Senior Designer

Olberding Brand Family; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company contributions

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Olberding Brand Family is seeking a Senior Designer to lead projects and small brands from a design standpoint, collaborating with an onsite team to market the brands our clients love. You will design within established brand identities, help develop concepts, and contribute to design sessions while building client relationships.

8+ years of experience and an outstanding portfolio are required; agency experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in graphic design/branding.
• Amazing portfolio demonstrating consumer products branding.
• Agency experience preferred.
• Knowledge of production artwork and brand guidelines.
• Ability to articulate design rationale and feedback diplomatically.
• Experience with leading projects and brands.

Responsibilities

• Absorb complex tasks and drive conceptual development.
• Lead projects and brands from design perspective.
• Participate in design WIP and sessions to shape concepts.
• Share design inspiration, trends, and tools with team.
• Occasionally present work and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Strong project management

Storytelling and design rationale

Brand-focused thinking

Team collaboration

Mentoring juniors

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe XD

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Job description

Founded in 1919 as Phototype and recently rebranded as the Olberding Brand Family, we are a family company focused on delivering the highest quality and client service in the graphics design, management and printing industry. We Design, Optimize and Protect Brands. Our clients are primarily consumer products companies and printers and we help them by delivering a broad range of services from brand strategy and packaging design, to adaptive design across various print and digital platforms, all the way to color management and the production of printing plates. With our world headquarters located in Cincinnati, we have over 450 employees throughout the United States and offices in Europe and Asia.

The Senior Designer will work with an onsite team to support our client in helping to market the brands they produce, and consumers have come to love. To be successful in this role, you must be able to design within an established brand identity for some of America’s favorite CPG brands.

The Senior Designer will lead projects and small brands from a design standpoint, not expected to be client facing, but expected to begin to master the craft and knowledge of the brands you serve.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Absorb the bulk of complex tasks and conceptual work
• Strong grasp and application of storytelling and design rationale
• Expected to participate deeply in design WIP and work sessions to drive conceptual development
• Proactively share design knowledge, including inspiration, trends, and tools
• Strong focus on a few brands
• Leads projects, eventually brands, based on brand and client complexity and volume
• Occasionally client facing and presenting work
• Assist with maintaining client relationships

Qualifications Include:

• Strong project management and organization skills
• Knowledgeable of consumer products, creative design, and production artwork
• Ability to articulate rationale behind design choicesDiplomatically give and receive feedback on their work and work of fellow designers
• 8+ years’ experience
• Amazing portfolio
• Agency experience preferred
• Expert level in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
• Working knowledge of Adobe XD, After Effects, and/or Premiere is a plus
• Consumer product company knowledge or experience required

Why Choose Olberding Brand Family?

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance to keep you and your family healthy
• A 401k retirement plan with company contributions to help you plan for your future
• Generous paid time off (PTO), personal time, and volunteer time off, in addition to 8 observed holidays
• Parental leave to support growing families
• Career development opportunities

The Olberding Brand Family is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds.