CPG GRAPHIC DESIGNER
THE POSITION
Are you a Graphic Designer extraordinaire looking to make a powerful impact with your creative skills? Look no further! Essential Oxygen, a beloved, triple bottom line, certified B Corp, natural CPG brand is excited to find a talented GRAPHIC DESIGN LEAD to join our team. You will be a key player in our marketing and creative team, shaping our brand identity and ensuring our products stand out on the shelves and online. Your creative flair will be integral in translating our mission into stunning visual concepts. This is a part-time position with potential to become full-time.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Graphic Designer will be responsible for conceptualizing, creating, and updating packaging, print material and digital assets.
Design and illustrate graphics, layouts, logos, across multiple applications: promotional material, packaging, social/web graphics, e-blasts, digital and print advertising, POS, sales support, trade show materials as well as B2B or B2C presentations, templates, etc.
You will lead and collaborate on numerous creative projects from brief to concept and through production/print-ready artwork.
Support the design and production of digital assets: Compose highly organized, detailed and accurate mechanicals for all final goods.
Finalize and deliver clean production design files for all request types.
Translate and utilize the brand style guide as a north star in all creative and execute performance assets.
Refine processes to increase productivity and accuracy of execution.
Manage our team production artist.
All other duties as assigned.
MANDATORY SKILL
Experience in digital and print design
High proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
High proficiency in Canva and Adobe Express for the creation on social media assets
Strong typography and hierarchy skills
Deep understanding of our brand, its audiences to create and implement graphic design strategies to appeal to target consumers
Creative with strong design and style sensibilities and versed in current graphic trends
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Detail oriented, meticulous, and excellent proofreading ability
WORKING STYLE
Adaptability: Comfortable taking direction and working within a team but can also work with minimal direction to complete projects
Organized and flexible: can prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously and pivot readily as business needs shift
Proactive about obstacles and accountable for results
Creative and effective problem-solving
Strong verbal and communication Collaborate with cross-functional teams to brainstorm and develop innovative design solutions
BONUS SKILLS
Rendering expertise
Photography skills
Working knowledge of AI
Work experience with similar CPG brands
Shares passion for making the planet a better place
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be based in the U.S.
Must be available for meetings as needed between 9am - 5pm PST
ABOUT ESSENTIAL OXYGEN
As a purpose-driven, B-Corp certified company, Essential Oxygen sees this planet and its people beaming with optimal health and promotes this vision by creating truly effective and clean natural products. We have the #1 selling Natural Mouthwash and Topical First Aid Products on the market that is sold in natural food markets nationwide and beyond. Our social entrepreneurial project, called Planet Positive Initiatives, features an impactful environmental non-profit and donates to them each month. Bottom line, we want to use our company as a force for good.
COMPENSATION
Full Time: $35-45/hour DOE
Freelance: DOE
BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME
Excellent Healthcare (100% of premium covered)
10 days PTO first year
12 paid holidays
Many more benefits aligned with B-Corp!
TO APPLY
Submit the following to [email protected]
Resume
Link to your portfolio or examples of your CPG work
A paragraph about why you are a good fit for this position
Contact info
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Essential Oxygen is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization–from how we hire and support our employees to how we engage with suppliers, customers, and our community. We believe this commitment begins with our culture and internal workplace practices. These practices include, but are not limited to: hiring and recruiting, compensation and benefits, professional development and training, terminations and layoffs, and company programs and events. The objective of this policy is to create a safe and inclusive workplace for our employees and a welcoming, safe environment for our extended community.
Anti-Racism Statement
At Essential Oxygen, we understand that we cannot achieve our vision of a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization without also doing our part to eliminate racism within our practices and relationships. Essential Oxygen is committed to actively creating an anti-racist company culture and prohibits any form of prejudice, discrimination, and marginalization of prospective and current employees, clients, vendors, and community members. Essential Oxygen is committed to continuous learning and improvement, and we will update this policy as we learn more.