Tellwell is a storytelling and content creation marketing firm that creates emotional connections with audiences by telling authentic stories of great organizations. We believe that story is the most powerful way to introduce an organization’s brand, educate and engage their audiences, and remind those audiences why they love the brand. Our ultimate goal is to help organizations tell their stories through engaging video, beautiful design, and fantastic web experiences that drive action while also building one of the best companies to work for in the Midwest!

We’re a small team with fun clients, big vision, and aspirations to stay small and hit above our weight class.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Delivering creative visuals from concept to completion.

• Create compelling graphics across a wide range of disciplines (like print, web, video) that meet client objectives, follow brand guidelines, and are delivered on time.

• Develop concepts and designs for a variety of digital, print, and web projects

• Setting a blistering design pace on every project; casting vision, minding the details, and solving the work in a meaningful way

• Contribute to creative meetings and overall team culture passionately

• Make our team even better and have fun doing it

About You:

• Technical Martial Arts (Jedi) Mastery – You're an expert with design software tools like Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and any other art program that brings your awesome work to life!

• Creative Contributor – We don’t work in silos; our designers work together with our video producers, writers, account managers, and web guy to create the best client and team experience possible. There are no hand-offs around here.

• Problem-Solving Power Player – We solve creative problems here on a daily basis and the ability to provide solutions to any and all creative challenges is greatly valued!

• “Action Star” – Adaptability & Dexterity. A flexible disposition capable of not just accepting critical feedback but embracing it! This role requires individuals to move “on-the-fly” and pivot quickly when a concept veers in a different direction.

• Multi-tasking Maniac – We may not be in the circus but we are all expert jugglers. Being capable of juggling multiple projects is part of any creative role and this role requires a creative individual that can juggle flaming batons!

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a related field preferred

• 2+ years of professional experience in graphic design

• A killer online portfolio demonstrating and clearly indicating the range of your design skills, styles, and expertly executed interactive work experience

Added Bonus:

• Familiarity with motion graphics and interactivity through AfterEffects

• Experience with web design, knowledge of WordPress and CSS

• Experience with infographic or information design

• Experience with Asana and/or Everhour

Personal Traits - the most successful employees at Tellwell exhibit the following traits:

• A team player through and through; egos get checked at the door (this one’s non-negotiable)

• A fearless and wild imagination coupled with an obsessive attention to detail

• Enjoy (and skilled at) presenting to clients in a way that makes them understand and ultimately smarter

• Be sincere about giving and receiving meaningful constructive feedback

• Confident and effective communication and presentation skills with both team members and clients of various levels

What you really came here for, the perks. At Tellwell we offer:

• Competitive compensation, profit sharing, health insurance through BCBS-ND, Simple IRA through our friends at Thrivent

• Flexible vacationing, meaning no limiting “vacation policy” (and yes, people actually take a vacation here) and RE:Weeks.

• A casual-dress, and a results-only work environment

• A professional development budget you can use to go to conferences, take classes, buy books, etc.

• Summer Fridays. To celebrate the few months of beautiful sunshine we have in Fargo, we practice summer hours where we shut down the office after lunch on Fridays so you can get your tan on early

• A constantly collaborative environment

• Office music, puzzles, group events, team sports, and a great sense of camaraderie help keep everyone sane and foster their creativity & productivity

• The opportunity to shape the company – we need your expertise

• We love pets at Tellwell, so we’ll reimburse up to $200 for pet adoption and supplies for a new furry family member.

• A small, but fun benefit at Tellwell. We’ll cover your Uber rides. Have too much fun at happy hour? No worries about how to get home. Grab an Uber and we’ll take care of the cost