Branding Designer
smartdept. is searching for a Branding Designer for a financial services client located in Chicago, IL. The ideal candidate will come with 3+ years of experience. This is a project-based, fully remote (hybrid Chicago area a plus), ongoing as-needed contract opportunity with the possibility of continued work.
This client is a Fortune 200 financial services company building a bench of creative talent at various levels for ad hoc project work. They are open to branding designers across experience levels and want people who can apply and extend a brand system cleanly across a variety of deliverables. The team operates on the Google platform, so comfort in that ecosystem is important.
What You'll Do:
- Concept and execute brand-aligned design across digital and marketing deliverables
- Apply and extend brand systems to campaigns, templates, event collateral, and internal marketing materials
- Support brand consistency across a large internal creative team working across multiple channels
- Contribute to event branding including a large annual Data Week conference
- Collaborate with creative leads and communications teams to deliver on-brand work at scale
What You'll Need:
Education/Experience:
- 3+ years of brand or graphic design experience required
- Portfolio demonstrating strong brand identity, visual systems, and brand application work required
- Experience in an agency, in-house, or corporate creative environment required
Skills:
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite required
- Working knowledge of Google Workspace
- Strong command of typography, visual hierarchy, and brand systems
- Ability to execute independently on ad hoc assignments and deliver polished work quickly
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience designing within a Fortune 200 or highly regulated industry (financial services, healthcare, etc.)
- Familiarity with both digital and print brand applications
- Experience designing for accessibility
- Motion or digital animation skills
- Chicago area with hybrid availability a plus