Designer

This role is open to be based in: Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; New York, NY; Washington DC.   

We’re looking for a Designer to join our growing, dynamic team. This is an incredible opportunity to bring your skills, experience, and creativity to a critical role at Mustache (a creative agency within the Edelman network), helping to solve business problems for brands and create groundbreaking work through the thoughtful application of design best practices and support. 

In this role, you will be part of a team of designers focusing on presentation-based work along with a mix of client-related deliverables. Together, we create a cohesive story for potential clients to show them Mustache’s capabilities and groundbreaking ideas. This is a unique opportunity to work with a variety of clients and subject-matters and to partner with many different teams and people at Mustache.    It will be important to stay current on design trends, identify and implement the coolest, newest creative ideas. It is also important that this designer is inclusive in the creative, allowing collaboration and meaningful exchange between design and account teams—all the while helping to execute a shared vision that is top-notch.  

Responsibilities

• Work closely with creative leadership to concept and plan execution
• Develop conceptual and stylistic direction and execute same for a wide variety of communications projects
• Create campaign ideas for case studies, pitches and client presentations
• Be able to design presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Be able to create unique mock ups to showcase pitch ideas
• Create new business-related leave-behind pieces, including but not limited to; booklets, pamphlets, one-sheeters, templated websites, custom storytelling pieces, and more
• Communicate clearly with related vendors and set up files for production
• Work autonomously and efficiently on tight deadlines
• Have strong communication skills
• Be able to expertly provide updates to projects and design suggestions/direction
• Collaborate with all additional stakeholder (i.e. Creative, Strategy, Data and Intelligence, etc) to create clear design communications within a pitch deck
• Be a strong team member; collaborate with other designers and offer help when available

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or similar field
• At least 2 years of relevant design experience, with familiarity in presentation and layout design

Preferred Qualifications

• PowerPoint animation skills are a plus
• Familiarity with Google Slides is a plus
• Be an expert in Adobe Creative Suite systems, specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. After Effects is a plus
• Have familiarity with designing in SquareSpace, HubSpot, and Figma
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally and with a fast-paced team
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Ability to own projects, demonstrate good judgment when working with team members and client contacts, and take initiative
• A diverse portfolio reflecting work across print, digital and social media
• Demonstrated experience with concepting highly creative designs
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines as well as day-to-day changes at every level of detail
• Online portfolio is a must, please include any presentation or layout-based work