Junior Graphic Designer — Real-World Projects, Hybrid

Design Observer Group; Downers Grove (IL); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Jak Creative Design in the western suburbs of Chicago is seeking a junior designer who will work alongside senior creatives on real client projects across digital and print.

You will develop concepts, adapt brand systems, learn HTML email and web edits, and prepare production-ready files. This full-time hybrid role is based in Downers Grove, IL, with three days in office and a salary between $62,000 and $68,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 0 to 3 years of professional experience. Internships and meaningful freelance count.
• Portfolio showing strong typography, layout, hierarchy and detail.
• Solid Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Some experience designing for both digital and print.
• Basic familiarity with HTML and CSS, and genuine interest in developing those skills.
• Organization, follow-through, and the ability to take feedback and apply it well.

Responsibilities

• Design across digital and print: email, web, direct mail, presentations, social and display
• Develop concepts and layouts with guidance from senior creatives
• Work within established brand systems and adapt campaigns across formats, audiences and versions
• Learn how design translates into HTML email and web, and make basic edits to existing HTML and CSS
• Prepare accurate, production-ready files
• Learn print and direct mail production from people who've done it for years
• Collaborate with designers, developers, project managers, copywriters and production partners

Skills

Typography

Layout

Attention to detail

Portfolio development

Organization

Feedback responsiveness

HTML/CSS basics

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

HTML/CSS

Job description

Jak Creative Design in the western suburbs of Chicago is seeking a junior designer who will work alongside senior creatives on real client projects across digital and print.

You will develop concepts, adapt brand systems, learn HTML email and web edits, and prepare production-ready files. This full-time hybrid role is based in Downers Grove, IL, with three days in office and a salary between $62,000 and $68,000 depending on experience.