Designer

Twelve NYC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Hybrid work

Mental Health Mondays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Summer Fridays

Bonuses

Job summary

Twelve NYC is seeking a creative Graphic or Multi-Disciplinary Designer to join the Retail Product team in New York. You will design products in beauty, lifestyle, and accessories, collaborating with top-tier global brands to reflect brand standards and market trends.

Role requires strong layout and visual storytelling, with expert Adobe Creative Cloud skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines. Hybrid work environment and comprehensive benefits provided.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of design experience, in-house or agency preferred.
• Strong skills in creating commercially successful designs across mass-market to luxury.
• Extensive Adobe Creative Cloud experience: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
• Excellent layout design skills for client-facing decks.
• Pantone colour system proficiency.
• Understanding of product development budgets and materials is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Art Director and Creative + Development Team to produce renderings, presentations, and artwork.
• Conceptualize designs aligned with client branding, market trends, and preferences.
• Ensure brand consistency by following client guidelines.
• Own design projects from concept to completion, maintaining high design standards.
• Balance priorities and meet deadlines, communicating with stakeholders.
• Collaborate and also work independently on multiple projects.

Skills

Brand development

Typography

Layout design

Communication

Project management

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Pantone color system

Job description

About Twelve

Twelve designs and builds the world’s most inspiring merchandise and packaging for the world’s most coveted brands. With deep expertise across global production, creative innovation, and sustainability, we turn bold ideas into elevated, high-impact realities. Our clients—ranging from luxury fashion and beauty to leading lifestyle brands—trust us to deliver unforgettable experiences through beautifully executed product and packaging.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a creative and commercially savvy Graphic or Multi-Disciplined Designer to join our Retail Product team. This role focuses on designing products in the beauty, lifestyle, and accessories sectors, collaborating with top-tier global brands. The ideal candidate has a keen eye for trends, a passion for product development, and the ability to produce high-quality designs that resonate with clients’ branding and market trends.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Art Director and Creative + Development Team to produce product renderings, presentations, and artwork.
• Conceptualize designs tailored to clients’ branding, market trends, and preferences.
• Ensure brand consistency throughout projects by understanding and adhering to client guidelines.
• Take ownership of design projects from concept to completion, executing and maintaining high design standard.
• Balance priorities effectively, meeting deadlines while communicating with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to relentlessly collaborate and at the same time work independently on several different projects at once.
• Must be commercially and financially aware of the business, from creative time management of projects and product development.
• Prepare accurate, factory-ready artwork and maintain organized production files for efficiency.
• Create marketing materials, including newsletters and collateral, for Twelve.
• Additional tasks may include mentoring junior designers, producing mood boards, sample photography, and file organization.
• Leverage AI to improve process efficiency and automation while preserving individual creativity, judgment, and original thinking.

Experience:

• 4-6 years of relevant design experience at an in-house creative team or design agency preferred.
• Strong skills in creating commercially successful designs, spanning mass-market to luxury.
• Extensive Adobe Creative Cloud- InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator experience necessary.
• Must have excellent layout design skills, including building highly creative client-facing decks.
• Proficient experience in Photoshop renderings and mock-ups.
• Proficient experience in illustrating, printmaking, and typography.
• Proficient understanding of the Pantone colour system.
• Understanding of product development such as budget and material limitations, is beneficial but not necessary.
  

Requirements:

• A passion for product - specifically within the beauty, lifestyle, and accessories space
• Strong understanding of brand development and consistency with the capability of solving complex problems through effective design
• Must have their pulse on the latest in product/design/fashion/typography trends.
• Ability to execute design tasks quickly and efficiently.
  
• Must be flexible, open-minded, and respond to constructive criticism with revisions to designs and projects as necessary
• Demonstrate excellent creativity, oral and written communication, listening, and decision-making skills.

What You Can Expect:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life)
• Hybrid work environment
• Mental Health Mondays: Once a month our offices close globally (that's an additional 12 days per year)
• Generous Paid Time Off -- Including your birthday, personal days, and time off around holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Summer Fridays
• Discretionary Bonuses

Salary: $75k-$85k depending on experience

Twelve Inc. is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. It is the policy of the Company to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, alienage or citizenship status, disability, or handicap, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation, arrest record, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.