Senior Brand Designer

Very Great

  • Closing: 5:00pm, 8th Jun 2023 EDT

Job Description

About Us

Very Great is a New York-based company launch platform, building next-generation consumer brands. Founded in 2016 by Eric Prum and Josh Williams, Very Great empowers passionate entrepreneurs with best-in-class creative, manufacturing, sales and marketing infrastructure to rapidly develop, launch and scale digitally-native consumer product brands. The current family of brands includes W&P, Courant and Wild One, with future brand launches currently under development.

About the Role

Our Senior Brand Designer is a visual force within our in-house creative team. You'll take the lead in crafting captivating design projects that span both print and digital, including ads, emails, packaging, paid, social media, and more. You will bring our brands unique, style-first approach to life by creating visually stunning experiences that drive our business forward.

Reporting to our Creative Director, you'll collaborate within the Marketing team alongside cross-functional departments to ensure every touchpoint reflects the fearless spirit of our brands.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain our brands visual identity, evolving a captivating use of typography, layout, design patterns, color, and more that make each brand pop!

  • Partner with the Creative Director and fellow Brand Designers to define and uphold all style guidelines, ensuring a consistent and cohesive brand experience that wows our community with thoughtful, results-driven design solutions

  • Lead on concepting and designing all brand materials, from exciting evergreen to campaign-specific marketing assets, emails, ads, paid content, social media, and other sales materials. Your design will be the secret ingredient that propels our business forward

  • Autonomously manage your day-to-day workload, keeping everyone in the loop with timelines and updates at every stage

  • Manage any creative freelancers, briefing them on projects and providing guidance and feedback to ensure their work is on point

  • Keep our design archive in check by maintaining globally-available working files, ensuring consistent backups

About You

  • You're design obsessed with 5+ years of experience, and you know how to make digital assets shine across print, web, paid campaigns, social media, and email marketing

  • Adobe CC tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro are your trusted sidekicks. Light retouching and color correction skills are a plus!

  • Ambiguity doesn't scare you. In fact, you thrive in the face of the unknown, adapting with confidence and bringing your creative solutions to the table.

  • You're a chameleon of creativity, showcasing a diverse set of styles and pushing boundaries with your work

  • You're not just a designer; you're a strategic thinker who knows how digital assets fit into the larger brand ecosystem

  • Time management is your superpower, and you're a pro at juggling multiple projects with ease

  • You have a high bar for quality and integrity, and you're not afraid to push yourself and your colleagues to achieve creative excellence

  • You’re passionate about branding and visual communications

Total Rewards Package

The annual base salary range for this position is between $90,000 - $110,000. 

In addition we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits and perks including:

  • 401(k) with company match

  • Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

  • Comprehensive health insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)

  • Hybrid working: remote-first with available NYC-based office spaces

  • Parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver) & flexible back-to-work planning

  • Team outings & virtual events

  • Sabbatical program

  • Employee product discounts!

Very Great is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. 

Thanks for applying! We're excited to connect!

Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Thu 8th Jun 2023

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review

Applications closed Thu 8th Jun 2023