Associate Graphic Designer

The associate graphic designer will support both print and digital marketing, branding, and product launch initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for typography, a passion for clean and sophisticated design, and the ability to work across multiple formats and mediums. Experience in retail or a creative agency setting is a plus, and expertise in Adobe After Effects and Klayvio would be a strong advantage.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create visually compelling designs for both print and digital platforms, including marketing materials, packaging, email campaigns, website design, and social media.

• Collaborate with marketing, product development, and sales teams to ensure brand consistency across all mediums.

• Execute creative projects from concept to completion, ensuring high-quality results that align with the Hudson Grace aesthetic.

• Develop and implement typography choices that enhance our brand's visual identity.

• Assist with creating dynamic animations or motion graphics (preferred but not required) using After Effects for marketing campaigns and product promotions.

• Support in-store signage and print collateral design as needed.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.

• Build cross-functional relationships and interact daily with multiple internal teams on creative initiatives.

• Manage projects while working within schedule requirements and quick turn-arounds.

• Contribute to the development of best practices and procedures, techniques and tools to optimize efficiency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong visual design skills with an ability to execute under the direction of other designers.

• Detail oriented, with a keen eye for aesthetic quality and strong sense of typography.

• High proficiency using design and web technology - Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere and After Effects.

• Light HTML knowledge is a plus.

• Animation/motion graphic skills are a plus.

• Strong organizational, time management and project management skills - able to manage multiple projects and meet all necessary deadlines.

• Ability to work in a highly collaborative cross-functional team environment and partner with business stakeholders and other designers.

• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptiveness. Ability to problem-solve creatively.

Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field.

• 1-2+ years previous experience as a production designer or visual designer for an agency or in-house creative department

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in design preferred

• Understanding of relevant Adobe Suite software

• Portfolio of recent work including print and digital

• Strong understanding of typography and layout design principles.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

• Familiarity with retail industry a plus

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with motion graphics and animation (After Effects).

• Familiarity with UX/UI design principles.

• Photography and photo-editing experience