StratEx is an HR service company that enables organizations to untether themselves from the highly manual aspects of the employee life cycle by providing game-changing payroll and HR software; StratEx clients sleep better at night because we ensure their compliance with the ever-changing labor law landscape and provide practical HR support so they can better “manage” the HR function.

Culture plays a major role at StratEx. We hire employees with a high degree of emotional intelligence; people who love solving problems; and individuals who don’t take themselves too seriously. At StratEx everyone is held accountable – but we strongly encourage our team members to challenge status quo when appropriate, and to never simply accept the answer “because this is the way we always do it”.

As a Marketing Graphic Design Coordinator, your key focus will be the creation and production of visually impactful brand/digital assets for print, web, digital advertising, sales collateral, and video platforms. Utilizing a range of design and editing software programs, you will work with the Marketing lead to develop innovative, consistent and brand appropriate design solutions that will help support our growth. We're looking for a versatile individual who can work independently, as well as collaborate with colleagues on creative assignments. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic about design, a proactive self-starter, capable of maintaining a strong sense of focus and attention to detail in a fast-paced, deadline-sensitive, and professional team environment. This is an opportunity  to not only be an important part of the innovation and evolution critical to our company’s mission, but also to gain personal and professional growth as well.

Responsibilities:

• Create digital graphics that clearly communicate the value of our product via strategic documents and presentations

• Partner with marketing leadership to translate business/product information and data into easy to understand charts, visualizations, and infographics

• Efficiently use Adobe Creative Suite to design marketing and sales materials including: one sheeters, email campaigns, product documents, web graphics, Paid Search landing pages, display ads, and social media graphic

• Coordinate and schedule the development of product documents to help achieve ideal product positioning

• Present products in the best possible light to different target audiences in restaurant and hospitality industry

• Update and maintain brand standards and consistency throughout all digital assets

• Design graphics as full deliverables while maintaining the agility to work on individual graphics to be placed within ad-hoc documents

• Execute in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines

• Interact professionally with company leadership, marketing and a diverse group of product, engineering, and technology professionals

• Work with limited supervision to coordinate and deliver on all required elements the design

• Effectively incorporate technical use cases in marketing materials via partnership with product development staff

• Regular and predictable attendance

Competencies:

• Collaboration and teamwork

• Accountability

• Innovation

• Commercial awareness

• Communication

• Critical thinking

• Organization

• Design skills

• Attention to Detail

• Fluency in widely-used design software/tools

• Emotional intelligence

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Marketing or related field

• Minimum of two (2) years of work experience in a B2B focused company with direct graphic design (layout and creating graphics) and coordination experience

• Fluency in software programs including: Adobe Creative Suite ( Illustrator, Photoshop); PowerPoint, Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Google Docs

• Demonstrated understanding of layout, design, and the integration of color, typography, photography, illustration and graphic elements

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• Must be able to sit at a desk for extended periods of time while working

• Due to collaborative nature of role, must be able to work out of our HQ office in downtown Chicago

• Must be able to lift trade show “booth” equipment and marketing materials of up to 25 pounds

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Decisions and criteria governing the employment relationship with all employees at StratEx are made in a non-discriminatory manner, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, veteran status, age, FMLA status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful by federal, state or local statutes.