Graphic Designer Jobs

Established in 1980, Sports Research is one of the largest privately held Health and Wellness brands in the United States. We are seeking an Graphic Designer to join our team here in our beautiful San Pedro, CA office.

Summary:

Our Graphic Designers are part of the Creative Design team, working in partnership with the marketing and e-commerce teams. They are responsible for developing and implementing both print and digital related marketing solutions for consumer facing communications that support Brand strategy.

We’re looking for someone with a clean design aesthetic, a mixture of print and digital work, and a strong technical background as a creative. Standard requests of the business include design and production for packaging, icon and logo creation, and point of sale design. Building wholesale presentations, assets for social media campaigns and animated gifs. Our ideal candidate will continue to shape our health & wellness brand’s presence, so you must be on the cutting edge of the latest design trends.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure banners, product descriptions, images, and other web content are current, accurate, on-brand.
• Maintain a strong attention to detail and ability to closely follow guidelines to create visually striking experiences, and innovate best design practices that engage consumers.
• Take designs from concept to final product by creating digital deliverables.
• Assist with multiple design projects and create design solutions in a fast-paced, deadline driven high-energy, collaborative environment.
• Communicate design rationales and respond to cross functional feedback.
• Imagine and execute new creative ideas that help push the brand image forward while keeping up with new trends.
• Assist with other departmental projects as needed.
• Experience with label typography and dietary supplements is a PLUS.
• Experience with Packaging Design & production - Please provide examples.
• Photoshop incoming product photography and deliver finished assets to vendors.
• Graphic design for web, email, banner ads, and Amazon content creation.

Skills, Abilities and Requirements:

• Creates assets at high-volume to support an Amazon test-and –learn environment to support Amazon content tactics including enhanced brand content, above-the-fold imagery for the PDP, and paid media placement
• Passionate, conceptual thinker and innovator with strong design sensibilities and a keen eye for graphic art placement.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in web/digital graphic design and production, including websites, emails, web banners, social media and mobile device marketing pieces.
• Portfolio that demonstrates your proficiency in preferred qualifications.
• Remain current in the graphic/digital design industry; identify new techniques and trends.
• Thorough understanding of and confidence working in Figma is a PLUS.
• Clean and modern design aesthetic.
• A love for design and creating content.
• Tech-savvy with a proficient knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (Primarily Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, and After Effects).
• Must be able to adapt to constant change and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, or similar field from an accredited school.
• Create and deliver assets that meet Amazon guidelines, including specs, file size and other compliance requirements
• A deep understanding of information architecture, hierarchy, and layout.
• Background in health, fitness or sports supplements is a PLUS.
• Possess strong understanding of current best practices for digital design and production, including websites, emails, web banners, social media and mobile device marketing pieces.
• Up to date online portfolio.
• Excellent work ethic, time-management skills, and an outgoing personality are key to joining our team.

Working Conditions

• This is an onsite position.
• There are two beautiful kitchens onsite that are stocked with snacks and we always keep the coffee pouring.
• Our modern offices are open concept which lends themselves to easy and open collaboration with teammates.
• We offer an employee wellness program that offers direct access to products for each employee on a monthly basis.

Physical Requirements:

• Repetitive motion: Substantial repetitive movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Work involves sitting or standing most of the workday.
• Clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., reading small print), including use of computers.
• Reading and writing in English
• Occasional travel required for offsite meetings, productions, and events. Normally less than 10% of the time.
• The ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech sounds in person and on a device such as a computer or telephone.
• Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: Analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading, primarily on a computer monitor.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken and written word.
• Conveying detailed or important spoken instructions to customers, the public, and other workers accurately, clearly, and at times, quickly.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally with force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.