Junior Graphic Designer

Are you interested in joining a successfully growing organization that has been recognized for over a decade as a Best Place to Work, recipient of Healthiest Workplace awards, and The Platinum Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health? If so, come join our growing company!

The Junior Graphic Designer plays a key role in ensuring visual consistency and quality across three distinct brand identities, helping shape how our organization shows up across channels.

Responsibilities include coordinating, producing, and measuring all creative initiatives to support targeted financial and brand-related goals. This position executes creative vision and brand strategy across many channels: from videos and landing pages to presentations and infographics. They are the visual arm of the marketing programs that help drive the growth of our organization.

This position is based on the north side of Indianapolis and requires 3-4 days a week in the office.

Apex Benefits is Indiana's largest employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm focused solely on group benefit services and health insurance programs for employers. Our specialized team of benefits strategists and clinicians is dedicated to delivering employers the benefits they and their employees deserve.

Benefits include working with a team of talented and collaborative professionals; advanced training and development; tuition reimbursement; medical; dental; vision; life; long-term disability; short-term disability; flexible savings accounts; critical illness; business travel accident, paid time off; paid volunteer time off; paid holidays; 401(k) retirement plan match; critical illness, accident, paid parental leave, wellness incentives; E.A.P. services and more!

Summary of essential job functions/responsibilities
Design & Execution - 80% of responsibilities

Create and revise visual assets including: Social media graphics; Presentations (PowerPoint/Google Slides); PDFs (internal + external); Miscellaneous marketing materials
Translate ideas and content into polished, brand-aligned visual

Brand Consistency & Stewardship - 20% of responsibilities

Ensure all external-facing assets adhere to brand guidelines
Apply appropriate typography, color, layout, and visual treatments across materials
Help maintain consistency across three unique brand identities

Collaboration & Contribution

Partner with marketing and internal stakeholders to bring ideas to life
Ask thoughtful questions and translate feedback into improved outputs
Proactively suggest improvements and new design ideas

Growth & Ownership

Begin identifying opportunities to improve systems, templates, or visual consistency
Take increasing ownership of brand execution over time

Minimum requirements

Bachelor's degree in marketing, graphic design, communications, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered; high school diploma or GED required
1-3 years of design experience (internships or freelance included)
Proficiency in tools like Adobe Creative Suite and/or Figma
Strong understanding of: Typography; Layout and spacing; Visual hierarchy
Strong design "taste" and attention to detail
Ability to adapt designs across multiple brand styles
Comfortable explaining why you made a design decision
Eagerness to learn and grow quickly
Curious and not afraid to ask questions
Open to feedback and able to iterate quickly
Willing to share ideas-even if they're not perfect
Interested in taking ownership and growing responsibility

Additional Information
Apex Benefits Group, Inc believes in equal opportunity employment and does not discriminate based on age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.