Freelance Junior Graphic Designer

Want a challenging, inclusive work culture that emphasizes personal development and recognition? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented professional looking to take an exciting and rewarding step towards greatness in your career? New Home Star may be the place for you!

Our company is looking for a Freelance Junior Graphic Designer to add to our nationwide team for a 4-month contract. New Home Star is the largest privately owned seller of new homes in America. As a member of our Graphic Design team, you have the opportunity to support our corporate office and our new home builder partners to sell more homes more profitably. Our Corporate Support Office is located in the heart of downtown Elmhurst and is not your typical "corporate" setting. We embrace collaboration with an open office concept, and sincerely enjoy team outings, celebrations, and company-wide events. Our team is fun, ambitious, and highly motivated to succeed. These elements create a supportive environment where you can develop professionally and find a long-term place to pursue your career aspirations.

Why New Home Star?

At New Home Star, our number one core value is to provide excellent careers for our people! By joining our team, you will see this value emphasized in all aspects of your career.

• Best-In-Class Training - support network, proprietary sales enablement platform, as well as on-site mentoring, and resources to ensure career path to success
• Hybrid/Remote Work Environment - flexible schedule
• Award-Winning Culture - with thoughtful recognition and opportunities to participate in local and national team bonding events
  
  

Pay Structure & Benefits

• 25-30 hours/ week
• $17.50/hour
• 4-month contract
• Remote work and flexible schedule in the Central Time zone.
  
  

Requirements

New Home Star is seeking a motivated, educated, goal-oriented professional to join our team. If you fit the requirements below, you are an ideal match for this position!

• Proficient computer knowledge/skills (i.e., MS Office Suite such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Bachelor's degree or higher is preferred
• New Home Star is seeking a motivated, educated, goal-oriented professional to join our team. If you fit the requirements below, you are an ideal match for this position!
• History in working with collaborative teams
• Exceptional proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Ability to create designs that build an emotional connection with clients
• Capable of creating print, web, web banner, e-blast, and social media campaigns and collateral
• Strong understanding of branding, most importantly the role that visual elements play
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Self-starter who constantly seeks out new ways to improve and advance our mission
• Detail-obsessed; driven to produce the highest quality, as-pixel-perfect-as-possible work
• Hunger to always be learning and improving skills
• Background checks required
  
  

Responsibilities

• Design
• Perform effectively as a member of the project team
• Maintain collateral update requests for both web and print applications
• Design marketing/sales assets for new marketing initiatives
• Develop brand identities new home communities, builder clients, and new internal divisions
• Research/Analysis/Evaluation
• Research and analyze appropriate design options for client requests
• Work with Marketing Manager and Content Development associates
• Evaluate and recommend subscription services and web tools
• Keep current on website trends
• Aid in the evaluation of marketing goals/successes
• Administration
• Maintain workflow within our Project Management System
• Attend weekly review/status meetings.

Applying Instructions

Ready to take the next step? Visit New Home Star's Careers Page to explore opportunities. You only need to apply to one job and can list other areas of interest during the application process.

https://www.newhomestar.com/careers

Learn more about our award-winning company on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube:

https://www.newhomestar.com/company/about

The preceding job description is not a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities required of a Junior Graphic Designer.

New Home Star does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in the provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Not open to third-party recruitment agencies.