Creative Designer

Position Purpose:

Lifetime Brands is seeking a talented, self-motivated, experienced graphic designer to work on conception and production of packaging materials and advertising graphics.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Packaging- including design, layout, production, preflighting and mockups of boxed and carded items; creating signage for trade shows, stores & showrooms

Responsibilities will be focused on art for brand, product, and packaging for various housewares products. Designer will be responsible for color, material decoration, and graphics on housewares packaging, signage, brochures and webpage design. Candidate must show a clear understanding of current design and color trends across home and fashion culture. Must be able to effectively translate brand archetype into applied graphics that align with business strategies and consumer acceptance while being trend relevant. Person should be able to create compelling graphic and color stories that are seasonal and fit into long term strategic visions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts or equivalent experience in graphics with experience in packaging design preferred

• 3+ years graphic design experience

• Strong graphic design and illustration background

• Creative and very detail oriented

• Excellent time management skills and ability to work on multiple projects and deadlines.

• Excel in color and trend forecasting

• Advanced knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite in Mac environment

• Knowledge of print processes (sublimation, screen print and offset litho)

• Knowledge of basic graphic applications in product manufacturing

• Knowledge of graphic application to packaging

• Clear understanding of design as a problem solving process

• Team oriented

• Needs to be self-motivated and able to work independently with excellent follow-through skills

• Able to work in fast paced environment

• Ability to follow creative direction

• Ability to create cohesive graphic stories that can implemented across multiple platforms

Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts or equivalent experience in graphics