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DLR Group

Graphic Designer

DLR Group, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290


DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.

DLR Group is seeking a talented graphic designer to join an in-house team that aims to transform the model of marketing communications in the A/E/C industry.

Locations

MinneapolisDenverOverland ParkPortlandRiversideSeattleChicago

Position Summary

As a Graphic Designer , you will join DLR Group’s in-house marketing and communications team to create compelling B2B visual narratives and assets. You will be a champion of the DLR Group brand, maintaining its integrity while creatively adapting the brand palette to suit diverse marketing and storytelling goals. You will collaborate daily with a multidisciplinary marketing and brand team; co-own our brand integrity with fellow graphic designers; and be supported by the Brand Communications Leader and Graphic Design Leader.

The Successful Candidate

Leads stakeholders and collaborators through creative processesDesigns and produces diverse deliverables, including but not limited to long-form brochures and reports; infographics and diagrams; social media and interactive web assets; slide presentations; and trade show materials.Actively helps stakeholders develop their story from the ground up, with emphasis on identifying and proposing ways that visual storytelling and purposeful design can support their goalsCommunicates clearly, actively, and effectively; and excels at conveying the value propositions of design ideas and solutionsThrives working with a single brand palette, pushing creativity within a unified brand identityIs equally passionate about the details in producing design assets, and iterating big picture creative conceptsManages multiple, diverse concurrent projects to meet deadlines with design excellence

Required Qualifications

3-6 years of graphic design experience with an in-house team or creative agencyA compelling portfolio of B2B marketing, communications, and/or editorial design and layout workExperience with a wide range of print and digital deliverablesExpert InDesign skills - this will be essential for work supporting our marketing teams.Expertise in other fundamental design tools, including but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc.); email platforms such as Mailchimp; PowerPoint; and website buildersConfidence, self-discipline, and the ability to work effectively in a hybrid work model and across multiple time zones

Preferred Qualifications

Design experience serving professional services firms (specifically marketing)Experience creating architectural renderings/visualizationsExperience with creating motion graphics (and related design tools)Experience in UI/UX design (and related design tools)Experience with HTML/CSS (particularly building or modifying emailer templates, WordPress sites, SharePoint intranet pages, and similar)TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A CURRENT PORTFOLIO OR /WORK SAMPLES IN PDF FORMAT*

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Base compensation is between $60,0000 - $75,000 annually. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. DLR Group operates within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.#J-18808-Ljbffr