UPshow is looking for a Junior Art Director in Chicago to execute marketing and sales design needs for a company that’s rapidly changing the way businesses do TV. This is an exciting opportunity to quickly gain hands-on experience in a highly creative role. You will report directly to our Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder / Chief Marketing Officer, working closely with the marketing team. You’ll have a wide variety of projects — sales presentations, ad campaigns, social content, event displays, emails, infographics and more. You’re responsible for making our brand personality and visual language sing across every touchpoint. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute UPshow’s marketing design needs with a keen sense of art direction and visual storytelling
• Help create our brand guidelines and user-friendly design templates, while evolving our visual language and voice
• Fulfill client requests for custom promotions that will require you to design for many different brands (from Buffalo Wild Wings to ATI Physical Therapy) in any given day
• Participate in brainstorms with our writer and designers to come up with groundbreaking new ideas that generate new customer leads and brand awareness
• Keep up-to-date on design and marketing trends, technology and best practices

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Requirements

• Builder’s Mentality – You will enter the company during a period of rapid growth and will be expected to proactively lean in and make a meaningful impact
• Intense Creativity – You will have a “blank slate” opportunity to impact both the UPshow brand and product, and must challenge the company with new ideas and processes
• Interpersonal Skills – Excellent internal/external communication skills are a must, as you will be collaborating with colleagues, third-party partners and customers daily, and requires strong empathy to identify with the needs of all audiences
• Adaptability – You should be energized and excited by working in a fast-paced startup environment, and be willing to learn and adopt new skills constantly

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design, advertising or a related field
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), and tools like Sketch or XD
• Experience with the following will get us really excited:
• Motion design, with skills in Adobe Premiere or AfterEffects
• Video production or photography
• Copywriting / creative writing
• Platforms like Squarespace, MailChimp, Canva

Submissions without portfolio links / attachments will not be reviewed.  We value cover letters, please include a little bit about your background, and why you think you’d be a great fit for UPshow. Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to every applicant at this time, but will be reaching out to select candidates with next steps. Thanks so much for your interest!

UPshow values diversity of culture and background for the benefit of our team, our product, and our world. UPshow is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We win together, we lose together.

This position is open to applicants who are legally authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor work visas at this time.