Graphics Design + Editorial Assistant

Company: tastylive 
Role: Graphic Design | Editorial Assistant 
 
As a Graphic Design | Editorial Assistant, you will support a graphic design and editorial team who work in a fast paced, creative environment creating assets to support a wide range of financial products. You would be directly involved in creating and executing all our media efforts, such as promotional videos, live programming, and marketing assets. You would be working closely with marketing, graphic designers, editors, and the different business departments within the tastytrade umbrella of companies.

This position offers a lot of freedom to be creative and brainstorm to come up with different iterations for a project, and exposure to a wide range of media production.  

What you’ll do: 

• Assist in the execution of creative projects 
• Work closely with different departments to create different types of media content 
• Regularly respond to design requests across the tastytrade family of companies 
• Independently prioritize tasks and meet deadlines 
• Be an active part of DAM organization and file management of post-production assets 

Who you are: 

• Experience with Adobe Applications (After Effects, Animate, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe XD) 
• Adobe Premiere working knowledge is a plus! 
• Experience with the production of Promotional Videos, Animated Web Ads/HTML Banners, Newsletters/Handouts/Digital programs, and Static/Animated social posts 
• Experience with creative concepts and visual design branding 
• Experience supporting Website GFX 

Team Perks:  

• Performance Bonuses  
• Stock Purchase Options  
• 401k Plan  
• Continued Education Support  
• 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday!)  
• 10 Paid Sick Days  
• Gym Membership Reimbursement  
• Commuter Benefits  
• Pet Insurance  
• Wellness & Mental Health Programs  
• Charitable Donation Matching  
• Two Paid Volunteer Days Off  
• Daily catered lunch when in the office  
• Full kitchen with snacks and beverages  
• In-building gym
• Shuttle to/from Metra 
• Office located in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars

Salary Range: $55,000 - $60,000
The actual salary offered will be based on the candidate's level of experience and qualifications

About Us: 

The tasty house of brands empowers individual traders differently. tastylive, founded in 2011, is an online financial media network, tastytrade (previously known as tastyworks) is a self-directed retail brokerage firm that launched in 2017, tasty Software Solutions and tastyfx, is a registered Forex broker-dealer. 

In 2021, London-based IG Group acquired tastylive, Inc. (previously known as tastytrade) and assigned it to lead business in North America. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US over the past few years. Changing the IG US name to tastyfx marks the next chapter, in aligning with the tasty brand family and offering a more forex-focused experience. This combined team has years of experience like institutional brokers, but also a passion for disrupting the entire trading industry.    

Our dream is simple: we want more people to find more success with a better trading experience. That’s why we’re investing heavily in the right people, technology, and media to make that happen in the US and across the globe.   

Location: Our office is in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars. 

tastytrade | tastylive  | tastyfx | tastycrypto
1330 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607   

*Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!