Graphic Designer

Sweetwater; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater, the nation's #1 online retailer of musical instruments and pro audio gear, is seeking a digital designer ROCK STAR to join our in-house creative team in Fort Wayne, IN. You will design and execute digital materials across campaigns, banners, landing pages, and social assets to drive business results.

The role emphasizes eCommerce design, a strong portfolio, and collaboration with channel owners to continually optimize frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Visual Arts/Design.
• At least 3 years of experience working on consumer brand products in an advertising capacity and/or within an e-commerce/retail environment.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret brand needs, and to develop innovative, creative and results-oriented rich media solutions to address those needs.
• Strong portfolio of cutting-edge visual design in retail or the music industry.
• Understanding of web development tools, capabilities, and programming languages.
• Proficiency in a broad scope of multimedia applications, strong technical skills, and the ability to conceptualize with colleagues and clients to produce powerful creative.

Responsibilities

• Translate marketing strategies and retail objectives into compelling visual executions that engage and excite retail shoppers
• Design and deliver effective creative solutions for promo campaigns, site banners, social and landing pages
• Collaborate with the creative team across photo, video, copy and UX
• Present creative to peers and marketing stakeholders in a clear and compelling manner
• Build decks for internal and external facing projects and creative pitches

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Visual Arts/Design

Tools

Adobe CC Suite

HTML5

CSS

Figma

MS Office

Job description

Job Requirements

Sweetwater, the nation's #1 online retailer of musical instruments and pro audio gear is seeking a digital designing ROCK STAR to join our growing creative client side team. With an innate design eye and strong understanding of digital marketing, the right candidate will be responsible for the design & execution of an array of digital materials, large and small, for Sweetwater Sound, the #1 online music instrument retailer in the US.

Sweetwater, the nation's #1 online retailer of musical instruments and pro audio gear is seeking a digital designing ROCK STAR to join our growing creative client side team. With an innate design eye and strong understanding of digital marketing, the right candidate will be responsible for the design & execution of an array of digital materials, large and small, for Sweetwater Sound, the #1 online music instrument retailer in the US.

From ad campaigns to landing pages, our digital designer will work across multiple channels of the business to deliver brand-appropriate and best-in-class design solutions with a strong emphasis on driving business results through the design craft.

The perfect fit is an experienced creative who has worked on an in-house creative team partnered closely with channel owners to continually optimize design frameworks. Must have a strong understanding of eCommerce and a passion for gear & the music making process. If this is you and you’re seeking work life balance in a stable and growing music company, we want you to join our team!

Job Responsibilities

• Translate marketing strategies and retail objectives into compelling visual executions that engage and excite retail shoppers
• Design and deliver effective creative solutions for promo campaigns, site banners, social and landing pages
• Collaborate with the creative team across photo, video, copy and UX
• Present creative to peers and marketing stakeholders in a clear and compelling manner
• Build decks for internal and external facing projects and creative pitches

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Visual Arts/Design
• At least 3 years of experience working on consumer brand products in an advertising capacity and/or within an e-commerce/retail environment
• Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret brand needs, and to develop innovative, creative and results-oriented rich media solutions to address those needs
• Strong, independent designer with a proven track record of delivering exceptional thinking and stunning visual design on all different types of creative assets
• Strong portfolio of cutting-edge visual design in retail or the music industry
• Understanding of web development tools, capabilities, and programming languages
• Proficiency in a broad scope of multimedia applications, strong technical skills, and the ability to conceptualize with colleagues and clients to produce powerful creative
• Ability to work independently as well as in collaboration with support, executive management, creative supervisors, etc.
• Ability to receive constructive feedback and direction from stakeholders and superiors, quickly turning insights into iterative action
• Clear and concise written and oral communications skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Team player
• A “Pro’s Pro”

Technical Skills/Software Experience

• An understanding of responsive and adaptive web design
• Adobe CC Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects
• HTML(5), CSS and responsive web design are bonuses
• MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Figma for Design

Sweetwater “Ideal” Team-Player

• WOWs The Customer – You possess a deep passion and desire for creating amazing customer & colleague experiences
• Get Things Done – You have a great work ethic and move through tasks with a sense of urgency
• Obsesses over the Details – You are committed to paying attention to the details
• Drives Continuous Improvement – You are always focusing on effective and efficient work and ways to get better
• Develop the Future – You are committed to the pursuit of growing personally & professionally and have a focus on bringing your colleagues along in that journey

We function best as a unified team, so relocation to our state-of-the-art campus in Fort Wayne, IN is required. We look forward to exploring your #FullTimeDream with Sweetwater!

Sweetwater’s culture is one that is built on the creation and celebration of music, which unifies people from all walks of life. Our individual differences make Sweetwater stronger as a company and a better place to work. Having a truly diverse workforce allows us the opportunity to collectively respect, learn and grow from each unique perspective and experience. We have welcomed thousands of employees and families who have joined the Sweetwater team from all over the nation and the world, and we welcome you, too, to find out why we consider a career at Sweetwater the full-time dream.