Graphic Designer

Summary

American Crafts is a fun, fast-paced company focused on designing products for the crafting and scrapbooking industry. They are seeking graphic designers to join their creative team, working closely with leadership to design new products, packaging, and marketing materials.

Responsibilities

• Design new products
• Work closely with the VP of Marketing & Design, Creative Director and Art Directors
• Design packaging, marketing materials and other design projects

Skills

• Designers who can convincingly work in various design styles
• Must have a strong working knowledge of the Adobe suite, with an in-depth knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
• Must be highly organized and able to work efficiently on multiple projects to meet deadlines
• Must pay attention to detail and have the ability to work efficiently without sacrificing quality
• Must be able to quickly and effectively communicate through verbal and written channels
• Must work full-time from the Orem, Utah office
• BFA preferred
• Strong typography skills preferred
• Strong illustration skills preferred
• Ability to pick strong color combinations preferred
• Experience doing surface design (patterns) is preferred
• Internship experience preferred but not required
• Ability to mock-up packaging and product preferred
• Any cross training in photography, video production or Web design is viewed as a plus, but not required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Designers who can convincingly work in various design styles
• Must have a strong working knowledge of the Adobe suite, with an in-depth knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
• Must be highly organized and able to work efficiently on multiple projects to meet deadlines
• Must pay attention to detail and have the ability to work efficiently without sacrificing quality
• Must be able to quickly and effectively communicate through verbal and written channels
• Must work full-time from the Orem, Utah office

Nice to Haves

• BFA preferred
• Strong typography skills preferred
• Strong illustration skills preferred
• Ability to pick strong color combinations preferred
• Experience doing surface design (patterns) is preferred
• Internship experience preferred but not required
• Ability to mock-up packaging and product preferred
• Any cross training in photography, video production or Web design is viewed as a plus, but not required