20 Freelance Graphic Designer Jobs in Chicago, IL

“Got me a job fast for good pay.”

Pros:  “Creative Circle seems to have a lot of connections and they got me a freelance job within a few weeks at the rate I requested. You work for and get paid by Creative Circle…”

Cons:  “No benefits No paid vacation, which becomes an issue if you are on an assignment for more than 8-10 weeks. It would be nice to be able to take a day to handle…” – Full Review

“Great local management, but very narrow in opportunities”

Pros:  “management, supervisors, pms are great, helpful, respectful nice location to commute try to maximize pay usually a good mix of leadership at the local level and good…”

Cons:  “As a contractor/consultant, they seem to be pretty tightly focused: if you're a content person (editor, writer) you could have lots of opps - technical side, not so…” – Full Review

“Outstanding, rapidly growing company!”

Pros:  “Nice Lisle office location although it is running out of space. Employee recognition -all employees, regardless of position, received at least a $500 bonus due to company…”

Cons:  “Be prepared to work very long hours due to rapid growth. You can be successful and happy here if you are willing to give up your personal life. Although written as…” – Full Review

“High quality professionals”

Pros:  “The people who work at Avenue A | Razorfish are on top of their game. It's great to work with such highly capable, talented people. Also, you get a lots of respect when you…”

Cons:  “As with any huge organization, it's difficult to implement updates to outdated titles and procedures. You have to go through many levels of management and…” – Full Review

“Intense”

Pros:  “laid back company culture no dress code, can wear what you want no real business hours (depend what market you are on) no vacation policy but you will feel guilty if you…”

Cons:  “constant pressure, stress, anxiety unrealistic goals doing the same thing every day” – Full Review

“Aquent is a "new school" environment perfect for Millenials.”

Pros:  “Aquent is a innovative, collaborative company that values employee input. The culture is a younger, hip crowd who demands work/life balance.”

Cons:  “The company is consistently trying to re-inventing itself. Recently, it's had a hard trying to carve out a niche to set itself apart.” – Full Review

“Job ending year was 2004. I couldn't select that year. Awesome learning experience but shifty management.”

Pros:  “Autonomy to run with things as well as professional growth for my given position were tremendous opportunities for this company.”

Cons:  “Management ran people into the ground and the group was split across industry leaders and folks that couldn't get a management job anywhere else. The latter was…” – Full Review

“Intense”

Pros:  “laid back company culture no dress code, can wear what you want no real business hours (depend what market you are on) no vacation policy but you will feel guilty if you…”

Cons:  “constant pressure, stress, anxiety unrealistic goals doing the same thing every day” – Full Review