Graphic Designer

Position 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.

• 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

• 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

Financial Services

MUST be able to work onsite 2x per week in Chicago Loop.
MUST be ok working as a designer in a PC environment.