About Blue Chip

We are an independent, full-service, creative marketing agency growing brands through creative commerce. At Blue Chip, we specialize in crafting strategic campaigns to captivate consumers at the critical moment of purchase. Leveraging a data-driven approach, we design tailored initiatives that seamlessly integrate with retail environments, influencing buying decisions and maximizing brand visibility. Everyone and everything at Blue Chip is guided by one universal motivation: to Bring Change. Everything we do is designed to Bring Change through irresistible creative solutions.

Immerse yourself in an unbeatable array of perks at our company, where work-life balance and unparalleled professional development opportunities redefine the employee experience.

Ready to transform your career? Let’s Bring Change together!

The Role:

We’re on the hunt for a Designer with 2–5 years of agency experience who’s ready to bring ideas to life through captivating design and dynamic visual storytelling. If you have a passion for creating jaw-dropping designs, and the ambition to grow into a well-rounded creative, this is your chance to make an impact.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop compelling, on-brand designs for campaigns across digital, print, social, and beyond.

• Contribute to ideation and brainstorming sessions, bringing conceptual thinking to the table.

• Apply high-level visual aesthetics to agency, client and new business efforts.

• Translate complex concepts into visually striking presentations that win hearts and minds.

• Tell stories through visuals that resonate, inspire, and push boundaries.

• Incorporate motion graphics and animation into your work (bonus points if you can make static designs come alive!).

What We’re Looking For:

• Agency Experience: 2–5 years in a fast-paced, collaborative creative environment.

• Conceptual Ability: You’re not just a maker—you think creatively and contribute big ideas through ideation, exploration and craft, to execute original and iconic design concepts, while staying on brief.

• Visual Storytelling: A knack for distilling narratives into compelling visual experiences.

• Presentation Design: Contribute to core client and business development efforts, by helping to craft visually engaging presentations that make the audience sit up and take notice.

• Technical Proficiency: Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); Figma or Sketch experience is a bonus.

• Solution Seeker: Student of art, culture, and technology, who can identify new and innovative approaches and apply emerging technologies to ground-breaking design concepts.

• Project Management: Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working within budgets and delivering on deadlines.

• Branding + Vis ID: Strong understanding of branding processes, brand identity design and establishing guidelines.

• Animation & Motion Graphics: Ability to create unique, one-of-a-kind imagery that elevates the creative idea. (Proficiency in After Effects, Premiere Pro or similar tools is a strong plus).

• Collaboration & Drive: You thrive in a team setting, take feedback gracefully, and are hungry to learn and grow.

Blue Chip Benefits

• Hybrid Work Environment

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits

• 401K Contributions

• Flexible PTO Policy & Generous Holiday Schedule

• Rewards & Recognition Program

• Bonus Eligibility

• Summer Hours

• Parental Leave

The pay range for this position in Illinois is expected to be between $50,000 to $70,000 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective considerations

Blue Chip is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion by cultivating a workplace that values and celebrates unique perspectives. We infuse DE&I principles into our campaigns, ensuring representation, cultural sensitivity, and authenticity, creating messages that resonate with diverse audiences and fostering an inclusive marketing landscape.