Senior Designer

Olberding Brand Family•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Designer will work with an onsite team to support our client in helping to market the brands they produce, and consumers have come to love. To be successful in this role, you must be able to design within an established brand identity for some of America’s favorite CPG brands. The Senior Designer will lead projects and small brands from a design standpoint, not expected to be client facing, but expected to begin to master the craft and knowledge of the brands you serve.

Requirements

Strong project management and organization skills
Knowledgeable of consumer products, creative design, and production artwork
Ability to articulate rationale behind design choices
Diplomatically give and receive feedback on their work and work of fellow designers
8+ years’ experience
Amazing portfolio
Expert level in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
Consumer product company knowledge or experience required

Nice To Haves

Agency experience preferred
Working knowledge of Adobe XD, After Effects, and/or Premiere is a plus

Responsibilities

Absorb the bulk of complex tasks and conceptual work
Strong grasp and application of storytelling and design rationale
Expected to participate deeply in design WIP and work sessions to drive conceptual development
Proactively share design knowledge, including inspiration, trends, and tools
Strong focus on a few brands
Leads projects, eventually brands, based on brand and client complexity and volume
Occasionally client facing and presenting work
Assist with maintaining client relationships