Graphic Designer

Job Title: Designer - Merchandising Displays

Client Location: New York

Starting: 02/03/2025

Salary/Pay Rate: 40-50/hr Benefits

Firm, non-negotiable: No

Hours: Full-time

Duration: Long term

Job Description:

Please note this role is HYBRID and you must be able to go on-site 2 to 3 days a week

Aquent Studios is looking to add to our growing team with this Global Beauty Brand! As the the Graphic Designer, you are responsible for helping on the secondary and tertiary creative ideation, adaptation, development, helping on the execution of all print for permanent merchandising wall/displays for creative. You must constantly keep the customer experience as a top priority while strategically and conceptually designing and executing the brand experience from the smallest detail to the biggest picture.

Key Accountabilities:

• Creative is responsible for ensuring every consumer touch point is in line with the DMI brand charter as well as the nuances of the specific accounts (18 of them).
• Adapt designs across multiple systems and design under tight timelines and time constraints
• Prepare/direct mechanical die line production, file preparations for prepress and print production
• Support on retouching and comping needs
• Review mechanical artwork approvals
• Prepare and track graphics/rights/merch systems for multiple accounts

Required Personal Skills:

• Must be collaborative, strategic-thinker, energetic, positive, self-starter, strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to accept and adapt designs to creative input / feedback.
• Highly organized. Ability to manage deadline expectations by prioritizing workload accordingly.
• Listens and communicates effectively

Skills/Experience Required:

• College degree (BFA, BA, or AAS) in visual arts or other creative fields preferred.
• 3 years creative or related field experience, preferably with beauty industry. And / or 3 years of experience in branding and design with a focus on print, retail creative and physical spaces or extensive ecomm adaptation and design.
• Design in 2D print collateral for retail environments. An understanding of printing, design, materials and manufacturing process
• Excellent written/oral communication skills.
• Strong typography skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative suite (MAC-based) especially in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator & Acrobat. Working knowledge of Microsoft 365. Computer literacy on Windows, iOS, MS Word, PowerPoint, OneNote and Excel.
• Project Management Skills are a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Portfolio Must Have

• Portfolio must showcase samples of permanent displays to be considered for this role

Client Description:

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create the work that matters the most to them—work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studio team member, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the largest and most influential companies in the world, solving design challenges and extending their brands across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, web development, and more. If you want to do work that matters in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth, you have found the right place!