Senior Graphic Designer

 

Office

939 West Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60607

Studio

312-733-8400

Email

studio@mnml.com

Web

mnml.com

 
 

MINIMAL exists to challenge convention, disrupt industries, and deliver game-changing products and experiences that allow our clientele to enjoy impressive return on investment. Leveraging our award-winning, multidisciplinary design expertise, MINIMAL moves at a rapid pace to achieve outstanding results within the concept-to-launch product journey. From established brands to emerging startups, we partner with a diverse cross-section of industry leaders, incubate our own brands, and enjoy forming new entities and partnerships that broaden our skill set and in-house offerings.

We seek an experienced Senior Graphic Designer to fill a newly created role at our Chicago West Loop headquarters. This position will partner with our Founder & CEO, Scott Wilson, our VP of Design, and other key team members to oversee and manage all aspects of client projects.

As a Senior Graphic Designer, you will:

  • Lead and develop design projects from end-to-end, often as a collaboration with industrial designers and mechanical engineers

  • Have a strong graphic design background

  • Have command over various graphic styles, design principles, color theories, and typography

  • Create compelling graphic visual solutions including branding, brochures, infographics, iconography, story boards, logo design, posters, data visualizations, corporate communications, and consumer mock-ups

  • Contribute to the improvement of MINIMAL’s brand development process

  • Contribute to overall MINIMAL brand communications

  • Have a motivated and entrepreneurial work ethic

Responsibilities

  • Innovate and design assets for brand design, packaging design, print ads, and campaigns 

  • Maintain quality and consistency while partnering with cross-functional teams on understanding costs for the most impactful design within a client’s budget

  • Support in conceptualizing brand strategy 

  • Pitch creative concepts to internal and external clients

  • Participate in client calls and meetings

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years graphic design experience with undergraduate degree in design-related field

  • Highly collaborative with an excellent work ethic to produce deliverables with speed and excellence in a fast-paced environment

  • Extreme attention to detail, including top-notch organizing and multitasking skills to meet tight deadlines, handle multiple projects and prioritize accordingly

  • Experience in concept ideation, brand design and design strategy

  • Well versed in design concepts, process, theories, and trends

  • Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud applications—Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign required

  • Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, new media or equivalent degree

  • Strong communication skills

  • Love a fast-paced, start-up type environment 

  • Are comfortable navigating and taking the reigns on projects where there may not always be clear direction

Nice to Haves

  • Experienced in drawing, illustration, and photography

  • Experienced with designing motion graphics in AfterEffects or similar software

  • Have worked on UX/UI for the web or mobile applications

  • Front-end development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

  • Love to create engaging presentations in Keynote or similar software

  • Strong leadership, negotiation, and consensus-building skills

  • Passion for beautiful, well designed products and technology

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

  • Company life insurance plan

  • Short term disability insurance

  • Simple IRA savings plan with company match

  • Paid time off