Integrated Visual Designer

Hybrid | Western Suburbs of Chicago

Jak Creative Design is a woman-owned, independent creative agency based in the western suburbs of Chicago.

For nearly three decades, we’ve partnered with startups, nonprofits, and Fortune 100 brands to create thoughtful, design-driven work across print, digital, branding, and campaign systems.

We’re a small, senior team that values strong relationships, smart thinking, and creative that performs in the real world.

Our work lives in fast-moving, high-volume, detail-critical environments where accuracy and follow-through matter just as much as creative thinking.

We’re looking for a hands-on, detail-oriented Integrated Visual Designer with strong experience across both print and digital, ideally within an agency or high-volume in-house environment.

You’ll be working on high-visibility, detail-driven marketing work that requires both creative judgment and precision.

This role blends creative thinking with structured execution and requires comfort working within:

• campaign systems
• brand guidelines
• production requirements
• evolving timelines

You’ll collaborate closely with creative leadership, account teams, and production partners across a range of deliverables.

Full-time | Hybrid (3 days in-office)

• Design across print and digital including direct mail, email, web, presentations, social, and display
• Translate strategy into clear, on-brand creative
• Own execution from concept through production
• Build layout systems that support consistency and versioning
• Prepare production-ready files for print and digital
• Collaborate across teams to ensure work is delivered accurately and efficiently
• Manage multiple projects while maintaining high attention to detail
• Work within tight timelines and shifting priorities
• Participate in reviews, brainstorms, and internal presentations
  

• 5+ years experience in an agency, marketing, or creative studio environment
• A strong portfolio showing real-world marketing/campaign work (not concept-only)
• Expertise in typography, layout, and production execution
• Strong understanding of print production and file prep
• Experience working within structured brand systems
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Ability to manage multiple priorities without losing detail
• Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset
  

• Experience in regulated industries (financial, utilities, etc.)
• Direct mail versioning or variable campaigns
• HTML email familiarity
• Motion / light animation
• Figma
  

• Detail-obsessed and craft-driven
• Proactive, reliable, and accountable
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift
• Able to balance creativity with structure and process
• A strong teammate who values clarity, communication, and follow-through
  

At Jak, you won’t disappear into layers of process or hierarchy.

You’ll:

• Work directly with senior leadership
• Contribute to real client work immediately
• Have visibility into decisions and direction
• Help shape how work and systems evolve over time

This is a place for designers who want to do the work, own the work, and grow with it.

Portfolio required. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.