Associate Visual Designer

Unclassified - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Chicago, IL

About the position

Morningstar is seeking an Associate Visual Designer to join our Retirement business, which focuses on providing investment advisory and management solutions to the retirement market. In this role, you will be responsible for developing collateral across various mediums, including print, digital, and live events. Your primary objective will be to create compelling materials that effectively differentiate and promote our unique service offerings to both B2B and B2C audiences. As an Associate Visual Designer, you will collaborate closely with writers, content strategists, marketers, product managers, sales teams, and business owners to develop experiences that resonate with the Morningstar brand. This position is based in our Chicago office, and we follow a hybrid work policy of three days onsite and two days remote. In this role, you will be expected to make informed design decisions regarding typography, space, color, and iconography while utilizing the Morningstar Design System. You will partner with lead and senior designers to create collateral for various projects, including digital web experiences, email campaigns, social media, printed materials, events, and conference exhibits. Your ability to simplify complex information and formulate engaging, user-friendly design concepts will be crucial. You will also apply problem-solving methods to create new marketing and product content while adhering to brand guidelines. Additionally, you will collaborate with product owners, engineers, and UX designers to make informed product decisions. Clear articulation of your design decisions and processes will be essential, as will participation in critiques, workshops, and other design activities. We are looking for someone who is curious, resourceful, and eager to contribute to solving challenging design problems, with strong interpersonal and analytical skills. You should be self-directed, comfortable working independently, and able to thrive in a rapidly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling materials across print, digital, and live events to promote Morningstar's service offerings.
• Collaborate with writers, content strategists, marketers, product managers, sales teams, and business owners to develop brand experiences.
• Make informed design decisions regarding typography, space, color, and iconography using the Morningstar Design System.
• Partner with lead and senior designers to create collateral for digital web experiences, email campaigns, social media, printed materials, and events.
• Simplify complex information and formulate engaging, user-friendly design concepts.
• Apply problem-solving methods to create new marketing and product content while following brand guidelines.
• Collaborate with product owners, engineers, and UX designers to make product decisions.
• Clearly articulate design decisions and share your design process when appropriate.
• Participate in critiques, workshops, design studios, and other design activities.
• Demonstrate design skills, especially in typography, information hierarchy, and data visualization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or equivalent experience/training in the graphic arts.
• 1-2 years of experience in design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Figma, and Mac OS X.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of HTML and CSS

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote work.
• Tools and resources to engage meaningfully with global colleagues.
• A range of benefits to enhance flexibility as needs change.