Senior Marketing Designer

Title: Sr. Marketing Designer

Location: Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City

Job Description:

Job Description:

We're seeking a versatile and proactive Mid-Level Designer to join our creative team at Merkle. This role requires a designer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing quick-turnaround marketing needs with thoughtful, systems-level design thinking. You'll be instrumental in supporting our US marketing initiatives across multiple channels while helping to maintain our design systems for Merkle.com.

We are prioritizing candidates based in the Eastern or Central time zones, ideally within commutable distance of one of our hub offices including NYC, Chicago, and Detroit. Employees located near a hub follow a hybrid schedule.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing & Campaign Design

• Execute fast-turnaround design projects for the US marketing team with efficiency and creative excellence

• Design multi-channel campaign assets including social media graphics, email graphics, website content graphics (blogs, case studies), and event materials (banners, booths, signage)

• Create compelling thought leadership design materials such as reports, ebooks, and infographics that establish Merkle's industry authority

• Collaborate with marketing stakeholders to translate campaign briefs into visually engaging deliverables

Design Systems & Brand Stewardship

• Execute designs using existing design systems and UI standards for Merkle.com, ensuring consistency across digital touchpoints

• Maintain brand identity guidelines and assets to keep our visual language fresh and relevant

• Create and document reusable design components, patterns, and templates that scale across teams

• Champion design system adoption through education and collaboration with cross-functional partners

Project & Workflow Management

• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously from concept through delivery, ensuring all work meets quality standards, brand guidelines, and project deadlines

• Proactively communicate project status, potential roadblocks, and solutions to stakeholders

• Partner with developers, marketers, and other team members to ensure seamless execution

• Contribute to process improvements that increase team efficiency and design quality

Collaboration & Growth

• Present design concepts and rationale to stakeholders with confidence and clarity

• Incorporate feedback constructively while advocating for design best practices

• Stay current on design trends, tools, and methodologies to bring fresh perspectives to the team

• Mentor junior designers and contribute to a culture of creative excellence

Required Qualifications

Experience & Education

• 5+ years of relevant experience in graphic design within an in-house creative department or agency environment

• 1-3+ years of experience in multi-channel creative

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Communications Design, or related field

Technical Skills

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Express)

• Strong skills in information architecture and visual design across web and mobile platforms

• Understanding of responsive design principles and accessibility standards

Design Competencies

• Exceptional sense of typography, color theory, layout, and composition

• Systems-driven mindset with the ability to think beyond single deliverables to scalable design frameworks

• Strong portfolio demonstrating marketing/campaign work

• Ability to adapt design style to match brand guidelines while bringing creative innovation

Working Style

• Highly organized and detail-oriented with excellent time management skills

• Self-starter who takes initiative and ownership of projects

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Collaborative team player with a positive, solutions-oriented attitude

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within enterprise-level design systems

• Strong working knowledge of Figma for UI/UX design and prototyping

• Familiarity with web analytics and A/B testing to inform design decisions

• Knowledge of HTML/CSS basics for better designer-developer collaboration

• Experience in B2B marketing or technology sector

• Motion graphics or video editing capabilities

Additional Info

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we're connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $72,000-$120,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

Location:

New York - 150 E 42nd

Brand:

Dentsu

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.