Associate Graphic Designer

Avature; New Jersey; On-site; USD 39,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Designer to join their dynamic team. This role is perfect for recent graduates eager to apply their design skills in a collaborative environment. You will contribute to innovative design projects while gaining valuable experience in packaging solutions. Your responsibilities will include creating compelling visuals, supporting project teams, and learning from experienced designers. If you're passionate about design and eager to grow your career in a global company committed to sustainability and excellence, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Flexible spending accounts

Life and disability insurance

Qualifications

• Basic proficiency in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office products.
• Demonstrated ability to understand 3D thinking and printing processes.

Responsibilities

• Support design projects and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Create visuals and packaging layouts under guidance from senior designers.

Skills

Adobe Suite

3D Thinking

Microsoft Office

Graphic Design

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Cad Tables

Large Format Printers

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

The Opportunity

The Associate Designer is an early career designer who works directly with Design colleagues to contribute to the efforts of the MD Design team and supports existing accounts and business development opportunities. The Associate Designer is developing a robust understanding of WestRock’s business objectives, technical processes, and manufacturing. They apply these learnings into his or her design process. She/he works independently, stays organized, communicates well, demonstrates excellent time management, and delivers consistently high-quality output. Most often this is a recent graduate from design related field. Typically, this is someone with 0-3 years of post-graduate work experience.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Demonstrates WestRock values of integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence and contributes positively to collaborative design team culture.
• Supports team projects, consistently contributing to the body of creative and high-quality design comprising the Platform, and producing compelling presentation collateral and imagery to effectively communicate the design intent and value proposition.
• Achieves highest level of customer satisfaction through timely and independent execution and delivery of prototypes, white samples, graphic mock-ups & other job-related tasks.
• Demonstrates excellent planning and follow-through and clear communication to reliably deliver high-quality output and achieve high customer satisfaction and build trust with Account teams and customer stakeholders.
• Actively participates in ideation to support customer or platform innovation projects, generating new ideas and intellectual property.
• Contributes to design requests under the supervision of project leads.
• Creates creative and compelling visuals, appropriately leveraging Brand Guide, templates, and other tools.
• Proactively seeks to develop and gain experience across the job titles and build a robust network across WestRock.
• Demonstrates an Opportunity Mindset, seizing opportunities to learn from senior designers and leaders and using their own experiences to recommend and seek new opportunities for the business and for team development.
• Supports the execution of graphic visuals, packaging layouts, mockups, and marketing collateral with direction from teammates and Design Manager.
• Understands basic print processes and mock-up production workflow, gaining exposure to production file set up and how to translate that knowledge into execution.
• With guidance from more senior colleagues and leadership, can translate, recreate, and modify customer graphics onto creative packaging layouts.
• Has an understanding of WestRock Brand Standards and applies WestRock branding in a manner that adheres to our corporate guidelines.

What you need to succeed:

• Basic proficiency of Adobe Suite – Especially Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Basic proficiency of Microsoft Office products – Especially PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to understand 3D thinking.
• Basic proficiency of 3D software.
• Basic understanding of printing processes and limitations.
• Proficient in operation of equipment including Cad Tables & Large format printers.

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

The salary range for this position is $39,750.00 - $66,250.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The benefits for this role may include short-term bonus incentive, health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about the specific salary range for your preferred location, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process.