Creative Illustrator jobs

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Mercer’s Impact team are a thirty strong group of consultants, strategists, creative thinkers, designers, writers, videographers, animators, copywriters, data experts, programmers and project managers.

They are looking for a talented Creative Artworker to join their team and help bring their creative vision to life, delivering high-quality design and artwork across a range of print and digital formats.

Creative Artworker

In this role, you will be responsible for transforming initial concepts into polished final artwork, ensuring consistency and brand integrity across all campaign materials. You will manage artwork throughout the production lifecycle, liaising with suppliers as needed, and work closely with the project team to meet deadlines and budgets. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual who values design excellence and thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting.

We will rely on you to:

• Develop accurate final artwork from initial concepts across multiple formats and channels

• Apply consistent typographic and layout standards to all deliverables

• Ensure artwork meets technical specifications for print and digital media

• Take accountability for artwork throughout the production lifecycle, including supplier liaison

• Maintain brand and campaign consistency in all materials

• Uphold brand guidelines and campaign strategy

• Deliver artwork on time and within budget

• Communicate proactively if deadlines are at risk and propose solutions

• Prioritize tasks effectively and maintain organized filing systems

• Complete and submit timesheets accurately and on schedule

• Participate in internal artwork reviews and checks prior to final sign-off

• Ensure accuracy in grammar, spelling, and layout

• Contribute to continuous improvement of creative output quality and consistency

• Manage time estimates to provide best value to the business

What you need to have:

• Strong understanding of layout, typography, and visual hierarchy with meticulous attention to detail

• Portfolio demonstrating technical proficiency and creative flair across print and digital projects

• Proven track record delivering quality work for multiple clients and channels

• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

• Competence in PowerPoint and presentation template creation

• Good understanding of print production data and colour management

• Confidence working within brand guidelines and applying feedback

• Retouching and visualizing skills

• Excellent time management and ability to work under pressure

What makes you stand out:

• 3–4 years in a creative artworker role, ideally within an agency or design-led environment

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.