Ellis Brooklyn is an award-winning, eco-conscious fragrance brand that is seeking an experienced and creative Senior Graphic Designer / up and coming Art Director to join our team. As a Graphic Designer, you are part of a team responsible for creating assets for our e-commerce platform, email newsletters, social media, display, retail, print, and additional assets as needed. The role is also responsible for image asset management, using your creative expertise to ensure on-brand continuity across all digital imagery and video components, and executing post-production workflows. The Graphic Designer should have in-depth knowledge of the digital space and packaging design (box and typography), an understanding of Adobe Creative Suite and Canva, along with an attention to detail and strong time management skills. We're also looking for burgeoning Art Director skills and helping our brand set our visual identity and standards.
This role will report into the founder/CEO and brand marketing team as needed. We are looking for a Graphic Designer who not only has a strong sense of layout, typography and composition, but also has experience working with images, understands photography and post-production. Additionally, this person must feel very comfortable with retouching, light matching, color grading and color correcting. This candidate also should have experience in packaging design.
We are excited to bring on someone who is a true creative, is excited about the beauty industry and brings an artistic eye with an extreme attention to detail to the team.
This is a full-time, in-person position.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain the company's visual and creative brand presence, as well as lifestyle message across all sales and marketing channels.
- Obtain input from managers to ensure that designs meet organizational standards and brand expectations, express ideas accurately, and represent the company or client appropriately.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in web design and user experience.
- Elevated eye for design, layout, typography and ability to adhere to brand guidelines.
- Create various asset types including, but not limited to:
- Email design layouts and provide assets for scheduling
- Assets for homepage and landing pages
- Social assets including Instagram stories, IGTV, and Reels
- Display and other digital assets
- Branded materials as needed
- Design graphics of packaging.
- Ensure on-brand continuity with packaing, lighting, and color consistency across the e-commerce and digital platforms
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience in web design, with a portfolio demonstrating a strong understanding of design principles, typography, and user experience
- Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, and Illustrator. Any movement or animation skills are a plus.
- Knowledge of web development best practices, including mobile responsiveness and accessibility
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including developers, marketers, and product designers
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience working with a content management system
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate collaborative skills and ability to work well within a team
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
- Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
- Organizational and time-management skills for meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong typography skills
- Experience in beauty apparel is a plus
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is a plus
Responsibilities
- Oversee design and production of all online and offline marketing material
- Conceptualize and execute the creative design strategy behind ad campaigns
- Conceptualize and execute the creative design strategy behind packaging.
- Design and produce a wide array of media
- Develop our company brand to increase brand presence
Salary
$100,000-$115,000 commensurate with experience.
3 weeks of paid vacation
Sick days
Medical insurance contribution