What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Designer position at Creative Co-Op, Inc.?
Creative Co-Op, Inc. (www.creativecoop.com) is a leading importer and distributor of gift and home decorative accessories. We work with over 15,000 boutique specialty stores in North America, Fortune 500 national retailers and major eCommerce partners. Headquartered in Memphis, TN the company has hundreds of employees globally with offices and showrooms in Portland, Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas, and China.
Creative Co-Op is the cornerstone division of Regent Holding Company whose global brands also include Illume (www.illumecandles.com) based in Minneapolis, MN and Bloomingville (www.bloomingville.com) based in Ikast, Demark. Regent’s growth is backed by Freeman Spogli & Co. (www.freemanspogli.com), a leading private equity firm dedicated to investing in the consumer and distribution sectors
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We are looking for dedicated, high-energy creative individuals who want to join an industry leader undergoing rapid growth and expansion. We look for people who embody an entrepreneurial spirit and are drawn to our Core Value
s:
· Think First – We validate gut instincts with fac
ts.· Act The Right Way – Our integrity has been built over decades and can be lost in secon
ds.· Care About More Than Yourself – We are passionate. We show that passion through a fierce commitment to our customers and colleagu
es.· Embrace Evolution – We are hungry for improvement and never satisfied with the status q
uo.
Job Definiti
on: The Digital Designer will be part of a dynamic Memphis based eCommerce team with a focus on selling to key eCommerce retailer partners. This person will be responsible for creating graphics and enriched content that will be displayed on retailer websites. Must be able to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Photogra
phy.
Primary Responsibilit
- ies: Design, layout, and production of sales and marketing graphics for display on eCommerce retailer web
- sitesRetouch and edit both product photography and lifestyle im
- ageryLeverage stock photo graphics to Photoshop products into Lifestyle set
- tingsMaintain brand guidelines for portfolio of owned-brands, ensuring assets hold consis
- tencyReview evolving customer graphic standards to ensure asset creation meets require
- mentsProviding quality control, reviews, proofreading, and editing marketing mate
- rialsUpdating, organizing graphics files / cataloging of digital assets within our stru
- ctureCreation of product assembly instruction ma
- nualsOther duties as ass
igned
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Requ
i
red: Education: Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design or related degree from an accredited unive
r
sity. Experience: 5 years working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Corporate and/or agency experience is a
plus. Sk
- ills: Highly organized with exemplary attention to d
- etail.Proficient in latest Adobe applications: Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator & Premier (others are a
- plus).Experience in product imagery and graphic creation for Amazon, Wayfair, or other retailer we
- bsitesSteady appreciation of layout and typography princ
- iples.Understanding of website graphic stan
- dards.Ability to quickly grasp marketing objectives for assigned pro
- jects.Maintain brand consistency for all assigned pro
- jects.Ability to work on several jobs at one time while meeting all milestones and dead
- lines.Review graphics, layouts, and fonts before products are com
- plete.Team-oriented professional work
- style.Proficient in latest Microsoft applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint (others are a
- plus).Proficiency in a Mac OS enviro
- nment.Ability to learn new technology qu
- ickly.Project & Asset management software experience is a
- plus.Strong communication skills, both oral and written, and strong interpersonal s
- kills.Timely communicate status of projects to teammates, peers, and man
- agers.Positive att
- itude.Strong work
- ethic.Problem-solving and critical thinking s
- kills.Experience with home
- décor.AI experience is a