications that drive engagement and business results.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Marketing, or related field.
1–2 years of experience in graphic design, creative services, marketing design, or a related role.
Strong portfolio demonstrating digital, presentation, and marketing design work.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
Strong visual design, typography, and layout skills.
Exceptional attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing in PowerPoint and Google Slides.
Familiarity with Canva and Figma.
Experience supporting website and landing page design.
Basic knowledge of digital marketing and social media platforms.
Motion graphics or video editing experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as an in-house creative studio for both internal stakeholders, clients and marketing team.
Create visual assets that support marketing campaigns, thought leadership initiatives, events, sales efforts, and executive communications.
Ensure consistent application of brand standards across all materials.
Maintain and evolve brand templates, graphics, and design systems.
Design executive presentations, decks, client-facing materials, and internal communications.
Create sales collateral including one-pagers, brochures, case studies, infographics, and proposals.
Transform complex information into visually compelling and easy-to-understand materials.
Design landing pages, web graphics, website updates, and email visuals.
Create social media graphics and campaign creative assets.
Partner with the Digital Producer on digital content production and campaign execution.
Develop visual assets for paid, owned, and earned marketing channels.
Assist with asset creation for events, webinars, product launches, and brand initiatives.
Support content marketing efforts through graphics, illustrations, and visual storytelling.
Work closely with marketing leadership, sales, and the Digital Producer.
Participate in creative brainstorming and campaign development.
Deliver work to strategic brief.
Self-manage design projects from concept through final delivery on time.