Graphic Design & Marketing Assistant

ALIYA Healthcare is seeking a Graphic Design & Marketing Assistant to support multiple affiliated brands, including RYZE, THRYVE, and ASPYRE, in a hybrid setup from Skokie, IL. In this role, you will help turn brand direction into production-ready assets across print, digital, and social channels, while coordinating day-to-day marketing needs for facilities and events.

What You’ll Do

• Design a range of materials including flyers, brochures, postcards, presentations, banners, signage, recruiting materials, and internal communications.
• Create graphics for social media, websites, email campaigns, and digital displays.
• Design branded apparel, company swag, employee recognition items, and promotional merchandise.
• Adapt approved designs across brands, facilities, sizes, and formats while maintaining consistent brand standards.
• Build reusable templates for recurring requests and routine facility communications.
• Prepare production-ready artwork, proofread content, and review vendor proofs before final approval.
• Develop content ideas and support campaigns tied to facility highlights, employee spotlights, healthcare recognition days, events, and brand initiatives.
• Write captions, headlines, and concise marketing copy that aligns with each brand’s voice.
• Maintain a content calendar and coordinate with facility teams to gather photos, updates, and stories.
• Prepare and schedule approved social posts, track basic engagement, and suggest ways to improve content.
• Assist with photography, photo editing, short-form video, and organizing event and visit footage.
• Support routine website updates including photos, flyers, announcements, and facility information.
• Help convert longer videos or recordings into short clips and promotional content.
• Act as the day-to-day contact for routine requests involving print, apparel, swag, and marketing materials.
• Research products, compare quotes, communicate with vendors, and coordinate approved orders.
• Track quantities, sizes, costs, proofs, production schedules, and delivery dates.
• Maintain inventory of printed materials, branded merchandise, and event supplies; identify replenishment needs.
• Coordinate packing, shipping, and distribution to facilities, then confirm deliveries and resolve missing or incorrect items.
• Support open houses, company events, employee celebrations, and recognition initiatives.
• Coordinate event logistics including invitations, signage, branded giveaways, printed materials, and supplies.
• Maintain event checklists and provide on-site support and preparation as needed.
• Gather event content and prepare follow-up posts, recaps, and communications.
• Organize incoming requests, clarify project details, and maintain a shared project tracker.
• Manage follow-ups, deadlines, feedback, and approval routing; keep assets and vendor information organized and up to date.
• Ensure facility teams have an accessible collection of approved logos, templates, photography, and design files.
• Flag missing information or delays early and suggest practical ways to streamline recurring work.

What You Bring

• A strong portfolio of print and digital design work.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
• Strong skills in typography, layout, writing, proofreading, and organization.
• Familiarity with print production, file preparation, and vendor coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines, communicate clearly, and carry projects through completion.
• Collaborative mindset, openness to feedback, and comfort working independently within established brand direction.
• Ideally 2 to 4 years of relevant design or marketing experience (minimum 2 years).

Tools You’ll Use

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Canva
• WordPress

Compensation

$50,000 - $70,000 per year.

How to Apply

Please submit your résumé and portfolio with examples of print design, social media content, and other relevant creative work.