Spot & Tango is Hiring a Freelance Graphic Designer (NYC)

Looking to hire a Freelance Graphic Designer eager to collaborate with a highly motivated and fast-paced team. You are comfortable using a variety of design skills, including illustration, to bring designs to life! You have a strong portfolio of successful design work, a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, and comprehensive, expert-level knowledge of Figma, Adobe Suite, and related design software. You can contribute ~20 hours a week. Preferable working hours are between 9:00 am-6:00 pm EST.

About the company

Spot & Tango is an innovative pet health & wellness brand that delivers personalized meal plans on a subscription basis. Our recipes are developed by leading animal nutritionists, and are made with only real, human-grade ingredients... and nothing artificial! We have lofty goals (to make every dog in the country healthier, and every pet parent happier!) and we are looking for the right people to help us get there. This is an exciting opportunity to join a VC-backed, high-growth, e-commerce startup and have an outsized impact in an extremely fast-paced environment. Plus, you get to think about dogs all day!

REQUIREMENTS

  • 2-3 years working as a visual, graphic, or product designer

  • Experience with digital design (display and social ads, organic social posts, emails, landing pages)

  • Experience with illustration required

  • A keen attention to detail and a passion for good design and aesthetics

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Understanding of how designs will be executed in digital and physical production mediums

  • Self-motivated designer who can manage responsibilities and is flexible to an agile, start-up environment

  • You take pride in your work and go above and beyond to get deliverables over the line

  • Deep experience in Figma, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop

  • “Nice to haves”

    • Experience designing for ecommerce brands is a big plus

    • Some experience with animation preferred

    • Pet lovers a plus!

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Work closely with our in-house Sr. Graphic Designer and Marketing team to design work across marketing lifecycle customer touchpoints in both digital and print formats – performance and brand advertising, marketing collateral, blog & social content, landing pages, digital assets, email templates, SMS marketing graphics, etc.

  • Create simple animations and illustrations using defined stroke and style (required)