Senior Designer at RR Donnelley — Warrenville, IL

The Senior Designer is responsible for the creative execution of concepts and designs for retail display design. This position will create concepts, design, and execute retail displays and visual merchandising experiences whose messages are visually compelling; execute the creative strategy, and ensure that projects are completed on established schedule targets.

Responsibilities

• Must be able to collaborate with and work under supervision to execute a high volume of creative projects per year to achieve the overall goals and objectives of the client.
• Must be able to define work based on evaluation of short-term and long-term goals of the department.
• Able to independently evaluate processes, identify areas of improvement, and incorporate them into overall work objectives.
• Develops creative and graphic concepts (for web and print) in collaboration with the assigned team.
• Follows projects throughout all stages of print production and/or online deployment.
• Provides production support to produce technically correct, print-ready mechanicals for release.
• Interacts regularly with creative leadership, creative partners, and other team members as needed for completion of assigned projects
• Interprets marketing ideas and turns them into visual reality at a world-class level
• Receives feedback from management and uses that feedback to grow skills
• Solves business challenges through marketing and smart creative design
• Takes ownership of projects, and successfully executes through all stages of creative development on target, on time, and on budget
• Maintain and enhance the client’s identity by working creatively within the corporate Brand.
• Understands the client’s design needs and methodology
• Effective communication with peers, senior management, and clients across all topics from business to creative.
• Sharp attention to detail.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.
• Bachelor’s degree (required)
• Minimum 5-years experience in professional design or creative services. (beauty experience is a plus)
• Possesses a strong developing portfolio of imaginative work.
• Well-versed in Macintosh platform (OSX) and Adobe Creative Suite and other industry-standard design tools.
• New ideas, great design sense, and copywriting skills are a plus.
• Organizational skills, adaptability, and composure under fire are equally important.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build and maintain strong and effective client and internal relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to listen for understanding to execute the work according to the customers’ needs.
• Strong project-management skills, organizational skills, and time-management skills.
• Able to communicate clearly and courteously with those who need to know about decisions/actions/problems.
• Must be able to modify communication style both formal and informal to match the appropriate level of the audience targeted.

RRD's current salary range for this role is $59,7000 to $90,700 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee, and the range may change in the future. At RRD, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. Depending on the role, in addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans