Early Careers: Digital and Interactive Designer - Aon Corporation

Looking to start your Aon career as a Digital and Interactive Graphic Design Specialist?

Available Location:

Chicago IL 

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

We are seeking a highly skilled Digital and Interactive Designer to join our dynamic creative team. You'll bring cutting-edge knowledge and graphic design expertise to inspire creative excellence across our North American Commercial Risk, Health Solutions, and Wealth Solutions offerings. This role demands strong conceptual design skills and a deep passion for creativity.

In this position, you will work as part of an agency-like team within the stability of a Fortune 1000 company. Your primary focus will be assisting with visually compelling digital deliverables that help the firm secure new business and retain clients. Operating in a fast-paced environment, you’ll collaborate closely with our account and sales teams to craft visual messaging that effectively communicates the Aon brand story.

Reporting directly to the Digital and Interactive Creative Manager, you’ll receive the support and guidance needed to grow and thrive as an in-house corporate designer. If you're a designer with a passion for creativity, innovation, and impactful visual storytelling, we want to hear from you!

What the day will look like

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop high-quality, creative designs for digital and interactive platforms
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business goals into visual concepts
• Produce engaging visual assets for revenue generating proposals and presentations
• Ensure all creative work aligns with brand guidelines and strategic objectives
• Stay up-to-date with design trends, tools, and techniques to continuously enhance output quality
• Work with account teams and leadership to understand the business
• Display professional concepts, apply company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues
• Work independently and as part of a team to deliver consistent and effective designs across a variety of media
• Develop flexible processes and tools to support different levels of creative needs in a fast-paced, budget-conscious environment

How this opportunity is different

These roles fall under Aon’s Early Career Development program, known as Launch. Building on the development colleagues receive in the role they are hired into; the Launch program is a supplemental development program for recent college recruits to mentor and develop future leaders of the firm. This 10-month development program begins every summer and includes in-person sessions, networking opportunities, self-study and global leader calls. 

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Expertise in design tools such as, but not limited to, Adobe Creative Suite, and Ceros
• Strong conceptual thinking and creative problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrate strong layout and interactive design skills, acute attention to detail, accuracy, and creativity
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize projects, manage multiple deliverables, keep commitments, and consistently deliver highly effective creative deliverables
• Ability to receive and integrate constructive feedback effectively
• Demonstrate ability, using research insights and trends, to continuously
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize projects, manage multiple deliverables, keep commitments, and consistently deliver highly effective creative deliverables
• Ability to receive and integrate constructive feedback effectively
• Demonstrate ability, using research insights and trends, to continuously bring creative concepts to life through innovative presentation modalities
• Self-initiative/motivation and desire for continuing professional growth along with the acquisition of new skills
• Positive and inclusive attitude
• Ability to articulate and follow Aon policies, procedures, and best practice

Education & Application information:

Bachelor’s degree required, degree or certificate in design strongly preferred

• Strong creative portfolio that shows a wide variety of media, techniques, and experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft office applications (Word and PowerPoint)
• Expert in in Adobe Creative Suite (print and digital tools including video)
• Proficient in Ceros or other website builders
• Pre and post-production skills (e.g. prep files for print)
• Collaborate with remote/off-site Aon colleagues to meet goals and execute required tasks

Education: Seniors graduating between Spring 2024 – Spring 2025 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. 

Please note: Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. 

What sets our program apart from the rest? 

Explore Aon’s culture and business areas, developing practical skills vital for the future success and postgraduate opportunities. Engage in weekly spotlights, community outreach events and networking opportunities with peers, fostering an understanding of exceeding client expectations and delivering distinct products and services. 

Development Planning 

Participate in a comprehensive development plan that includes deeply understanding Aon’s business areas, ethical standards, professional environment, networking opportunities, learning internal systems, and honing interpersonal and team-building skills through collaboration events and colleague networking opportunities. 

Future Opportunities 

Our program offers meaningful exposure to Aon, preparing interns for short-term and long-term career opportunities. Outstanding interns may receive offers to join Aon’s Launch Program, an early careers development opportunity, as a full-time colleague with generous benefits and tangible career path. 

Pay Transparency Law

 The salary for this position is $69,500 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself.  We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognize that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. 

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com 

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.  Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies. 

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