Creative Designer

Work Location Type:Hybrid

About Grainger:

W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenances, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment,Zoro.comoffers customers access to more than 14 million products, andMonotaRO.comoffers more than 24 million products. For more information, visitwww.grainger.com.

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is$60,400.00 to$100,700.00.

Rewards and Benefits:

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

For additional information and details regarding Grainger's benefits, please click on the link below:

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The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.

The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

Position Details

Reporting to the Manager, Creative Design the Creative Designer, with strong application skills and great conceptual ability, will own the design and edit for the web as well as a wide variety of direct mail pieces, tradeshows and other multi-channel marketing. The Creative Designer will work closely with marketing team members, planners and business partners to identify market objectives and the strategies to meet them. You will brainstorm and design against moderately complex campaign objectives to develop concepts with creative team and you will implement objectives into effective marketing communications.

Please note that this a Hybrid role, which requires in-person attendance in Lake Forest, IL headquarters 3 days per week.

You Will

• Interpret campaign objectives to concept and develop impactful creative solutions for multi-channel integrated campaigns.
• Articulate and present concepts in visual, written and verbal form.
• Form and apply the voice and design best-practices across all segments and channels to ensure consistent execution.
• Apply design and production processes and tools for continuous improvement.
• Adhere to schedules and maintain quality work.
• Build and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partners.

You Have

• 3+ years professional experience.
• BA/BS/BFA required (MA a plus) in visual communications, graphic design, advertising, marketing, or communications-related field.
• Demonstrated success in a large multi-channel organization and/or agency.
• Comprehensive design/production/editing skills for multi-channel direct response marketing.
• Functional knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite - (InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, etc.).
• Working knowledge of CMS, email development, HTML and CSS.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment. With this in mind, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.