Graphic Designer Wanted - Colony Brands

Requisition Number

	16-0700
Post Date	7/29/2016
Title	Graphic Designer
City	Monroe
State	WI
Description	Colony Brands, Inc. is one of North America’s largest and most successful direct marketing catalog and e-Commerce companies. Our company has grown from a premier mail-order cheese company to include a diverse portfolio of affiliates, brands and products ranging from apparel to kitchen appliances, while maintaining our roots as a private, customer-centric business based in Monroe, WI. To support our growing creative marketing division, we are seeking an exempt-level Graphic Designer to join our high energy team. If you are looking for an opportunity to produce well-designed content and have the ability to work within tight timelines on multiple projects simultaneously – this could be the place for you! What You’ll Do At Colony Brands, our Graphic Designers work collaboratively with our Catalog Managers, Art Directors, Production Artists and Product Merchandisers to communicate the catalog’s strategic goals and brand message. Your work will center on creating catalog and retail packaging designs, adhering to design briefs and instructions and creating and revising catalog layouts and photo direction.  You’ll communicate daily with internal team members to maintain optimum workflow, communications, and techniques.  You’ll also be responsible for: Illustrating concept by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts Attending catalog brand meetings, production meetings and creative meetings in order to get creative direction and show execution for discussion and feedback. Providing photo direction to the studio team, as established by the Art Director. What It Takes We need a motivated individual with exceptional design creativity and the ability to communicate as well verbally as you do visually. Ideally you will have an Associate’s degree in Commercial Art, Graphic Design or related field and 1-2 years of experience. In addition, we are looking for: High proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite Ability to deliver top quality work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment Positive attitude and enthusiasm for our work Above average organizational skills What You’ll Get Colony Brands is not just about growing our profits – We are about giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work. We also offer our employees many great rewards in addition to monetary compensation: Medical/Dental/Vision insurance A robust Wellness Program including Onsite Healthcare Superb Retirement Plans (401K & a company-funded Pension Plan) Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits Seven 4-day work weeks in the summer months to give our employees additional time off Educational Assistance Company Profit-Sharing Company Product Discounts And, so MANY more! The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
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