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L. A. V I B R A T I O N S

JUNIOR BRAND DESIGNER

The role

L.A. Vibrations has an opening for a Junior Brand Designer on our remote and distributed team. As a Junior Brand Designer you'll work on projects spanning branding, digital design, campaigns, packaging and more.

About LAV

L.A. Vibrations is the marketing agency umbrella of parent company L.A. Libations, a next generation beverage incubator. At L.A. Vibrations, we work with new and emerging beverage brands to help launch, scale and optimize brands, covering strategy, branding, ecommerce, digital, retail, trade & field marketing.

You will:

• Manage art files and packaging mechanicals for core products and cases. Sync creative assets to digital assets management system.
• Work closely with the entire creative department to produce marketing assets, across email, social media, retail assets, and other ad hoc projects
• Create and apply meaningful design systems to support strategy and consistent brand identity.
• Design eye catching and clear decks for internal and external purposes
• Have a comfortability around challenging yourself and your team to make the smartest (not easiest) decisions.
• Research creative trends in competitive markets
• Create and modify existing 3D renders

Cross functional Collaboration

• Work closely with cross-functional teams (strategy team, retail team, sales team) (Packaging Development, Product Development, & Marketing) to ensure designs are meeting brand guidelines and project objectives. Review production samples from existing print vendors. Evaluate creative from partner agencies to ensure all designs align with brand standards.
• You are plugged into brands today and what’s new and interesting in the world in general and have a desire to explore, experiment, try new things, fail sometimes, and try again.

BASIC AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)

• Experience in CPG is preferred.
• Strong portfolio of design work, showing solutions to business problems through effective design and examples of product packaging design.
• Experience in the food industry is a plus.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (JOB SKILLS, ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE)

• Strong work ethic and personal accountability.
• Must have a proficient understanding of print and postproduction processes.
• Must be detail oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment and flexible.
• Working knowledge of rendering software is a plus (Esko or similar).
• Working knowledge of Illustration is a plus.
• Ability to clearly present design ideas and concepts for campaigns and projects.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma, Acrobat, Keynote, Microsoft PPT, Word and Asana (required).
• Experience working with packaging engineers for implementation of designs and transfer of visual assets.
• Excellent understanding of visual and communication design principles.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Expert ability to manage time and meet deadlines.