Brand Designer

At Care/of, we are committed to building a lasting brand that resonates with our users.  We place a high value on things like attention to detail, thoughtfulness, and collaboration.

As a Brand Designer at Care/of, you will play a key role on the creative team executing a range of projects, including packaging and branded marketing materials. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to design creative assets for key initiatives that require a strong design lens and strategic approach.

In your day-to-day, you will:

• Create design solutions across Care/of customer touchpoints, including packaging and brand marketing materials (organic social, email, display, direct mail, etc)
• Partner strategically with cross-functional team members on the execution of creative assets
  
• Help develop channel-specific templates to create more efficiency in ongoing asset production
• Assist with design and production of artwork files for packaging (both DTC and retail packaging)
• Ensure consistent and high-quality visual output by giving and receiving feedback
• Stay knowledgeable on current visual trends, cultural touchpoints and brand competitors, and share inspiration with the team.
  

We are committed to prioritizing workspace flexibility by building systems to create an inclusive and productive environment in which employees feel most comfortable working (role permitting). 

You will spend your time working in a hybrid working environment. You will be expected to work onsite at our Brooklyn, NY based office 2-3x/month with the option to work remotely the remainder of the time.

You’re someone with 2+ years of design experience backed by a fundamental understanding of good typography, layout, color, and composition. You are curious, passionate, and get excited about good design.

• You have a deep proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign), as well as Figma (or Sketch)
• Have experience designing beautiful and effective marketing and campaign materials
• Have excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• You are a self-starter who is equally confident working solo or collaboratively as part of a larger project
• Are an eternal student, continuously evolving your skills and techniques through knowledge sharing and research of current trends
  

Nice to have:

• Motion graphic/animation skills and proficiency in After Effects/Premiere Pro
• Interest in content creation (ability to produce photo assets, e.g., UGC style photo/video for use on social platforms)

Even if you don’t meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply! If you’re submitting a cover letter, please note what makes you perfect for this role with the qualifications you have.

NYC Metro-Area Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000

Role Level: 2

Your compensation for this role will be based on how your experience aligns with our internal role-leveling, and our internal pay equity standards.

You will be eligible to participate in our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) which is a cash bonus. Our AIP rewards the achievement of both annual company and annual individual performance objectives. Each employee’s target opportunity for an annual incentive award is a percentage of base salary and varies per role level.

*We have a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.

• Competitive salary + compensation package 
• Competitive insurance packages with free medical, dental, vision plans.
• Unlimited vacation time because you deserve it.
• Free vitamins and powders 
• Wellness perks with free access to online meditation services + fitness reimbursements (at-home workouts count!)
• Virtual team-building events because we value staying connected and building community.
• Socially and culturally relevant experiences geared towards personal + professional learning & development. 
• Working with an amazing, fun-loving, spirited group of people.

Be Humble: Engage in debate with an open mind. Embrace feedback and being wrong when presented with data that shows there is a better option. 

Be Honest: Deliver the truth with humor and love; Recognize and stand up against discrimination on any basis, including race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religious background, age, or mental and physical abilities - in our work and beyond.

Be Thoughtful: Attack hard problems with thoughtful tenacity. Don’t shy away from complex problems with complex solutions.  

Be Different: Kill your darlings. Don’t be afraid to rewrite something once effective, loved, or widely accepted in the past. Evolution is wonderful. Push against banality and the status quo.

At Care/of, we’re committed to building the best team we can. We hire for potential and support every team member through each step of their career development. Building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive space for our team to think differently and push the status quo is incredibly important to us; and we strive to use these guiding principles as the foundation for how we interact with each other, how we build our business, and how we hold ourselves accountable to our core values. 

Care/of does not discriminate and will not make any hiring decisions based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. If you have a disability and require accommodation during our interview process, please let us know how we can help make the interview process fair to your needs.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES:

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a six point COVID-19 action plan. As follow up to the initial announcement, we have decided our policy is to require all Care/of employees to be fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021. This requirement applies to all current and future Care/of employees. Care/of is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to provide reasonable accommodations to any qualified individual who because of a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief or practice receives an exemption from the vaccination requirement, provided that such accommodation would not result in an undue hardship for the company.

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