Junior Designer

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Junior Designer-Analyst in New York, NY to help conceptualize and execute high-quality visual assets for financial services marketing.

The role blends creative design with production and formatting tasks, ensuring compliance with global brand standards. The ideal candidate balances digital design for web with print production, collaborating with strategists to deliver engaging campaigns while meeting regulatory and brand requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field.
• 1–3 years of professional design experience, preferably in financial services or corporate marketing.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; After Effects plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma for layout design and prototyping.
• Strong PowerPoint and Word integration with design assets.

Responsibilities

• Creative Design (60%): Collaborate with marketing strategists to create campaigns, digital assets, and print collateral.
• Production & Formatting (40%): Update and format marketing collateral, pitch books, and product materials on a monthly/quarterly cadence.
• Support branding for events with cohesive visual assets and stage backdrops; adapt brand guidelines for signage and booth layouts.
• Refine and format high-stakes PowerPoint presentations with brand-consistent templates.

Skills

Design software proficiency

Attention to detail

Organization

Team player

Communication

Portfolio review

Feedback incorporation

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 - Analyst
Location: New York, NY 10282 (Onsite)
Duration: 1 year - longer if possible
Pay Rate: $33.00/HR (Rate is firm)
Work Schedule: M-F 9-6
Portfolio: Portfolio of designer's work as weblink or PDF is required.

Role Overview

• 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.
• 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.