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About the Role

Crain Communications is seeking a dynamic, experienced Graphic Designer to produce creative solutions for advertising, subscription, brand, and events marketing across its award-winning portfolio of brands. The designer will report to the Design Director and execute creative solutions across channels and platforms with an eye for refined aesthetics. This role involves delivering a wide variety of design projects from concept through completion, focusing on digital-heavy solutions across the customer journey.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects from start to final delivery.
• Use and improve upon existing design templates.
• Collaborate across teams (marketing, events, acquisition and retention) to elevate standards of design solutions.
• Participate in weekly meetings to understand creative needs and prioritization.
• Design net-new creative as well as versioning across channels and platforms.
• Maintain consistency across each brand and deliverable.
• Think strategically while working on design solutions.
• Prepare design assets and files for multi-use, multi-channel, and print formats.
• Stay up-to-date with trends across e-commerce, social media, graphic design, photography and video, and propose new ideas or share insights with the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, art, advertising, or related field.
• Expert in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working as a designer in a professional setting.
• Online portfolio that includes recent and relevant examples of your work across multiple platforms.
• Knowledge of HTML, email, and web design with an understanding of how to adapt creative across platforms (print, email, web, social, events).
• Experience designing ad campaigns, banner ads, marketing landing pages, as well as email campaigns, triggers and journeys.
• Understanding of photography, typography and printing techniques.
• Creative thinker with an eye for detail and an aptitude for accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to manage tight, concurrent deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player with collaborative spirit and ability to relate to a wide range of people.
• Ability to see multiple points of view and receive and act on constructive criticism.

Skills

• Photoshop
• InDesign
• Illustrator
• Acrobat
• Microsoft Office
• HTML
• Email design
• Web design
• Ad campaign design
• Banner ad design
• Marketing landing page design
• Email campaign design
• Trigger and journey design
• Photography
• Typography
• Printing techniques
• Organizational skills
• Verbal communication
• Written communication
• After Effects
• Animation
• Video production
• Video editing

Location

• US

Work Type

• Full-time
• On-site
• Hybrid
• Remote

Experience Level

• Associate

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, art, advertising, or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $65,000 to $85,000

Benefits

• Retirement plan savings contributions
• Bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance

About the Company

• Crain Communications is a leading business news and information company with a portfolio of 24 media brands providing indispensable coverage and data for professionals globally. Its brands include Ad Age, Automotive News, Pensions & Investments, Modern Healthcare, Staffing Industry Analysts, and Crain’s regional business brands. For over a century, Crain has focused on deep sector expertise and journalistic integrity to provide trusted insights across all platforms, empowering business leaders.

Equal Opportunity

• Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)