Designer

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Landor, part of WPP, is seeking a Senior Designer to join our Chicago studio. You will craft memorable storytelling and ensure design continuity across brand, packaging, and experiences, collaborating with peers and partner groups.

You’ll bring 5+ years of brand/design experience, strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, and a portfolio that demonstrates innovative packaging and brand work. This hybrid role offers in-office collaboration four days weekly in Chicago.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience across brand, design, and packaging environments.
• Experience building brands from scratch or as a brand refresh.
• Ability to identify and deliver exceptional creative design.
• Strong packaging design skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Outstanding technical skills with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Current design trend knowledge and skills.
• Familiarity with new media technology/software.
• Ability to collaborate confidently with team members.
• Passion for cracking tough strategic and design problems.
• Evidence of creative solutions that supports project goals.
• A comprehensive portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Deliver memorable storytelling and evolve presentation techniques for the future.
• Collaborate with peers, design counterparts and partner groups to ensure project design continuity.
• Develop and evaluate competitive design strategies and plans with aesthetics focus.
• Support across brand, design, and packaging design areas.

Skills

Brand design

Packaging design

Adobe Creative Suite

Portfolio

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Creative problem solving

Job description

Landor is looking for a Designer to join our Chicago studio. Could this be you?

We are Landor, part of WPP.

World-leading brand experts, underpinned by the most expansive strategic & creative capabilities in our category.

We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable.

We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes.

Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine (3D motion design).

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visitWPP.com.

What you’ll do

You will deliver memorable storytelling, continuing to evolve and develop presentation techniques for the future. You demonstrate strategic and innovative thinking, creating ideas and assisting to develop and evaluate competitive design strategies and plans using your sophisticated understanding of aesthetics. As a Senior Designer, you will collaborate with peers, design counterparts and partner groups to ensure project design continuity across all areas of focus.

What you’ll need

What we’re looking for

• A brand focused Designer
• 5+ years of experience working across brand, design, and packaging design environments.
• Experience building brands either from scratch or as a brand refresh
• Ability to identify and deliver exceptional creative design
• Strong skillset in packaging design
• Excellent communication skills
• Outstanding technical skills with Adobe Creative Suite
• Current design trend knowledge and skills
• Familiarity with new media technology/software
• Ability to collaborate confidently with team members
• Passion for cracking tough strategic and design problems
• Evidence of creative solutions that supports project goals.
• A comprehensive portfolio

We offer a competitive benefits package. The salary rate for this position at the time of this posting may range from $60,000-65,000. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.