Job Description:

HAdvisors Abernathy, a leading strategic communications advisory firm, is looking for an experienced junior creative designer to join our design and creative team in either Chicago or Houston. The designer's primary responsibility will be to create persuasive and professional visual materials for the firm's clients in a timely manner, as well as materials that support the firm's own brand and marketing efforts.Our clients include many of the world's leading companies and organizations, who come to us for help communicating their stories to investors, customers, employees and other key audiences. The junior designer will be adept at high-quality, visually appealing, client-appropriate design, and who has operated successfully in a fast-paced corporate work environment. Previous agency experience is preferred, but not required.The junior designer reports to the firm's Creative Director.Technical requirementsTwo to five years of design experience in a professional services environmentStrong design sense, ability to come up with and suggest creative solutions beyond what was originally requestedExperience designing presentation decks in Microsoft PowerPoint, with support from Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign.Additional familiarity with WordPressHTML, SharePoint, Office 365, and Adobe After Effects beneficial, but not requiredOperational capabilitiesContribute to the design function as a core part of the firm's offeringsComplement our traditional communications offering to clients with sophisticated design work that enhances our clients' corporate narrative and strategic communication objectivesCollaborate with and interpret the written, verbal, and abstract concepts expressed by non-design professionals to create high-quality, client-appropriate designCreate high-quality work on fast-moving, tight deadlines and occasionally over nights or weekendsDevelop a proficiency with the key deliverables of our business offerings, including investor presentations, proxy fight letters, websites and other materials related to M&A transactions and other critical business announcements, IPOs, and shareholder proxy contestsCapable of partnering effectively with marketing and communications stakeholders to translate business objectives into visually compelling creative assetsCommitted to thoughtfully giving and receiving feedbackExperience adhering to brand guidelines while advocating for innovationSelf-motivated, results-focused, collaborative, respectful, solution-orientedIn partnership with the Marketing team, conceptualize and design channel-specific campaigns and assets (graphics, animations, videoreels, audio) for use across both digital and analogical channels and platforms (website, LinkedIn, email, signage, print, etc.)Contribute to upkeeping a library of evergreen creative assets and templates that can be re-used, scaled across the company, and periodically updatedParticipate and present work in Marketing, practice area and Staff meetings to draw insights on the performance of creative assets and share learnings across the teamWe offer a hybrid-work schedule, with in-office days on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday required. To Apply:Please email both a brief cover letter and your resume to , specifying this position: Junior Creative Designer. Please include a link to your portfolio. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. HAdvisors Abernathy participates in the E-Verify program. For more information about the program, please see our website's Join Us page (Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas.About HAdvisors AbernathyHAdvisors Abernathy is a leading strategic communications advisor providing communications, engagement and advocacy expertise that helps clients build and preserve value, seize opportunities and solve problems in today's highly complex, dynamic and interconnected world. Since 1984, the firm specializes in advising CEOs, board directors and senior executives on effective stakeholder communications and engagement. HAdvisors Abernathy operates from offices in Washington, New York, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago. The firm is a founding member of HAdvisors, the leading global strategic advisory group for global cross border communications.We serve our clients in the following areas: public affairs, government investigations and litigation transaction communications; shareholder activism; crisis management; alternative investment communications and private equity; corporate reputation and positioning; and investor relations. We are consistently ranked as a leader within these disciplines. We underpin all of our offerings with robust digital expertise, rigorous research and insights and creative services.HAdvisors Abernathy is an equal opportunity employer. We value and welcome employees of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and viewpoints, including race, religion, national origin, gender identity and sexual orientation. We believe this diversity contributes meaningfully to the quality of the counsel we provide and enriches the culture of our firm.