Graphic Designer (B2B & Commercial Focus)

Graphic Designer (B2B & Commercial Focus) — 100% On-Site

Compensation: $80,000/year
Benefits: 401(k) + PTO (no health insurance)
Location: Buffalo Grove, IL (100% On-Site — no hybrid/remote)
Reports to: Creative Director & CEO
Work Mix: ~90% B2B / ~10% D2C (initially)

Who We Are

JILZARAH is looking for a highly motivated and organized individual to join our design team. We are building a world class enterprise and are looking for talented people with a passion for excellence and absolute dedication to being the best.

We are a small team with an informal and friendly environment but are very serious about a few things:

• Taking care of our customers
• Completing our work to the highest standards
• Taking care of our people

We believe design matters because gifts carry meaning. We build products that feel personal, joyful, and artful—the kind of pieces customers connect with and retailers love to sell. We’re looking for someone who can help us express that craft and story consistently across catalogs, packaging, wholesale materials, and digital marketing.

The Mission

This is a production-heavy role. You will own key revenue-driving B2B assets (sales collateral, packaging, and ongoing marketing support). We’re not looking for a slow, conceptual artist—we’re looking for a commercial designer who ships clean, correct work fast and understands that design drives revenue.

Success Looks Like

• You reliably ship press-ready sales collateral and packaging updates on an ongoing cadence.
• You own the twice-yearly wholesale catalog from layout through vendor-ready production with near-zero errors.
• You support email marketing and website updates with fast turnaround and clean execution.
• Your files are vendor-ready (dielines, bleeds, specs) and your templates/asset system stays organized.

The Work (90% B2B / 10% D2C)

• Wholesale Catalog (2x/year): Own layout, production, and print prep for our seasonal B2B catalogs.
• Sales Collateral (Ongoing): Sell sheets, line sheets, signage, trade show materials; updates are frequent.
• Packaging & Merchandising: Header cards, packaging layouts, labels/inserts, POP displays; vendor-ready print files.
• Email Marketing & Web Updates: Create email assets, banners, and website graphics; support routine updates.
• Photography & Assets: Retouch product photography; maintain an organized asset library.

Requirements

• 3+ years professional graphic design experience with consistent weekly output
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Strong print production fundamentals (bleeds, dielines, color profiles, prepress, vendor handoff)
• Strong commercial instincts: can craft effective headlines/short copy and understands customer motivations
• Portfolio showing real commercial work (catalog/layout/print collateral/packaging)
• Organized, deadline-reliable, comfortable with direct feedback and fast iteration
• High technical fluency: comfortable working fast in a modern workflow (macOS/Windows, file systems, cloud drives, exporting, troubleshooting, and learning new tools quickly)
• Comfortable in Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint + Excel) for sales assets, simple edits, and collaboration
• 100% on-site: must be willing to work daily from our office

Pluses

• Adobe Substance (Substance 3D) experience (texturing/material workflows/rendering)
• HTML/CSS comfort for email/website-related work (basic edits, troubleshooting, handoff)
• Basic video editing experience (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro) for occasional product/editing needs

How to Apply

Submit your resume and a link to your portfolio.

To keep this process efficient, include:

• Portfolio links to (a) catalog/layout work and (b) packaging/label dielines you shipped
• A short note with your weekly output cadence in your last role and one example of a printer/vendor handoff you managed
• Any Adobe Substance and/or HTML/CSS experience (briefly)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• Do you have 3+ years of professional design experience?
• Have you sent print files to a commercial vendor?

Work Location: In person