Senior Graphic Designer

Position Overview

IMS is currently seeking a talented and versatile Senior Graphic Designer to join our creative team in Kenosha, Wisconsin or Skokie, Illinois. This role is an integral part of a collaborative marketing and creative team responsible for developing compelling visual solutions for industry-leading brands. The ideal candidate is a multidisciplinary designer who can move confidently between traditional graphic design, digital experiences, motion, 3D visualization and AI-assisted creative development. Projects may include consumer products and branded merchandise, retail and point-of-sale displays, catalogs and marketing collateral, digital content, web experiences, presentations, product visualization, motion graphics and video.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Creative Directors, Creative Services Managers, Marketing and cross-functional teams to develop innovative creative solutions across print, digital, retail and experiential channels.
• Develop and present compelling creative concepts that engage audiences while adhering to established client brand standards.
• Design marketing materials including catalogs, presentations, promotional materials, digital assets, web content and retail/POS communications.
• Create realistic product, packaging, merchandise and retail display mockups and visualizations to effectively communicate creative concepts.
• Use generative AI tools to accelerate concept development, product ideation, branded merchandise development, POS/display visualization and photorealistic retail renderings.
• Develop effective AI prompts and workflows that produce accurate, brand-appropriate and presentation-ready creative output while maintaining consistency with supplied assets and brand standards.
• Use Figma to design and collaborate on digital experiences, layouts, prototypes and other interactive or web-based creative.
• Incorporate Cinema 4D or comparable 3D software into the creative process to develop product visualizations, environmental concepts, dimensional graphics and presentation-quality renderings.
• Develop motion graphics, animation and video content using Adobe After Effects or comparable animation/video software, bringing static creative concepts to life across digital channels and presentations.
• Prepare accurate, production-ready artwork for print, digital and other final applications.
• Manage multiple creative assignments, project requirements, timelines and deliverables simultaneously.
• Stay current with emerging design, AI, digital, motion, 3D and creative technology trends and identify practical opportunities to incorporate new tools into client work.
• Present creative thinking clearly and confidently to internal teams and clients.

Experience & Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional graphic design experience demonstrating strong conceptual thinking, visual storytelling, composition and brand design.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
• Strong working knowledge of Figma, including digital design, layout, prototyping and workflows.
• Experience with Cinema 4D or comparable 3D design/rendering software, with the ability to create compelling product, retail or environmental visualizations.
• 2–3 years of experience with Adobe After Effects or comparable motion graphics, animation and video software, with demonstrated ability to create polished animated and video-based creative.
• Hands-on experience using generative AI within a professional creative workflow, particularly for POS/display visualization, photorealistic retail renderings, product development, merchandise concepts and creative exploration.
• Strong understanding of prompt development and prompt refinement, including the ability to provide clear visual direction, control composition and preserve brand assets while iterating toward a desired creative result.
• Experience creating product mockups, branded merchandise, catalogs, retail/POS materials or digital experiences strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of print production and the ability to build production-ready files.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating print, digital, brand, AI-assisted visualization, motion and 3D work.
• Excellent organizational, communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and creative quality.