Full job description
Role Overview
Mabbly is seeking a passionate and highly skilled Designer to join our Brand Studio. This is a full-time execution-focused role where you’ll contribute directly to the creative output across brand identity systems, digital marketing, campaign collateral, and visual storytelling. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team that thrives on strategy-led creativity and purposeful design.
You won’t manage people or own operations—but you will produce exceptional work that shapes how innovative companies in AI, food, healthcare, and B2B technology show up in the world. This role is perfect for a high-caliber designer who loves rolling up their sleeves, collaborating with like-minded creatives, and delivering clean, modern, and impactful design.
Core Responsibilities
- Produce exceptional design across brand, digital, and campaign touchpoints—from logos to one-pagers, social ads to presentation decks.
- Translate creative briefs, brand strategies, and stakeholder input into compelling visual concepts.
- Collaborate daily with copywriters, brand strategists, PMs, and developers to bring brands and campaigns to life.
- Participate in internal creative reviews and client presentations as needed, confidently communicating rationale behind design decisions.
- Maintain and evolve brand guidelines across various applications and digital ecosystems.
- Manage your time and deadlines with ownership, using Asana and Slack for day-to-day coordination.
- Stay up to date on industry trends and apply best practices in design, typography, layout, and interactivity.
Focus Areas
- Brand Identity: Logo design, visual systems, brand guides
- Digital Design: Website assets, display ads, social media graphics, email templates
- Campaign & Marketing Collateral: One-pagers, pitch decks, presentations, sales materials
Collaboration Points
- Daily collaboration with:
- Senior Art Director for visual direction
- Creative Copy Lead for concepting and messaging
- Project Managers & Strategists for alignment with client needs
- Light interaction with clients during creative reviews or feedback cycles
- Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace, Asana, Slack
Ideal Candidate Profile
- 4–8 years of professional experience in brand, campaign, and digital design (agency or in-house).
- Strong portfolio demonstrating your ability to create modern, well-crafted design across mediums.
- Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign). After Effects or motion design is a plus.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills—able to speak to design rationale clearly and persuasively.
- Self-starter with excellent time management, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Passionate about good design and obsessed with getting the details right.
Success Metrics
- Quality and creativity of design work delivered
- Positive feedback from internal and external stakeholders
- Timeliness in meeting deadlines and proactively managing workload
- Adherence to brand standards and ability to improve consistency across outputs
- Contributions to improving the creative process and team collaboration
Why Join Mabbly
Mabbly is a strategy-first consultancy that blends creativity, technology, and performance to build modern brands that matter. Our Brand Studio partners with companies at the forefront of innovation. Here, you’ll do meaningful work, not busy work—supported by a team that values curiosity, empathy, rigor, and imagination.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Application Question(s):
- Please provide a link to your portfolio
Ability to Commute:
- Chicago, IL 60654 (Required)
Work Location:
- Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60654
