Graphic Design Specialist

Job Description:

• This role is ideal for a designer who brings exceptional visual design skills, a strong understanding of brand systems, and the confidence to collaborate with stakeholders across the organization.
• Seeking someone who can independently manage projects, influence creative decisions, and elevate every touchpoint of our brand.
• Serve as a guardian of the brand by ensuring all creative assets consistently align with established brand standards and design guidelines.
• Design compelling visual communications across print, digital, and environmental mediums, including brochures, customer-facing collateral, event materials, advertising, presentations, social media assets, email graphics, internal communications, promotional merchandise (swag), signage, and other marketing materials.
• Translate business objectives and creative briefs into polished, strategic design solutions that balance brand consistency with fresh, engaging creative.
• Partner closely with marketing, communications, business units, external vendors, and other cross-functional stakeholders to understand project goals, provide creative guidance, and influence design decisions.
• Present creative concepts and design rationale to stakeholders, clearly communicating strategic thinking while incorporating feedback thoughtfully and effectively.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing competing priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Contribute to the evolution of the brand by identifying opportunities to refine templates, improve design systems, and enhance the overall visual experience.
• Prepare production-ready files and collaborate with print vendors, digital teams, and other creative partners to ensure high-quality execution across all deliverables.
• Stay current with design trends, emerging technologies, and best practices while exercising sound judgment about when and how to incorporate them within the brand.
• Print, brochures, event materials, advertising for social media
• Translate business objectives on the creative side.
• Communicate with print vendors and other business units
• Present creative concepts, present to large teams
• Manage projects simultaneously
• Take files from creation to the end of production
• Stay on top of design trends, emerging technologies, familiar with AI tools (Canva, ect.)
• Help assist social media team with graphics

Requirements:

• 3-7 years of professional graphic design experience, with a portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking, polished execution, and a diverse range of design work across print and digital channels.
• A sophisticated understanding of typography, layout, color theory, composition, and visual storytelling.
• Experience working within established brand guidelines while finding opportunities to thoughtfully elevate and evolve creative solutions.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to confidently explain design decisions and build trust with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and influencing creative outcomes through partnership rather than authority.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing business needs, and work independently with minimal direction.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
• Experience with Figma, Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, motion graphics, or video editing is a plus.
• Large corporate experience required
• Experienced in Graphic Design
• Understand the brand and creative assets
• Large corporate experience required
• Work in Adobe Creative Cloud required
• MS Suite required

Benefits:

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.