Junior Designer

About Jackson Spalding

Are you looking to join a hungry and humble team of thinkers, creators, and achievers? You’ve come to the right place. 
 
Jackson Spalding is an award-winning PR and marketing agency that helps clients grow by building their brands, protecting their brands and capturing demand. Founded in 1995, our agency vision has remained unchanged: to be the most trusted and respected agency in our industry.
 
Fiercely creative and strategic, we work alongside our clients to help them connect with their audiences and reach their goals. That means we stay curious, have an open mind and ask questions to make sure we consistently achieve excellence with integrity for our clients, our communities, our agency and ourselves.

JS is a proudly independent agency serving local and global clients, including Chick-fil-A, The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, L.L.Bean, Norfolk Southern and Orkin, among others. Headquartered in Atlanta, Jackson Spalding has teams coast-to-coast in Athens, Georgia; Dallas; Los Angeles and New York. Learn more at jacksonspalding.com.

About the role

Jackson Spalding is seeking an entry-level Junior Designer to join our creative team in Atlanta. You will support client work across social, digital, brand, presentation and print design while building your skills with guidance from Art Directors and Creative Leads.

The ideal candidate brings a strong design foundation, attention to detail and a willingness to learn. You should be comfortable working from a creative brief, explaining your design choices and incorporating constructive feedback. Recent graduates and candidates with relevant coursework, internships or design projects are welcome to apply.

What you'll do

• Create images, graphics and layouts that communicate a message or support a campaign, following project briefs and creative direction.
• Design social and digital assets across platforms, formats and specifications.
• Support the development of logos, illustrations, brand elements and templates within established brand guidelines.
• Adapt approved concepts across digital, presentation and print formats while maintaining visual consistency.
• Create accurate design files using Adobe Creative Suite and develop clear, polished PowerPoint presentations.
• Check copy, formatting, and visual details carefully, and correct errors before delivery.
• Present work in reviews and incorporate feedback from Creative Leads, project teams and clients.
• Prepare, package and hand off files for production according to project standards.
• Participate in project briefings and working sessions, track next steps and communicate progress or questions early.
• Review work for accuracy, completeness, and consistency before sharing or publishing.
• Organize assigned work, meet deadlines and coordinate priorities with project teams.

Qualifications

• This is an entry-level opportunity. Relevant experience may come from academic projects, internships, freelance work or other design experience; prior full-time agency experience is not required.
• A portfolio showing design ability, clear attention to detail and early conceptual thinking across at least two formats or channels.
• Working proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and PowerPoint, with the skills to contribute effectively to the team’s design work. Solid understanding of typography, layout, and visual composition.
• Ability to design presentations in PowerPoint and use Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• Produce polished materials that follow brand guidelines and maintain a consistent visual identity.
• Ability to follow brand guidelines and a foundational understanding of preparing files for production.
• Strong organization, attention to detail and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments with guidance.
• Openness to feedback, a collaborative approach, and a practical mindset when solving problems.
• Familiarity with Asana or similar project management tools, or a willingness to learn.

Preferred qualifications

• Agency internship or other experience supporting design projects.
• Familiarity with Figma, social media design specifications, HTML email design or coding, or motion graphics tools such as After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Familiarity with AI tools such as Adobe Firefly or ChatGPT and responsible use in an agency setting.
• Portfolio submission: Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of relevant work during the interview process. We’ll share details about timing and format as you move forward.