Art Director

Synectics Inc.; Lake Bluff (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Synectics Inc. is seeking a graphic design professional to develop creative concepts and design solutions from initial idea through final production. You will craft compelling visual communications across campaigns, events, data visuals, and branded environments.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will translate business objectives into engaging visual stories while upholding brand standards and elevating the brand's creative expression.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to take conceptual ideas from strategy and design through final production-ready execution.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with advanced skills in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop required.
• Strong experience working within and extending complex brand identity systems.
• Exceptional typography and layout skills, with a deep understanding of hierarchy, composition, and visual storytelling.
• Outstanding eye for imagery, color, and design aesthetics across print, digital, environmental, and experiential applications.
• Experience designing integrated campaigns across multiple channels and touchpoints.
• Strong production knowledge, with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to deliver accurate, press-ready and digital-ready files.
• Strong storyteller who combines strategic thinking, conceptual creativity, and flawless execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts and design solutions from initial idea through final production.
• Create compelling visual communications across a wide range of projects including employee campaigns, branding, events, and data visuals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives into engaging visual stories.
• Ensure work aligns with brand standards while evolving the brand's creative expression.

Skills

Creative concepting

Visual storytelling

Typography

Brand alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

• Development of creative concepts and design solutions from initial idea through final production execution.
• Create compelling visual communications across a wide range of projects, including:
• Employee communication campaigns
• Environmental graphics and branded spaces
• Meetings and events
• Data visualization and infographics
• Strategic partnerships and sponsorship activations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives into engaging visual stories that drive audience engagement and strengthen brand perception.
• Ensure all work aligns with established brand standards while identifying opportunities to evolve and elevate the creative expression of the brand.

Description

• Development of creative concepts and design solutions from initial idea through final production execution.
• Create compelling visual communications across a wide range of projects, including:
• Employee communication campaigns
• Consumer-facing digital campaigns
• Environmental graphics and branded spaces
• Meetings and events
• Data visualization and infographics
• Strategic partnerships and sponsorship activations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives into engaging visual stories that drive audience engagement and strengthen brand perception.
• Ensure all work aligns with established brand standards while identifying opportunities to evolve and elevate the creative expression of the brand.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to take conceptual ideas from strategy and design through final production-ready execution.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with advanced skills in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop required.
• Strong experience working within and extending complex brand identity systems.
• Exceptional typography and layout skills, with a deep understanding of hierarchy, composition, and visual storytelling.
• Outstanding eye for imagery, color, and design aesthetics across print, digital, environmental, and experiential applications.
• Experience designing integrated campaigns across multiple channels and touchpoints.
• Strong production knowledge, with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to deliver accurate, press-ready and digital-ready files.
• Strong storyteller who combines strategic thinking, conceptual creativity, and flawless execution.
• Equally comfortable developing a big idea for a communications campaign as they are refining typography, selecting impactful imagery, or preparing final production files.
• Portfolio demonstrating excellence across employee communications, digital marketing campaigns, environmental graphics, events, infographics, and branded experiences, with a passion for creating work that is both beautiful and effective.

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
• Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• 401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.