Senior Graphic Designer

Arista Non-DVM•Oak Lawn, IL

About The Position

At Arista, we are revolutionizing advanced pet care through seamless navigation and support that benefits pets, pet owners, and veterinary professionals. We believe exceptional care starts with the people who provide it, and we are committed to providing a collaborative workplace where people feel valued, empowered, and inspired to grow. At CityVet, kindness is at the heart of how we care for pets, pet parents, and one another. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a Senior Graphic Designer to help shape and strengthen how CityVet and Arista Advanced Pet Care show up across every touchpoint. This is a hands-on role for an experienced designer who enjoys a high-output environment, can confidently manage competing priorities, and knows how to balance thoughtful creative with the speed and flexibility of a growing organization.

Requirements

5–7+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within an in-house marketing team, agency, multi-location brand, consumer brand, or similarly fast-moving environment.
A strong portfolio demonstrating sophisticated work across brand, digital, social, campaign, and print design.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Strong command of typography, layout, hierarchy, color, composition, and visual storytelling.
Experience designing within established brand systems while knowing when and how to evolve them.
The ability to move confidently between big-picture creative thinking and detailed production work.
Strong project-management instincts and the ability to effectively prioritize multiple requests at once.
Excellent communication skills and comfort presenting creative thinking, receiving feedback, and collaborating with stakeholders across different functions.
High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering polished, accurate work.
Please include a link to your portfolio when applying.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Premiere Pro, After Effects, CapCut, Figma, or similar tools is a plus.
Experience working with multi-location, healthcare, veterinary, retail, hospitality, or other consumer-facing brands is a plus.
A genuine appreciation for pets, people, and the role kindness can play in creating meaningful brand experiences.

Responsibilities

Own projects from concept through final production, bringing strong creative judgment, clear prioritization, and proactive communication to multiple concurrent initiatives.
Develop and execute creative across digital, social, paid media, email, web, presentations, print, and other marketing touchpoints.
Serve as a brand steward for CityVet and Arista Advanced Pet Care, maintaining consistency while evolving brand systems, templates, and campaign frameworks that can scale across locations and channels.
Lead creative development for new clinic and hospital openings, including local marketing, launch materials, signage-related creative, digital assets, and supporting collateral.
Partner with marketing, digital, operations, clinic teams, and other stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into effective creative solutions.
Create high-quality multimedia assets, including motion graphics, short-form video, and simple animation.
Use campaign performance and channel best practices to help refine creative and improve engagement.
Prepare production-ready files and maintain a high standard of craft, accuracy, and brand consistency across digital and print work.
Help improve design systems, templates, and resources that make the broader marketing team more efficient.