Luci - Junior Graphic Designer

Junior Graphic Designer

This position has a starting pay range of $55,000.00 annually. Actual compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Summary/Objective

The Junior Graphic Designer at Luci Creative supports the Visual Design team by creating clear, compelling, and highly crafted design assets across platforms. This role is hands-on and production-forward, with a strong focus on presentation design (InDesign decks, PowerPoint and Keynotes with animations) and social media assets, plus support for print and digital submissions.

You bring an exceptional command of typography, composition, and layout, and you work with care, speed, and accuracy. Bonus points if you proofread as you go, catching grammar and spelling issues before work leaves the studio.

Why This Role?

This role is a great fit for a designer who wants to build real depth in presentation craft and multi-format design systems, while learning the fundamentals of experience design and environmental graphics. You will help shape the work that clients see most often: decks, submissions, and polished visuals that carry our ideas into the world.

You'll grow your skills in visual hierarchy, storytelling, brand consistency, and production details, while working alongside experienced designers and project teams.

Essential Job Functions

Presentation Design & Storytelling

• Design and format decks in InDesign, PowerPoint, and Keynote, with strong hierarchy, pacing, and consistency.
• Implement new Luci's branding and style guidelines across applications (when applicable)
• Build and maintain slide systems and templates that support team-wide efficiency and quality.
• Create PowerPoint animations that clarify ideas and add energy without distraction.
• Translate complex information into clean, scannable visuals (charts, timelines, diagrams, tables).
• Prepare exports for client review and delivery (PPTX, Keynote, PDF), ensuring files are reliable and polished.

Social Media & Digital Asset Production

• Design social content across formats (feed, stories, reels, cover frames, carousels, event graphics).
• Create fast, accurate variations and cutdowns while upholding brand integrity.
• Organize production files and exports so they are easy to hand off, reuse, and update.

Print Assets & Submission Support

• Support the team with print-ready layouts (one-pagers, posters, leave-behinds, signage-style pieces).
• Prep files for print production (bleeds, trims, packaging, image editing, retouching, and resolution checks),
• Help maintain consistent formatting and visual quality across all client-facing submissions.

Quality Control & Proofreading (Strong Bonus)

• Proofread for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and consistency while designing.
• Catch issues in names, dates, captions, labels, and footnotes before final delivery.
• Run final checks for alignment, spacing, export settings, and brand accuracy.

Collaboration & Studio Practices

• Work closely with Visual Design, Strategy, and Project Management to meet scope, timing, and quality expectations.
• Take and apply feedback quickly, keeping momentum during revisions.
• Maintain strong file hygiene: naming, versioning, links, and clean handoffs.

Qualifications & Skills

• 2 to 3 years of professional design experience (agency, studio, in-house, or freelance).
• Portfolio showing strong presentation design, plus examples of social and print work.
• Exceptional command of typography (spacing, hierarchy, readability, craft).
• Strong sense of composition and visual rhythm across multi-page layouts.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.
• Strong skills in PowerPoint (including animation) and/or Keynote.
• Comfort working across formats and specs, from social sizes to print production requirements.
• High attention to detail, strong organization, and pride in getting the “last 10%” right.

Preferred:

• Interest in experience design and environmental graphics (signage, wayfinding, large-format storytelling).
• Basic motion tools (After Effects) or strong animation instincts in PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Figma and/or collaborative tools (Miro, etc.).
• Experience working with brand systems and template-based design.

Work Environment & Travel Expectations

This position operates in a professional studio environment (three days on-site—we have offices in Chicago, New York City, and Seattle), involving close coordination with team members across disciplines. Occasional travel to client sites, installation support, or other Luci offices may be required.

About Luci

We design imprint experiences, immersive and lasting moments that help people feel connected to ideas, to each other, and to the world around them. We partner with museums, cultural spaces, and brands to transform stories into immersive environments that spark emotion, inspire learning, and linger with visitors long after they leave. Luci is in a stage of ambitious growth. We're building partnerships with museums, architects, and cultural institutions and redefining how learning and storytelling shape communities.

At Luci, we appreciate the power of a diverse and talented team. We cultivate a work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to participate, contributing their unique skills and perspectives to our shared success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our benefits include:

• Healthcare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits—starting on the first of the month following your date of hire.
• Weekly pay, every Friday
• A generous Flexible Time Off (FTO) plan
• Eight paid company holidays
• 401(k) program with a 4% company match
• Paid parental and marital leave

All candidates must be able to successfully complete employment verification, including E-Verify and a background check, as a condition of employment.