Art Director / Designer (Direct Mail)

at Creative Circle, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Our agency client is looking for an Art Director / Designer.

In your application / resume / portfolio, ensure that you have samples of letter packages for consideration.

This role is:
- 20 - 40 hours/week, depending on project workload
- 1 month with potential of extension
- Fully Remote

In this role, you will partner with their in-house Creative Director and freelance Copywriter to concept, design and execute creative for direct mail campaigns. Most projects will be starting from net-new / scratch; the client will provide you and the Art Director with reference materials, creative briefs, and style guides.

Each project will require 2-3 concepts. You will have a project kick-off with the creative brief and team to better understand core messaging, strategy, insights on target audiences, and style guides. From there, you will design and execute creative for these direct mail campaigns.

The ideal candidate:
- Must have a portfolio that demonstrates extensive direct mail design / art direction experience
- Agency or in-house agency experience
- Experience working with highly regulated industries is helpful - i.e. healthcare, financial, insurance, and/or energy

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:

Email your resume in Word to:

hilary.gable@jobalert.creativecircle.com
**Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : HG4-1852993 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.***

Hilary Gable - Sr. Recruiter

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.



This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 05/14/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

Copyright 1999 - 2025. CreativeCircle, Inc. All rights reserved

https://www.eeoc.gov/eeo-policy-statement