Doen is Hiring a Senior Graphic Designer (Los Angeles/Hybrid)
Salary range: $100,000—$110,000
DÔEN is looking for a dynamic and experienced Sr. Graphic Designer to join our growing team in Los Angeles. We are looking for someone who takes pride in their work and is committed to advancing equity and inclusion in their workplace. This position reports into the VP of Marketing and partners closely with the Creative Director of Content, Communications Director, and the Content Manager in addition to the rest of the company for all things related to the visual world of DÔEN. The Sr. Graphic Designer is responsible for overseeing and executing the conceptualization and implementation of design to meet marketing strategies from concept to completion across all visual touch points. This is an extremely collaborative and creative role for someone not afraid to roll up their sleeves and jump in. You will be joining a small team of hardworking content makers and have ownership over the visual execution of assets. Equal parts graphic design and content creation, this role is responsible for email design and testing, packaging design, site design updates, photo retouching, Instagram templates, and more. The Sr. Graphic Designer is not only expected to execute to the degree of what is currently created, but to push boundaries – bring new ideas to the table and give our community beauty in new and different visual ways – all through the lens of DÔEN.
This position should appeal to a self-starting and self-motivating person who likes to work in a fast paced, start-up atmosphere, and who has a love of art and photography, good design, and visual storytelling.
The job description below is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties.
About the company
Launched in 2016 and founded by Santa Barbara-born sisters, Margaret and Katherine Kleveland, and a Collective of partners, DÔEN is a digitally-led, multi-channel fashion and lifestyle brand. Our mission is to create lasting, beautiful collections while supporting individuals in all aspects of their organization, supply chain, and community. We work with domestic and international partners who share our values and commitment to gender and social equality as well as giving back by partnering with foundations that directly benefit our employees and surrounding communities.
REQUIREMENTS
5+ years of experience
Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to collaborate proactively, and think ahead and anticipate needs within the department and with other cross-functional teams on a daily basis (communications, ecommerce, etc.)
Stay organized with daily cross-functional responsibilities; ability to prioritize tasks is a must
Highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/Figma and related design, photography, and production software
UX/UI experience is a must
Strong experience with packaging production and management is a must
Experience with Klayvio email design including slicing and uploading image blocks
Experience with Shopify back end is a plus
Basic video editing is a plus
Experience working in Asana and Slack for cross-functional team communication and organization
Excellent concepting, creative development, and design skills
Effective cross-team collaborator with the ability to work quickly across multiple creative projects and the ability to meet tight deadlines
A portfolio that demonstrates the ability to turn concepts into a creative vision
Unwavering attention to detail and an acute awareness that everything counts as you are creating what our world is visually–everything needs to be inspiring, artful, and done thoughtfully
Clear understanding of the DÔEN aesthetic and brand
Artistic eye with an understanding of DÔEN’s use of design
Physical Requirements
Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodation
Periods sitting at a desk, typing, sketching and working on a computer
Able to lift/move/push/pull objects up to 25 lbs
Able to walk, sit and stand for periods of time
Able to operate equipment such as computers, copy machines, phones
Must be able to access various areas of a given location
Compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
The hybrid model may be rescinded at any time due to business needs or the company’s discretion.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborate with Creative Director of Content, VP Marketing, and Editorial Content Director to explore, develop, implement and execute the vision for all brand assets across multiple channels
Work with VP of Marketing to manage and execute output of all email marketing, including A/B testing content and visuals, audience segmentation, and seasonal Welcome Series updates - as well as working within existing templates and developing new ones, where needed.
Design and manage all cross-channel paid ad asset creation and pass off - working with Creative Director of Content & VP Marketing
In conjunction with Brand Marketing Manager and Director of Production, Oversee, and project manage all packaging, including communication with external vendors. Previous experience with packaging production and execution is a must.
In partnership with Creative Consultant, Oversee branding trims and updated designs including but not limited to labeling, hang tags, physical co-branded product
Create assets needed for any in-person activations or events, including but not limited to pop-ups, collaborations, and event invitations and collateral
Assist in store mock-ups and coming soon decals for store openings and wholesale/pop-up activations.
Manage website design and collateral needs, including uploading assets to website pre-launch, and cropping and passing off deliverables in correct dimensions and formats to ecomm team
Retouch and re-color all images for the site, campaign, studio, flats, and Journals (our editorial hub) as needed.
Manage and own photo archive and design related assets to ensure it is organized and accessible to cross-functional teams
Act as creative department point person for all pre-launch website meetings and uploads, checklist of various needed assets via asana.
Assist Ecommerce team in maintaining a mobile-first website user experience, ensuring the mobile experience is represented at all phases of the design and approvals process
Responsible for communication on website design changes, and working with developers to make sure executed properly via Asana app and communications with Web Ops Manager and VP of Ecommerce
Assist the ecommerce team with the onboarding of new features and technologies as outlined in the ecommerce roadmap, working closely with development, providing wires, mocks, etc as needed
Create and update various design, sales, and marketing materials such as Style Guide, gifting collateral for influencers, brand guidelines and internal and external decks
Assist in executing (with Creative Director of Content and Creative Consultant) on seasonal catalog mailer.
Maintain brand guidelines within the scope of your role, as laid out by the Creative Director of Content
Attend and actively participate in all weekly content and marketing meetings, as led by VP Marketing
Understand the world and vision of DÔEN, and be able to source public domain photos and utilize brand imagery assets to tell said story in an artistic way
Project manage approvals for packaging and website changes - working with Creative Director of Content and Creative Consultant to present to CEO and CCO
Research and present new trends
Other duties as assigned
