Creative Art Director

Global Leadership Network - Barrington, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Barrington, IL

About the position

As the Creative Art Director on the Marketing and Communications Team, you will lead design efforts to visually communicate the mission and vision of the Global Leadership Network (GLN). This role involves developing collateral that enhances brand awareness and supports marketing campaigns, ultimately serving leaders globally through various programs and events.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining the consistency of the corporate and sub-brands for the organization
• Manage contract or employee graphic designers
• Engaging in the design process from start-to-finish including concepting, layouts, revisions, edits, final file preparation for print and/or digital use
• Providing creative graphic design solutions for projects within deadlines
• Using Adobe Creative Cloud to layout and build digital files based on brand guidelines and provided project specifications
• Staying current with design, branding and marketing trends
• Actively participates in one-on-one meetings with manager, team meetings, all-staff meetings, and cross-functional meetings, as needed
• Complete other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design (preferred)
• Approximately 5 years of full-time graphic design experience
• A portfolio showing a wide range of graphic design and campaign executions
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Experience with other creative apps in Adobe CC (After Effects, Dimension, XD, Workfront, etc.) and Figma a plus
• Experience with Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.) and Jira a plus
• A vital relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and an active participant of a local church that holds to a historic, orthodox understanding of biblical Christianity

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with other creative apps in Adobe CC (After Effects, Dimension, XD, Workfront, etc.) and Figma a plus
• Experience with Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.) and Jira a plus

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Generous paid time off
• Mental health counseling reimbursement