Senior Creative Designer - NC, CA, NY, MN

Job#: 3026396

Job Description:
Client: Financial Services
Job Title: Senior Creative Designer
Approved Locations:

• New York
• Minneapolis
• San Francisco
• Charlotte

Work Model: Hybrid - 3 days onsite / 2 remote
Contract Length: 6 Months (Opportunity to Extend)
Shift: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Pay Rate: $40 - $43
Top Requirements:

2+ years experience in experience design, content design, design programs, design research, strategy, or product design

Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking + high-craft execution

Experience designing for events, environmental touchpoints, print, and digital campaigns

Strong understanding of typography, layout systems, composition, and visual hierarchy

Ability to translate creative direction into scalable design systems (grids, templates, components)

Ability to collaborate in cross-functional pods with designers, art directors, CX, dev, and motion teams

Strong communication skills; ability to articulate design rationale clearly

Nice to Have:

Motion design capabilities - kinetic type, transitions, lightweight social/motion assets

Experience with environmental production (print specs, vendor coordination, fabrication)

Experience partnering with web/dev/CX to validate execution feasibility early in the process

Experience in multi-channel brand or campaign ecosystems

Job Summary:

The Experience Design Specialist 2 will support the creation and execution of integrated design work across events, print, digital, and campaign experiences. This role partners with an art director, designers, and an external agency to develop creative concepts, deliver production-ready assets, and build scalable design systems. The designer is responsible for transforming strategy into compelling creative solutions, producing polished work, and ensuring visual consistency across all touchpoints. The role requires strong craft, an ability to iterate quickly, and comfort working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

Develop creative concepts and assist in pitch materials aligned to brand and campaign strategy

Produce polished, channel-ready designs across events, print, digital, and integrated touchpoints

Create scalable design systems including layout grids, typography frameworks, and component libraries

Collaborate in a pod model, engaging early with cross-functional partners (motion, dev, CX)

Iterate quickly on feedback and refine creative from first comp through final production

Provide on-brand design rationale that explains why a concept meets strategic objectives

Support creation of onsite collateral, signage, presentation decks, and digital assets

Maintain high craft standards and ensure production accuracy across deliverables

Manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing effectively

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.