At Smith Design, we believe in delivering the highest quality work and exceeding our clients’ expectations. We are growing and looking for designers to help steer the future of our brand.
Smith Design is a WBENC full-service Brand Design Agency based in NJ with over 40 years of experience in creating breakthrough visual solutions for brands to win in the marketplace. In addition to strategic brand design (visual branding, packaging, graphics, and structural concepts) we also extend visual and verbal strategy to various digital and physical touchpoints including social content development, web sites, in-store POS, activation, corporate identities, style guides, and environments. We also have an in-house photography/videography studio, professional kitchen, and research facility to offer our clients a true full-service branding experience.
The Designer position provides “hands on” strategic design from concept development to polished package design approaches for new product packaging and brand re-stages. Has a broad range of experience on national brand package design, with strong emphasis on food and beverages, electronics, household products,pharma OTC and personal care. We seek high levels of creativity and fresh thinking. Knowledge and experience designing for different substrates and structure types is important.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creative ideation and execution
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment under the supervision of Design Manager
- Ability to continue developing creative thinking, strategy, execution, and project management under the guidance of the Design team.
- Participate in creative reviews by listening and sharing perspectives
- Hands on role with expectations of creative suite skills and ability to deliver both digital and tangible creative solutions
Job Specifications:
- 3-5 years’ experience
- Background on leading CPG brands (packaging experience essential)
- Total Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience in motion graphic and/or digital design (After Effects and/or Premier Pro)
- Being articulate and communicate proficiently
- Develop designs that are innovative and strategic
- Strong interpersonal skills: able to deal with a broad range of people
- Stable, reliable, hardworking, flexible
- Attention to detail, high work standards
- Stable, reliable, hardworking, and flexible
- Must be able to work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines
Smith Design offers great benefits: Medical, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, voluntary long term and short-term disability plans, hospital, accidental, and cancer protection insurance plans, 401k plus profit sharing, training opportunities, WFH Fridays and 12 flexible WFH days of your choice annually, 15 paid time off plus 3 floating days (pro rata) immediately, healthy snacks always available.
We are committed to Equal Opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Please send resumes to jobs@smithdesign.com
Salary Range: $50,000 – $70,000