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Jr. Graphic Designer - Pharma / Life Science

TekWissen ®, Lake Forest, IL, United States


Position: Jr. Graphic Designer - Pharma / Life Science

Duration: 12 months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Hybrid

Pay rate: $ 30.00 - 34.00/hr.

Overview TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that address complex health issues and enhance people’s lives.

Job Description As a designer on a 1-year contract, you’ll join a culturally diverse group of 90+ strategic and creative explorers at an in-house advertising agency for a biopharmaceutical company with 29,000+ employees.

You’ll be part of a close-knit team—senior designers, web developers, motion artists, writers, editors, and account managers—that partners with cross-functional stakeholders to support 30+ leading brands. Together, you’ll develop multichannel materials for affiliates in 80+ countries.

You’ll love working in the modern, eco-friendly building with bright, open interior spaces. Time for a break? Grab a coffee or snack in the on-site Starbucks, enjoy a full meal in the cafeteria, work up a sweat in the spacious gym, or take a stroll along the nature path on campus.

And you’ll find it all in Mettawa, with a free shuttle to and from Metra north train lines + convenient access to I94.

Responsibilities

Design digital materials: websites, landing pages, infographics, banner ads, user interfaces, emails, interactive PDFs, and more

Create and update content-heavy PowerPoint presentations on Mac on Mac

Focus on user interface design for interactive modules presented on a tablet.

Partner with content experts to interpret complex, scientific information and concepts and translate them into easy-to-understand graphs, charts, and infographics

Familiarity with website design & UI/UX best practices

Familiarity with Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator to edit, resize, and enhance images and artwork for use within PowerPoint.

Use Acrobat to apply annotations from editors and clients

Work side by side with creative managers, writers, video editors, and account managers to complete.

Communicate with creative and project teams and drive projects to completion in a fast-paced environment

Willing to take instruction and adapt to established formatting guidelines; ability to add creative value when needed

Perform photo and vector searches on stock websites and internal databases

Conceptualize and execute materials that meet brand standards

Develop creative solutions within the confines of FDA regulations

Must Have

Education + experience: Bachelor’s degree in design or related discipline; 2+ years of experience working in a creative agency environment

Technical skills: Proficiency in PowerPoint and digital design applications such as of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Sketch, etc; fluency in Mac environment; maintain awareness of current design trends and new techniques and technology.

Soft skills: High degree of organizational skill and initiative to drive projects to completion in a fast-paced environment; ability to absorb and respond to constructive feedback from clients and creative management; ability to turn projects around quickly as well as good problem-solving and presentation skills; knowledge of digital mediums and tailoring design toward proper UI/UX

Portfolio: Portfolio must include a variety of dynamic PowerPoint presentations that showcase slide transitions, animated elements, video, data visualization, and good typography. Present other brand/design work for digital materials: infographics, banner ads, emails, and interactive PDFs

Working files: Bring working PowerPoint files and other creative digital work to on-site interviews and be prepared to walk us through your creative thinking and problem-solving solutions.

Nice to Have (but not required)

Working knowledge of and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).

Top 5 Must Haves

Proficient in design programs such as Figma/XD/Sketch/Adobe Creative Suite

Ability to comfortably work with charts and interpret complex clinical data

Proficient in PPT and designing large interactive presentations for iPad

Ability to work efficiently on multiple projects each week.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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