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Job title:

Collateral & Layout Designer

accepting applications on file

This position is currently filled, but we are always looking for great candidates. Please see the link and instructions at the bottom of the page to complete your application and submit your cover letter.

job type:

Independent contractor with minimum of 5 hours a week with room for growth. Remote, with option for in person office time in Louisville, KY if desired

3-week trial period with 6-month contract to follow

Compensation:

Starting at $20-$26/hour, commensurate with experience

Responsibilities:

  • Creating summary PDFs for client review in Adobe Indesign

  • Applying branding to mockups in Adobe Photoshop

  • Stationery, collateral, signage, and design using provided brand assets in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Canva

  • Social media graphic design in Canva

  • Packaging up branding files into file formats for web and print

  • Client content auditing for collateral designs and websites

  • Image optimization for web

  • Website content input

  • Packaging up website deliverables

Job requirements:

The collateral and layout designer is able to implement existing brand designs in a way that is both consistent with the system but with fresh layout approaches.

Required experience:

  • 2 years minimum professional graphic design experience

  • Design coursework covering Adobe products, showing commitment to continuing learning most advanced techniques and software

  • Preferred freelance or boutique agency experience

  • Strong portfolio work samples showing multi-page packaging and print design experience

Required technical skills:

  • Knowledge of packaging and printing applications and paper/box/envelope/label types

  • Experience with preparing press ready files, printing within live image areas and safe zones, working with bleeds, CMYK, spot color, outlined text, and other printing best practices

  • Knowledge of typesetting and paragraph styles within Adobe InDesign and Illustrator

  • Knowledge of color spaces in Adobe documents, Pantone color systems and conversion to RGB and CMYK

  • Knowledge of file packaging best practices in Adobe Illustrator and Indesign

  • Knowledge of batch image optimization for web in Adobe Photoshop for load time and user experience

  • Preferred experience with Content Management Systems and basic Squarespace, CSS, and HTML knowledge (I.e. confident installing a plugin or collaborating with a developer to apply customization when doing content input)

Required soft skills:

  • Keen eye for detail and ability to spot even minor errors or inconsistencies of a brand application

  • Ability to implement existing brand designs in a way that is both consistent with the system and retaining those standards, but with fresh layout approaches

  • Can do attitude and willingness to step into multiple behind the scenes parts of our established process

  • Ability to follow specific processes and steps while utilizing the software our team collaborates on

  • Responsive, timely, strong communication skills verbally and in writing

  • Strong self planning skills with the ability to keep the team informed of progress and request information or content or adjustments to scheduling when needed

  • Honest and transparent, able to receive and share kind, constructive, and strategic feedback

  • Critical thinking skills to consider how multiple moving parts affect pieces or phase of a project

  • High level of ownership of tasks and pride in contributing to a high quality work product as a team member

Ready to apply?

Please complete our application using the link below and send a cover letter and resume to team@cremebrands.com with the subject line “Application for Collateral & Layout Designer”