Graphic Designer

Milliman Inc.

Who We Are:

The Chicago office of Milliman Inc. is looking for bright, enthusiastic, and qualified candidates to work in their Financial Risk Management (FRM) practice.

Milliman’s rigorous, distinctly innovative approach to risk management is built on a foundation of actuarial expertise and shaped by some of the most advanced thinking in the industry. Whether you're looking to improve capital efficiency, comply with regulatory requirements, or guard against market volatility, Milliman offers a complete range of operational, strategic, and financial risk management solutions and tools.

We have a focused, multi-disciplinary team of actuaries, financial engineers/capital markets professionals and software developers working together to develop risk management solutions for the financial services industry. We currently advise some of the world's largest insurance companies in areas such as hedging strategy and operations, portfolio risk management, and capital requirements.

We hire the best in the business—and then trust them to do their work their way. It's about personal responsibility, creativity, flexibility. We believe great work happens in great work environments.

Our culture is highly collaborative with value placed on high quality work and innovation.

Marketing

Our team interacts regularly with research and sales groups to produce timely content for our practice’s risk managed products and services, as well as for our clients. This includes digital and print collateral, ad campaigns, website design, video creation, social media presence, and conference/event design.

Our compact marketing team is unique in the large-scale work we bring to market on behalf of our practice and our clients. This designer’s role will have a direct impact on executed work from day one.

https://us.milliman.com/en/

Position Details

Graphic Designer
Job
Full-time
6/9/2021
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

Graphic Designer

In this role, you will:

  • Report directly to the Creative Services Manager and have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects. 
  • Work within the visual brand identity of Milliman FRM, as well as the brand identity for numerous clients/products. 
  • Conceptualize and execute high-quality design and creative assets across many channels, including both digital and print.

Your focus will be on:

  • Building graphics for use on websites, applications, web tools, emails, etc. You will work closely with internal and external development teams. 
  • Preparing graphic needs for advertising campaigns through web ads (static and animated), print ads, TV ads, and social media campaigns (static image, data visualization, video content, and animated graphics) 
  • Designing industry collateral created for print and digital distribution: will work closely with research and compliance team to execute brochures, insights, white papers, factsheets, presentations, etc. 
  • Producing graphics for potential new business/product branding: logo, brand guidelines, pertinent template files for collateral pieces, etc. 
  • Preparing custom creations and presentations for key client engagements and events including banners, signage, agendas, promotional items, and other meeting materials: will work with multiple vendors to realize goals. 
  • Providing client support for in-house video production and collaborating on a final product.

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field 
  • Proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Adobe XD) 
  • Experience in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams) 
  • A link to your online portfolio in your resume. Your application will not be considered without a portfolio.

Desired:

  • 1-3 years of professional experience in creative role. 
  • Strong creative portfolio demonstrating a breadth of creative capabilities with a focus on digital design. Knowledge of standards-based HTML/CSS for responsive web and email design. 
  • Critical eye for content hierarchy and design aesthetics. Strong creative ideation, plus command of graphic design fundamentals including typography, grids, layout, and color. 
  • An inherent sense of the value of collaboration, with the ability to work independently. 
  • Proven capacity to work in a fast-pace environment where the client is always first. 
  • Strong ability to multi-task and manage time efficiently. 
  • Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality. 
  • Knowledge of financial services products is a plus, specifically: mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, variable insurance trusts, and FINRA advertising regulations.

At Milliman, we focus on creating an environment that recognizes – and meets – the personal and professional needs of the individual. We offer a competitive benefits package which includes:

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their families, including eligible domestic partners. 
  • A 401(k) plan with matching program 
  • Profit sharing as a discretionary contribution to employees’ retirement accounts 
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason.
  • Voluntary benefits such as additional life or accidental death and dismemberment coverage for yourself or dependents 
  • Flexible spending accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for dependent care, transportation and applicable medical needs

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