What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graphic Design Specialist position at LAVELLE INDUSTRIES INC?
Join our team! Lavelle Industries is seeking a Graphic Design Specialist at our Burlington, WI facility. Interested in seeing your designs on shelves of major Home Improvement retailers, including Home Depot, Lowe’s and Walmart? We are the market leader in toilet repair products. Yes, our careers are in the toilet and we have a lot of fun with our award winning products and brand.
The Responsibilities
The Graphic Designer will focus on efficient and effective design while maintaining brand consistency across all channels. This is a highly visible position within the company, critical to the advancement and growth of Lavelle within our market segments. The Graphic Designer’s major role is designing graphics for packaging, literature, website content, and video creation.
- Appropriate and effective communication – written and oral
- Design of retail packaging and graphics for point of purchase materials
- Assist with the creation of content for Lavelle’s & customer websites
- Provide recommendations for test and learn, experiment opportunities
- Develop scripts, shoot and edit video footage for product & sales videos
- Use Digital photography for promotional materials
- Assist with marketing projects & provide production support such as scanning, printing, folding, assembling, trimming paper and laminating
- Submit product images to sales team for customers upon request
- Offer input and share ideas at creative meetings
- Create and produce attractive and effective designs for all media - designing ads, sales literature, promotional flyers, catalogs, POP materials
- Edit marketing materials using the Adobe Creative Suite
- Maintain and improve the company’s brand image and visual identity
- Meticulously review all work
- Maintain marketing collateral
Required Skills and Competencies
- B.A., B.F.A, or B.S. with focus in graphic design, video, multi-media design, advertising or marketing preferred.
- The ideal candidate is one who is experienced with all facets of design
- Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud - Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
- Some video editing experience (i.e. Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere)
- Photography experience
- Basic knowledge of MS Office
- Ability to work in PC environment
- Portfolio with examples of previous graphic & video projects
- Familiarity with After Effects and Youtube a plus
- Confident, autonomous self-starter. Comfortable performing multifunctional tasks while achieving desired results.
- Energetic, enthusiastic, responsible and positive, regardless of obstacles.
- Collaborative and constructive relationship with customers, manufacturing staff, sales and management.
- Strong work ethics, a blend of hustle, process capability, and problem solving.
- Persuasive and tactful with customers while performing required functions and obtaining company goals.
- Interpersonal skills – interested and is able to develop and maintain strong relationships through technical knowledge, personality, and communication.
- Pleasant persistence – regular follow-up versus “I’m waiting for…”
- Organized to perform multifunctional tasks without adversely affecting results
- Exceptional attention to detail
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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