Senior Graphic Designer

RR Donnelley & Sons; Warrenville (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

401(k)

Job summary

RR Donnelley & Sons is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to lead creative execution across B2C and B2B channels, in a fast-paced grocery retail environment. You will shape brand visuals for weekly shopper campaigns, in-store signage, and vendor collateral, while guiding cross-functional teams across engineering, design, and marketing to deliver high-impact work.

The role requires expertise in modular design, Figma, and Adobe platforms, with 5+ years of professional design experience and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in design or a related field is required.
• At least 5 years of professional design or creative services experience.
• Specialized depth in modular design and scalable systems.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architects and directs scalable design systems and templates for long-term cross-functional scalability.
• Audits creative workflows and implements automation to improve efficiency.
• Leads design reviews with senior stakeholders to align on system-wide design approaches.
• Serves as SME for internal discovery and external vendor production, ensuring high standards.
• Establishes and enforces standards for visual hierarchy via peer reviews and audits.
• Mentors junior designers on craft, execution, and system thinking.

Skills

Modular design

Scalable systems

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design/related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

After Effects

Job description

life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, tuition assistance, 401(k)

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry's most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Company Description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry's most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Senior Graphic Designer to lead creative execution across both our consumer-facing (B2C) and wholesale/partner-facing (B2B) channels. In the fast-paced grocery retail environment, you will be responsible for bringing our brand to life-from weekly shopper campaigns and in-store signage to corporate pitch decks and vendor partnership collateral.You know how to design a high-converting consumer grocery ad as well as a polished, data-driven B2B vendor presentation.

Responsibilities

• Architects and directs the development of scalable, modular design systems and master templates to ensure long-term cross-functional scalability.
• Audits creative workflows to identify bottlenecks, implementing file automation and sophisticated toolsets to improve departmental efficiency.
• Leads design reviews with senior stakeholders to build consensus on systematic design approaches and project feasibility.
• Serves as the primary SME for internal discovery and external vendor production, ensuring all deliverables meet rigorous technical and systemic standards.
• Establishes and enforces departmental standards for visual hierarchy through formal peer reviews and technical audits.
• Mentors junior and mid-level designers on design craft, technical execution, and system-levelthinking, providing hands-on guidance to solve complex conceptual problems.
• Act as a power user of Figma, leveraging components, auto-layout, and variables to build scalable, robust design systems.Embrace and integrate Figma AI platforms and other generative AI tools to accelerate ideation, asset generation, and versioning.
• Proactively identify bottlenecks in the creative pipeline and implement automation strategies (e.g., automated resizing workflows, dynamic template generation) to improve team efficiency.
• Completely comfortable working alongside and directing offshore service teams, ensuring clear communication, precise handoffs, and maintained quality standards across time zones.
• Develop premium B2B collateral for our wholesale partners, local suppliers, and corporate stakeholders, including pitch decks, media kits, and annual reports.Create co-branded materials for brand-partnership campaigns (e.g., CPG brand collaborations).Design high-impact in-store and tradeshow marketing materials, such as point-of-sale (POS) displays, booths, and endcap signage.
• Basic knowledge of animation and motion graphics (e.g., Adobe After Effects, Figma prototyping, or similar tools) to create lightweight GIFs, UI micro-interactions, and engaging social video assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in related field is required.
• At least 5 years of experience in professional design or creative services is required.

Skills and Certifications

• Specialized depth of expertise in modular design and scalable systems.
• Proficiencyin Figma and Adobe Platforms.
• Sophisticated analytical thought for solving systemic production issues.
• Negotiation skills to influence others to adopt a different technical point of view.
• High-level proficiency in emerging design technologies and workflow automation.
• Ability to lead large-scale technical projects.

Additional Information

RRD's current salary range for this role is $68,500 to $106,900 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee, and the range may change in the future. At RRD, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. Depending on the role, in addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. RRD's benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans

At RRD, we value innovation, authenticity, and integrity. To uphold the security and fairness of our hiring process, we ask that candidates refrain from using AI tools during interviews to ensure an authentic and secure experience. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to maintain a transparent and equitable hiring process.

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.