Graphic Designer

Overview

Financial Services company in Chicago is hiring a Graphic Designer (Presentation Designer) in a full time capacity. In this role you will work closely with bankers and executives to design and execute presentations, charts, infographics, multi-page documents, and more. This is a hybrid position requiring 2 days onsite per week (Chicago Loop). The ideal candidate is personable and must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

IMPORTANT: This is a non-exempt, full-time (direct hire) opportunity with benefits. Pay is hourly and based on a salary. As this is a full time role, there is no end date.

Candidates with ad agency, financial services, real estate, or similar background are encouraged to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and execute PowerPoint pitch books and client presentations
Apply and update client templates to presentations with consistency and technical formatting
Create company branded and client charts, graphs, tables, icons and other infographics
Create fully functional client-branded PowerPoint templates
Implementation of design principles; such as layout, alignment, color theory, typography, and visual hierarchy to create visually appealing and effective presentations
Perform photo re-touching and photo manipulation
Perform Logo creation, recreation or vectorization
Design or recreate highly detailed and complex maps
Design print collateral (invitations, signage, and banners)
Format Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents
Other similar presentation design or document formatting requests

REQUIREMENTS

2+ years of experience as a Presentation Designer or similar capacity designing and editing documents, spreadsheets and presentations
Expert knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel (non-technical), and Adobe Acrobat Pro
Advanced knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
Strong knowledge and experience designing infographics, charts, tables and graphs
Ability to work independently on a project or collaboratively as a team player and able to integrate with a diverse team with varying opinions and ideas
Ability to take ideas and think creatively to make professional, aesthetically pleasing layouts while maintaining company identity standards
Ability to work with a job ticketing system, work well under pressure and make quick sound decisions
Professional written and verbal communications skills
Flexible and open to changing priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously within tight deadlines
Research skills - know the places to look and manage time spent efficiently
Strong aptitude to acclimatize and learn quickly

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