Graphic Designer

Job description:

If you are a Graphic Designer with serious creativity and a desire to make a difference with your work, this job is for you. Rimports does not look for a specific number of years' experience or any cookie-cutter qualification: we need a talented creator who fits into our team and wants to work hard, have fun, and solve challenging design problems. We are expanding our team and need a team player who can overcome obstacles and take our creative to a new level.

The selected applicant will be a high-energy person who brings an open mind and new design thought to packaging, merchandising and other needed projects. We want to see a portfolio of innovative design solutions and proven creativity to expand our abilities. If you have a maverick design streak inside a team-player body, this position is for you!

Duties:

• Create design concepts for brand-new product and packaging projects.
• Develop layout and production designs for packaging, presentations, and merchandising displays.
• Have a good understanding of creating attractive and exciting social media and website imagery.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years relevant work experience
• Skill in generating original design concepts, developing multiple iterations, refining designs, and producing final production-ready artwork.
• Proficiency presenting and defending design concepts to management.
• Experienced with all Adobe Suite programs: Illustrator, PhotoShop and inDesign.
• Familiarity with Mac OSX
• Experience with both product and lifestyle photography as well as studio lighting
• A good understanding of current design trends
• Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint & creating product presentations.
• Proficient in self-editing graphic design work (accuracy in creative placement, spelling, grammar, formatting, etc.)
• A sense of humor, strong work ethic, and great interpersonal skills
• Strong project management skills to manage multiple tasks and completing deadlines.
• Photography skills is a PLUS.

Bonus Skills:

• Previous experience designing product packaging
• Experience with 3D design and/or CAD software

Job Expectations:

• Willingness to learn new programs, skills and processes
• Willingness to work majority onsite
• Open-minded approach to design challenges and project feedback
• Versatility
• Problem solving
• Able to change directions and react on a dime.
• Team player especially under intense deadlines, direction changes, and heavy workloads.
• Work on site in office.

Please submit the following:

• Portfolio - demonstrating skills in required software programs, and any other artistic/creative skill sets including sketching/drawing, painting, illustration, logo design, ad design, web design, etc...
• Resume

Those invited to interview may be asked to demonstrate their skills in a few design scenarios.