Overview

We are a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm's commitment to client success across its advisory services. We are the #1 M&A advisor for the past five consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past six consecutive years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 20 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters).

Scope

Our Presentations Studio is seeking a full time Integrated Designer to join our team in Chicago and serve as an integral team member in producing high quality digital reports, corporate decks, investment banking pitchbooks, PowerPoint templates, infographics and formatting general documents/graphics. The Integrated Designer will create designs across a range of formats using mostly Microsoft PowerPoint as well as Adobe Creative Cloud – Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.

This is a hybrid working role based in Chicago reporting into the Creative Lead based in London. Adherence to company policies, punctuality, and effective communication are essential. Regular updates and proactive communication will be expected to ensure alignment, and guidance will be provided as needed.

You should be able to display a creative and wide-ranging design portfolio.

Responsibilities

As an Integrated Designer, you will:

Work on internal, external, event related, company/client branded ad-hoc projects
Create digital and print designs from their brief to completion
Manage print production with internal reprographics team
Design and execute seasonal marketing reports, pitchbooks, corporate decks, event presentations and other similar presentation design or document formatting requests in PowerPoint
Design print collateral (one-pagers, brochures, booklets, invitations, signage, and banners)
Design/format event collaterals such as information walls, agenda, itinerary
Create/Format company/client branded general graphics (charts, graphs, tables, icons, diagrams)
Create visual storytelling pieces such as data visualization and infographics
Perform photo research and resizing
Editing imagery to fit the purpose and scaling using Photoshop
Create fully functional client branded PowerPoint templates
Create mood boards to communicate early visual ideas and themes
Design or recreate highly detailed and complex maps (shale, oil, pipelines)
Format Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents
Build and style outlook emailing templates or email banners
Be present in the office for engagement with internal business partners
Attend creative brief meetings with internal business partners and external clients
Track Studio mailbox and respond emails received during local working hours

Key Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic creative team member with:

5+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer, Presentations Designer or similar creative role
Strong knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite
Good knowledge of Word, Excel (non-technical), and Adobe Acrobat Pro
A strong understanding of design for both print and digital
Strong conceptual skills, knowledge and experience designing page layouts, infographics, financial charts, tables, and graphs
Expertise in taking ideas and thinking creatively to make professional, aesthetically pleasing design works while maintaining company identity standards
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced work environment
Ability to manage several projects at once and deliver within agreed timelines
Ability to work well under pressure, make quick sound decisions and use your experience to anticipate problems and challenges before they happen
Ability to work independently but also collaboratively as a team player and able to integrate with a diverse team when required
Ability to work with a job ticketing system and a shared mailbox
A keen eye to proactively monitor output quality, accuracy and consistency
Professional written and verbal communications skills

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Design, Communications, Marketing, Business or related field