• Associate Graphic Designer

    Crate & Barrel (Sausalito, CA)


    The associate graphic designer will support both print and digital marketing, branding, and product launch initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for typography, a passion for clean and sophisticated design, and the ability to work across multiple formats and mediums. Experience in retail or a creative agency setting is a plus, and expertise in Adobe After Effects and Klayvio would be a strong advantage.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    + Create visually compelling designs for both print and digital platforms, including marketing materials, packaging, email campaigns, website design, and social media.

    + Collaborate with marketing, product development, and sales teams to ensure brand consistency across all mediums.

    + Execute creative projects from concept to completion, ensuring high-quality results that align with the Hudson Grace aesthetic.

    + Develop and implement typography choices that enhance our brand’s visual identity.

    + Assist with creating dynamic animations or motion graphics (preferred but not required) using After Effects for marketing campaigns and product promotions.

    + Support in-store signage and print collateral design as needed.

    + Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.

    + Build cross-functional relationships and interact daily with multiple internal teams on creative initiatives.

    + Manage projects while working within schedule requirements and quick turn-arounds.

    + Contribute to the development of best practices and procedures, techniques and tools to optimize efficiency.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

    + Strong visual design skills with an ability to execute under the direction of other designers.

    + Detail oriented, with a keen eye for aesthetic quality and strong sense of typography.

    + High proficiency using design and web technology – Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere and After Effects.

    + Light HTML knowledge is a plus.

    + Animation/motion graphic skills are a plus.

    + Strong organizational, time management and project management skills - able to manage multiple projects and meet all necessary deadlines.

    + Ability to work in a highly collaborative cross-functional team environment and partner with business stakeholders and other designers.

    + Demonstrate flexibility and adaptiveness. Ability to problem-solve creatively.

    Experience Required:

    + Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field.

    + 1-2+ years previous experience as a production designer or visual designer for an agency or in-house creative department

    + Associates or Bachelor’s degree in design preferred

    + Understanding of relevant Adobe Suite software

    + Portfolio of recent work including print and digital

    + Strong understanding of typography and layout design principles.

    + Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

    + Familiarity with retail industry a plus

    Bonus Skills:

    + Experience with motion graphics and animation (After Effects).

    + Familiarity with UX/UI design principles.

    + Photography and photo-editing experience

     

    Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, will be referred to as “the Company”. The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to here and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request. The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US. State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.