Senior Graphic Designer

Parts Town•Addison, IL

17d•Hybrid

About The Position

As our Senior Graphic Designer, you won't just execute campaigns—you will help conceptualize and elevate them to align with our brand identity, drive customer behaviors, and propel our creative vision forward. You will be an active and important participant in the design process, taking ultimate ownership of high-impact projects to support the needs of the Marketing team. We are looking for a highly creative, self-starter who is passionate and motivated to push our visual storytelling to the next level. In collaboration with the Creative Director, you will safeguard our visual standards across both print and digital mediums, ensuring every element is compelling, customer-focused and tightly aligned with marketing strategies and business objectives. You don’t just accept constructive criticism; you actively facilitate critique sessions. You don't hesitate to challenge the status quo, champion fresh perspectives during brainstorming and offer recommendations that directly move the needle on our KPIs.

Requirements

Minimum 6+ years of professional graphic design experience, with a proven track record of managing complex projects under tight deadlines
Comfortable taking the reins on projects, working autonomously while remaining collaborative and open to feedback
Expert-level knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, with a seamless transition from traditional layout design to high-impact motion graphics and animation
Leverage a "tech-first" mindset, using AI to spark inspiration and expedite the creation of multi-channel design assets
Highly productive, organized, detail-oriented, self-starter who excels at prioritizing tasks and work both independently and as part of a team
Proud of your work and can articulate the strategic "why" behind your design and conceptual choices
Advanced understanding of typography, print production, web accessibility and digital layout standards.
Understand how to design to brand standards, audiences’ needs and goals while sprinkling a bit of your personal awesome sauce.

Nice To Haves

Know some HTML/CSS to bridge the gap with web teams
Photography and video are a major plus
Knowledge of comics, superheroes, pop culture and music from the 80’s and 90’s
Likes memes
Knows some jokes

Responsibilities

Create and develop compelling print and digital creative assets across a wide range of platforms, including advertisements, flyers, signage, websites, landing pages, banner ads, social media content, email campaigns, presentation decks, infographics and iconography.
Evolve, refine, and optimize existing assets as needed to support business objectives, maintain brand consistency, and enhance the customer experience using tools from the Adobe Creative Suite, personal favorites or sketches on napkins.
Work with our team to develop and maintain brand standards for all cross-channel platforms and communications.
Contribute to internal and external marketing initiatives by taking on additional creative assignments and project needs as they arise.
Actively participate in meetings with cross functional teams, agency partners and stakeholders to share ideas, provide creative input and support project alignment and execution.