Sr. Visual Designer (East-coast working hours)
ABOUT THE COMPANY
We’ve been building businesses on Amazon for more than 15 years and we continue to be on the forefront as Amazon platforms evolve. We’re uncomfortable calling ourselves experts - since Amazon is always changing, we’re constantly adapting - but the breadth of our knowledge is vast and our team’s diverse experiences elevate our partners’ businesses. We’re marketers, advocates, data scientists, supply chain managers, Amazonians, advertisers and merchants. But most importantly, we’re brand builders. Let’s build brands together.
POSITION OVERVIEW
We’re looking for a detail-oriented Sr. Visual Designer with a strong aesthetic ability to join our team. For this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional internal teams to ensure client branding is consistent, appealing and meets the creative brief. To be successful in this role, you should have in-depth knowledge of graphic design, styles and layout techniques. You should also have experience executing design projects from conception to production. If you have the ability to convey messages and information through illustrations, graphics and patterns, we’d like to meet you.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all design projects, from conception to delivery
- Design original pieces, including illustrations and infographics
- Review junior designers’ work to ensure high quality
- Support, mentor and train offshore designers
- Refine images, fonts and layouts using graphic design software
- Generate ideas to portray concepts and advertise products.
- Maintain brand consistency throughout all our marketing projects
- Liaise with internal teams to ensure deadlines are met
- Ability to think narratively, creating sequences that illuminate user stories through the lens of UI mixed with other visuals (photography, video, motion graphics).
- Ensure brand guidelines and directives are embraced consistently and creatively.
- Communicate and be able to justify conceptual and directional choices.
- Be accountable for excellent execution
- Demonstrate continuous visible progress based on feedback
- Quality control: Independently create improved approaches for organizing and constructing templates and toolkits.
- Growth mindset: Embrace challenges and consistently work in demanding, uncertain, and/or highly constrained situations.
- Strategic design thinker, creative, and at same time execution oriented.
- Strong business and marketing acumen. Results oriented.
- Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems.
- Excellent collaborator and team-player spirit.
- Conceptual ability - the ability to take written words and turn them into high quality mockups and art.
- Visual storytelling
- Degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field
- 5+ years of proven graphic designing experience
- A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics
- Familiarity with design software and technologies
- A keen eye for aesthetics and details
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
- Prior Amazon experience is required
Benefits Description:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Bonus
- PTO
- 401K
We are currently considering candidates who reside in the following states: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI
Equal Opportunity Employer
Sponsorship unavailable for this role
*This role supports teams based on the East Coast, and candidates must work East Coast hours, regardless of their location*