Junior Designer

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. seeks a Junior Designer to join the in-house design team in New York. The role combines creative concepting with production tasks to deliver high-quality visual assets reflecting our market insights, product offerings, and brand standards.

The incumbent will split time between digital/web design and print production, ensuring regulatory compliance and brand alignment while supporting PowerPoint presentations and campaign collateral.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field.
• Portfolio of designer's work in web or print required.
• Expert knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign; After Effects and motion software a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma for layout design, prototyping, and component libraries.
• Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint and Word to integrate design assets into templates.

Responsibilities

• Creative Design (60%): Conceptualization & Ideation; Campaign Asset Creation; Infographics.
• Production & Formatting (40%): Template Management & Versioning; Insights: header images & data visuals for webpages; Event Branding & Environmental Design; Presentation Support.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Organization

Team Player

Portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communications

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

After Effects

Figma

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Job Title: Junior Designer

Location: 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282

Duration: 1 year - longer if possible

Work Schedule: M-F 9-6

Projected Weekly Workable Hours: 40 Hours

Overtime Requirements: Not Required

This Analyst, Designer will sit within the in-house design team in Asset Management Marketing in New York. This role is responsible for conceptualizing and executing high-quality visual assets that communicate the firm's market insights, product offerings, and brand values. The designer must balance creative innovation with strict regulatory compliance and global brand standards. This role will execute at a creative level but is also required to perform essential production and formatting work.

The workload is structured as approximately 60% creative design and 40% production & formatting. The ideal candidate is a versatile designer who is equally comfortable designing for digital/web environments and preparing assets for physical print production.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Design (60%)

• Conceptualization & Ideation: Collaborate with marketing strategists to brainstorm and design visually compelling campaigns, digital assets, and print collateral.
• Campaign Asset Creation: Design high-fidelity web banners, social media graphics, and email assets for business focus campaigns.
• Infographics: Translate complex financial data, market outlooks, and economic data into clean, modern, and easy-to-understand infographics.

Production & Formatting (40%)

• Template Management & Versioning: Update, format, and maintain existing marketing collateral, pitch books, and product materials in monthly or quarterly cadence.
• Insights: Support content and product team's ad hoc insights by creating header image and data visualization for webpages
• Event Branding & Environmental Design: Adapt and elevate established brand standards to design cohesive visual assets for high-profile client events and conferences. Apply existing brand guidelines to stage backdrops, digital and directional signage, step-and-repeats, and custom booth layouts.
• Presentation Support: Refine and format high-stakes PowerPoint presentations, ensuring correct use of templates, typography, and brand consistency.

Key Qualifications & Technical Skills

• Experience: 1-3 years of professional design experience, preferably within financial services, corporate marketing, or an agency environment.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
• Portfolio: Portfolio of designer's work as weblink or PDF is required.
• Adobe Creative Cloud: Expert knowledge of Illustrator (vector graphics), Photoshop (image editing), and InDesign (multi-page document layout). Aftereffects, Director and other motion software a plus.
• Figma: Advanced proficiency in Figma for layout design, prototyping, and utilizing component libraries.
• Microsoft Office: Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint and Word to ensure seamless integration of design assets into corporate templates.
• Attention to Detail: Exceptional precision is required to handle complex financial data and regulatory disclosures without errors.
• Organization: Strong organization skills with ability to manage multiple projects at once with tight and competing deadlines.
• Team Player: Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who is open to feedback to refine design.