About Rheaply

Founded in 2016, Rheaply, Inc. is a Chicago-based technology company focused on solutions for making organizations more efficient, sustainable, and connected. Rheaply has developed and launched the only exchange technology for researchers to share their ideas and surplus resources with colleagues to reduce time, costs, as well as environmental waste. On Rheaply’s Asset Exchange Manager (AxM), users from all departments can access resources and expertise from colleagues in the same organization or beyond. Recently, Rheaply has been featured in The New York Times, Nature, VERGE, and Greenbiz, chosen as a 10 Big Idea in Innovation by Chicago Magazine, a Circular Economy Solver by MIT SOLVE, and received the 2019 Sustainable Procurement Leadership (SPLC) Award for Circular Economy Leadership among other notable awards and recognitions.

As we continue to expand our business, we are seeking a graphic designer to join our current Product team.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Interpret needs and create innovative and impactful designs to effectively convey desired messaging and ideas to our target audience
• Take ownership of all areas of the visual design process from initial prototype to creation to the preparation of final deliverables
• Create eye-catching, delightful illustrations, newsletters, emails, presentations, and other marketing collateral that communicates and elevates our brand
• Work closely with the product and marketing teams, taking direction and implementing changes to improve design and consistently adhere to brand and product standards
• Collaborate across the team and help with other projects, as needed
• Prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks efficiently
• Provide input to continually improve the creative process and our design system

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field
• Demonstrated experience with digital illustration and simple animation, including a design portfolio showcasing prior work -Comfort with standard design tools such as Adobe CS, Sketch, etc
• Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, changing, and loosely-structured environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience creating digital and print marketing materials
• Experience with web design and comfort with HTML and CSS
• A demonstrated interest in sustainability or circular economy (e.g., coursework, work or internship experience, involvement in student groups)

What We’d Like to See from You

• You are a scrappy, motivated team player who understands the various needs of a growing company
• You believe in Rheaply’s Core Values and shall conduct your work in accordance with our values

More About Rheaply

At Rheaply, we envision a world where all assets and resources are highly visible, searchable, and reusable. Join us today to help us achieve our mission.

Rheaply, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, interns, volunteers, subcontractors.

Rheaply’s Core Values

At Rheaply, we thrive to provide the most seamless experience for our AxM users, enabling our client organizations to achieve full utilization of their assets, thereby reducing costs and waste by keeping valuable resources in circulation. As a team, we pledge to execute our work in accordance with our seven Core Values.

We Listen To and Delight Our Users​ -- Our users are our most important stakeholders. We strive to provide the most seamless user experience and value to our users across client organizations. We do our best to have empathy for their problems and challenges. We listen to users’ feedback and provide timely responses to questions and needs.

We Encourage Individual Team Member Growth, Innovation, And Happiness ​-- Our people are our most valuable assets. Rheaply’s success is dependent upon the collective drive, intelligence, curiosities and contributions of all of our team members. We care for the wellbeing of each team member and ensure that they have the support and mentorship they need to succeed at Rheaply and beyond.

We Value Transparency, Humility, and Open Communication ​-- The key determinant to our successful market execution is our ability to communicate and share successes, learnings, insights, struggles, and solutions across our teams. At Rheaply, we strive to cultivate a culture of intelligence with humility. We care about hearing each member’s voice and understanding his or her unique perspective.

We Care About Our Communities And The Environment​ -- Rheaply is driven by the mission to reduce our environmental footprint and accelerate our transition to a circular economy. We strive to live by our mission of promoting environmental awareness and waste reduction in our decisions and actions at Rheaply and beyond.

We Promote A Collaborative Culture of Learning​ ​and​ ​Problem-Solving ​-- Rheaply is committed to finding straightforward solutions to complex problems. We are constantly learning from each other, from our clients, and from our competitors. We strive to understand problems at the microscopic level and become industry experts in building, deploying, and iterating sustainable, circular solutions.

We Are Tenacious and We Own Our Work ​-- At Rheaply, we are dedicated to enabling the transition to a more circular world. We are relentless about our mission and vision. We hold ourselves accountable for our words and actions, both internally and in the market.

We Strive To Be Helpful​ -- We view all the work we do at Rheaply as daily, non-stop efforts to help and support each other, our clients, our users, our partners, and our shared environment.

Benefits: Full Healthcare Monthly Premium Coverage, 50% Employee Contribution Monthly Dental Premium, Unlimited Vacation Days

What to Include in Your Application: Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@rheaply.com, as well as a portfolio of some of your past work.