Brand Marketing Designer

Description

Who We Are

Grunt Style is a lifestyle brand that distills pure, 100-proof American fighting spirit and shares it in the form of high-quality patriotic apparel. We’re a veteran-founded and operated company that honors service at home and abroad. We take pride in self, in military, and in our country. 

To us, clothes aren’t just about function: they reflect who you are and what you stand for. We are more than just a clothing company—we bolster a lifestyle.

Our goal is that people across the United States of America take pride in our nation and protect it for the next generation. At the forefront of our mission are those who do just that: Active Military service members, Veterans, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, First Responders, and the families who support them.

This We’ll Defend, for the next generation.

Summary/Objective

The Brand Marketing Design Team Member will be responsible for the creation and design of marketing assets including, but not limited to, marketing campaigns, motion graphics, ads, print work, UI/UX, and photo editing. Additionally, they will be responsible for a variety of creative materials for both internal and external use. The Brand Marketing Designer is responsible for ensuring strategic, seamless creative experiences - working closely with Marketing, Merchandising, and Media teams to elevate our creative brand and optimize the customer journey end-to-end. A highly innovative, collaborative, and creative mind is necessary as well as the ability to not only work independently as well as in a close team environment. Should be able to think on your feet and have the ability to set priorities while multi-tasking in a quickly changing environment with overlapping deadlines and last-minute needs for success.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Produce high quality marketing artwork within the guidelines and capabilities of our Marketing Team.
• Provide and receive critique, feedback, input, ideas, suggestions, and outside knowledge to the Brand Marketing Design Team as is needed to help the Team continue to learn and grow.
• Push toward and achieve all the goals set by the Team, Platoon, and Company.
• Define and create a visual language as an extension of the brand (illustrations, icons, colors, typography, animations, etc.)
• Be an advocate for consistent and cohesive design throughout the company.
• Educate others on design thinking, brand experience, and design-driven storytelling.
• Continually iterate on concepts to make the brand relevant and relatable to our audience(s).
• Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across various projects.
• Must be able to think on your feet and can set priorities while multi-tasking in a quickly changing environment with overlapping deadlines and last-minute needs for success.

Job Duties

• Create and design of marketing assets for internal and external use.
• Complete special tasks, last minute requests, etc. that may interrupt standard workflow.
• Collaborate with Media, Marketing, and others, to establish a clear and concise brand voice, tone, and personality.
• Collaborate with UX Design to create and maintain a cohesive and consistent brand experience between Marketing and Product.
• Creating an average number of completed design assets based on projected daily/weekly/monthly/yearly company goals:
• Assist in the introduction, development, and implementation of new and interesting design ideas, processes, and standards. 

Requirements

Supervisory Responsibility

N/A

Work Environment

Must be able to set priorities and multi-task in a quickly changing environment with overlapping deadlines and short-term development cycles.

Physical Demands

The Brand Marketing Design Team Member will frequently:

Sit for long periods of time.

Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

Repeat the same movements.

Occasionally attend and assist with photoshoot productions

It is important for the Brand Marketing Design Team Member to be able to:

See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.

See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.

Understand the speech of another person.

Speak clearly so listeners can understand.

It is not as important, but still necessary for the Brand Marketing Design Team Member to be able to:

See details of objects that are more than a few feet away.

Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects.

Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.

Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects.

Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls.

Determine the distance between objects.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 40 hours per week.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Education and Experience

Portfolio Required

High school diploma or GED.

1-3 years proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite or similar products.

Preferred Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design or a related field.

or 2-3 years of relevant experience

or 2-3 years of working as an inhouse designer

or 2-3 years of working as a contracted designer

Manual drawing or Illustration experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications/ Other Duties

Portfolio Required

EEO Statement

Grunt Style provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Grunt Style complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.