Designer, Digital Media

Location 200 WILMOT RD , DEERFIELD, IL

Job Summary
Responsible for approvals of vendor art for digital screens and all conceptualizing, designing and developing high-quality digital media artwork solutions for marketing needs for Walgreens, including Retail Rx, Beauty, Health and Wellness, Seasonal, Consumables and others as needed. Designs and executes elements for in-store digital graphics/videos, advertising, digital, branded platforms and targeted campaigns, and maintain continuity in all facets of the brand experience. Meet with internal partners to develop scope within brand standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Creates, develops, and executes quality designs for marketing vehicles including circular, catalogs, collateral, brochures, direct mail, newspaper ads, magazine ads, in-store signs, emails, presentations, packaging, internal campaigns, and internal ad hoc requests.
• Maintains knowledge of current copy standards and formats to consistently and effectively convey the company’s image and positioning within the marketplace.
• Collaborates with manager, designers, writers, other marketing team members, and external stakeholders to ensure the appropriate concepts, themes, and messages are represented effectively and consistently for the business objective(s) and audience(s).
• Ensures assignments adhere to the approved brand and messaging guidelines to maintain our corporate identity.
• Communicates regularly with project management team to ensure assignments are completed on time.
• Attends meetings facilitated by business area or project initiator to understand the goals and objectives throughout the stages of a project.
• Presents assignments to business area managers/leaders and peers as needed.

Walgreens, one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. More than 10 million customers interact with Walgreens each day in communities across America, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice. Walgreens operates 8,175 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Walgreens omnichannel business includes Walgreens.com. Approximately 400 Walgreens stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider retail clinic services.

As the neighborhood drugstore and retailer, our goal is to make health and happiness simpler, easier and within reach. And we remain a trusted wellness provider offering convenient access to important health services, such as immunizations and an array of pharmacy services that can help patients improve their health. To our team members, Walgreens represents a unique opportunity to excel in their careers in a welcoming and inclusive environment. We offer the chance to work in a truly supportive environment, and be a part of a progressive organization dedicated to the well-being of our customers, team members and the communities we all call home.
 

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED and at least 3 years of experience designing marketing material for a variety of media including collateral, catalogues, direct mail pieces, magazine ads and circular spots.
• Experience with Retail.
• Experience with graphic design.
• Knowledge of printing processes, illustration, and retouching.
• Experience creating ad campaign concepts for various media.
• Knowledge of consumer, industry and competitive trends.
• Knowledge of industry design styles, standards and formats.
• Knowledge of brand identity guidelines and style guidelines to achieve consistent and effective messaging and corporate image in all marketing concepts.
• Experience building communications pieces (including typography, setting color, editing images and preparing files for release to a printer.)
• Advanced level skill with Photoshop (including working with gradients, working with perspective, adding artistic filters, working with shapes, filtering, removing a background, using photo merge, and managing color).
• Experience with In Design and Illustrator.
• Experience presenting to and coordinating senior level meetings, including preparation of agendas and documents.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong graphic design, video production, animation skills and 3-D modeling
• Demonstrated skill for content strategy and ideation
• Highly organized
• Ability to work independently
• Proficient in the following software:
  • Adobe Creative Cloud - to include InDesign, Illustrator, Photo Shop, After Effects
  • Cinema 4D or comparable 3D modeling program
  • Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Microsoft Teams)