Lead Graphic Designer

USA (Remote)

$45/hr – $70/hrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 10 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end creative for client briefs, design across multiple formats, and manage projects while upholding established brand guidelines.

  • Design across multiple formats
  • Present work with a clear point of view

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Take briefs and produce client-ready creative with limited back-and-forth
  • Design across a range of formats: digital, sales collateral, event graphics, print, packaging visuals
  • Work within established client brand guidelines while bringing genuine creative thinking
  • Make independent creative decisions and present work with a clear point of view
  • Manage your own timelines across multiple concurrent projects
  • Prepare production-ready files and coordinate with print and fabrication vendors on specs
  • Maintain and organize brand asset libraries and working files

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional design experience, ideally including work for consumer brands
  • A portfolio that shows range and polish, not just one style
  • Proven ability to work solo — experience as the only designer, or as a freelancer running your own client work, is ideal
  • Fast, efficient, and comfortable with tight turnarounds
  • Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
  • Strong typography, layout, and production skills
  • Comfortable using AI tools where they speed up ideation and execution
  • Clear communicator who asks the right questions upfront rather than iterating blindly
  • CPG, food, or beverage design experience is a plus

Preferred

  • CPG, food, or beverage design experience is a plus

Benefits

  • Fully remote, flexible schedule
  • Opportunity to grow into a full-time role with benefits
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Market Connect

Market Connect is a marketing agency specializing in the CPG food industry. Founded in 2003, we provide execution infrastructure for enterprise marketing teams, coordinating creative development, sourcing and procurement, and logistics through one integrated team, so execution stays simple.From strategy to delivery, we work as a dedicated extension of our clients' marketing organizations. Our model is built around deep category knowledge, fast turnaround, and hands-on involvement at every stage from initial brief through final delivery.We work with enterprise food brands that need a reliable, experienced partner to manage complex marketing programs without adding internal overhead.

Founded in 2003
Chicago, Illinois, USA
53 employees (26 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~53

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25 (47% of company)
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