eCommerce Digital Designer

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.

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 Values:

· Think First – We validate gut instincts with facts.

· Act The Right Way – Our integrity has been built over decades and can be lost in seconds.

· Care About More Than Yourself – We are passionate. We show that passion through a fierce commitment to our customers and colleagues.

· Embrace Evolution – We are hungry for improvement and never satisfied with the status quo.

Job Definition: 

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 Photography.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Design, layout, and production of sales and marketing graphics for display on eCommerce retailer websites
• Retouch and edit both product photography and lifestyle imagery
• Leverage stock photo graphics to Photoshop products into Lifestyle settings
• Maintain brand guidelines for portfolio of owned-brands, ensuring assets hold consistency
• Review evolving customer graphic standards to ensure asset creation meets requirements
• Providing quality control, reviews, proofreading, and editing marketing materials
• Updating, organizing graphics files / cataloging of digital assets within our structure
• Creation of product assembly instruction manuals
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required: 

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design or related degree from an accredited university.

Experience: 5  years working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Corporate and/or agency experience is a plus.

Skills: 

• Highly organized with exemplary attention to detail.
• 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 websites
• Steady appreciation of layout and typography principles.
• Understanding of website graphic standards.
• Ability to quickly grasp marketing objectives for assigned projects.
• Maintain brand consistency for all assigned projects.
• Ability to work on several jobs at one time while meeting all milestones and deadlines.
• Review graphics, layouts, and fonts before products are complete.
• Team-oriented professional work style.
• Proficient in latest Microsoft applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint (others are a plus).
• Proficiency in a Mac OS environment.
• Ability to learn new technology quickly.
• Project & Asset management software experience is a plus.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Timely communicate status of projects to teammates, peers, and managers.
• Positive attitude.
• Strong work ethic.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Experience with home décor.
• AI experience is a plus.