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UL Solutions is hiring: Senior Designer in Northbrook

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/26/2025

Job Description

As senior designer, your responsibilities will include the creation of brand-compliant, cost-effective and high-quality creative material based on briefs / requests from stakeholders, to meet business goals.

You might have corporate experience in the B2B space; in fact, we hope you do. You definitely have agency or design consultancy experience. You also know how to mentor an art team, collaborate with copywriters, present your work to key internal stakeholders and [seemingly effortlessly] juggle all four on any given day. You love to design, ideate and truly love what you do. You are excited to bring our UL Solutions story to life in a collaborative design environment, across traditional and digital spaces.

Responsibilities

Concept to delivery

  • Design original pieces, including illustrations and infographics, environmental design and corporate presentations based on UL Solutions visual brand guidelines.
  • Generate ideas to portray concepts and market products / services.
  • Amend designs after feedback from design and project managers or stakeholders.
  • Maintain brand consistency throughout all our marketing projects.
  • Be able to distinguish strong ideation and conceptualization (art direction) vs. design execution.
  • Assess task / projects from the initial brief and come up with ideas and solutions.
  • Responsible for not only the "look" but also for developing the concept.
  • Understand, solve and deliver work answering the creative brief.
  • Establish a visual tone that will effectively communicate with the target audience and fulfil the project objectives.
  • Deliver work aligned with best practices in social, video, digital and print environmental space.
  • Push boundaries of design innovation within the digital space.
  • Develop static storyboards for videos as a model for client approval, then work with the team to ensure the final product is true to the original concept and presentation.
  • Consistently and independently acquire subject matter expertise through advanced training.

Collaboration

  • Review junior designers' work and coach to ensure high-quality deliverables.
  • Liaise with marketing and design teams to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Participate in brainstorming sessions.
  • Understand and accept the need to amend, revise or redevelop campaigns in response to feedback from the creative strategist, leads and other stakeholders.
  • Meet client objectives, values, budgets and deadlines.
  • Represent, when required, Senior Creative management at team meetings as well as with clients.
  • Build presentation decks from start to finish with a solid rationale explaining concepts and executions.
  • Collaborate with copywriters.
  • Think about new templates and processes that reduce the cost of service.
  • Growth Mindset

  • Refine images, fonts and layouts using graphic design software.
  • Expertly apply typography techniques.
  • Stay current with industry developments and tools that integrate AI in design (Adobe Express, etc.)
  • Multi-task - you'll be working on more than one campaign at once.
  • Qualifications

    Minimum qualifications :

  • Strong design portfolio (website / pdf).
  • At least five years of related experience or demonstrated competency.
  • Highly proficient in video storyboarding and environmental design.
  • Highly proficient in Adobe Suite.
  • Highly proficient in print / production.
  • A keen eye for aesthetics and details.
  • Ability to give / take direction.
  • A solid understanding of the differences between strong design and conceptual art direction.
  • Talent to inspire team members with great visual design
  • Desire to take on new challenges, grow and learn every day.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a larger team.
  • Ability to give and receive design feedback. Interact, communicate and present ideas in a business-oriented way.
  • Have a deadline achiever mindset.
  • Ability to take on projects from start to finish and can relate all information to others involved on the job with minimal supervision.
  • Total Rewards : We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $90,000 to $100,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge / skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

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    About Us

    A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE : ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

    About the Team

    We may not help develop smart homes of the future, inspect the New Year's Eve ball or work in state-of-the-art labs... but we do tell people about it. It's our brand, stories and campaigns that drive the growth of our business, open us up to new opportunities and let the world know how we're making a difference. Our full-service team, which includes an award-winning in-house creative group, collaborates to share ideas, tell our story and connect with people around the world. Join our team and spread the word about an organization that's working at the forefront of innovation to shape a safer world.

    Salary : $90,000 - $100,000

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