Junior Graphic Designer - Brand & Retail Design

La La Land Cafe; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Food & beverage allowance

Employee discounts 30%

Job summary

La La Land Cafe in Los Angeles is seeking a Jr. Graphic Designer to support our Marketing team and bring our visual brand to life across print, digital, and Retail design. This multidisciplinary role moves between campaigns and day-to-day brand work, collaborating with the Sr.

Graphic Designer, Operations, and store teams to translate ideas into compelling visuals for 30+ locations. Responsibilities include creating assets for social, menus, signage, packaging, and materials, while learning new

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of professional design experience in agency, in-house, freelance, or similar environments.
• Portfolio demonstrating versatility across print, digital, and retail/store design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite; experience with Figma is a plus.
• Strong foundational understanding of typography, composition, hierarchy, and visual communication.
• Experience preparing files for print production and understanding print production basics.
• Familiarity with digital design for social media, email, or web platforms.
• Solid understanding of brand systems and how individual designs fit into a larger whole.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work with feedback and iterate quickly.
• Enthusiasm for learning new tools, techniques, and design approaches.

Responsibilities

• Support design across digital, print, merchandise, and retail brand experiences, translating ideas across mediums.
• Develop design assets for integrated campaigns, seasonal initiatives, and brand collaborations under creative direction.
• Design and support packaging, merchandise, labels, and branded products with guidance on how they fit into the larger brand system.
• Create digital assets and graphics for social media, email, web, and other digital channels.
• Design printed and retail brand expressions including cafe signage, menus, store graphics, window decals, wayfinding, retail displays, and marketing collateral.
• Translate creative concepts across scale and context, from a social graphic to a pastry label, package, or cafe window, with direction and feedback.
• Create mockups and prototypes to explore and refine design concepts before moving to production.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Operations, and Cafe teams, to understand project briefs and develop solutions.
• Present design work clearly to the Sr. Graphic Designer and Marketing partners, explaining your thinking and incorporating feedback.
• Manage design projects through revision, production, and delivery while maintaining attention to detail.
• Handle ad hoc requests and maintenance work, such as menu updates, signage refreshes, and location-specific collateral, that keep La La Land running smoothly across all stores.
• Partner with vendors and production teams to understand materials, printing techniques, and fabrication options.
• Continuously learn and contribute ideas for new design approaches and creative possibilities.

Skills

Branding

Typography

Adobe CS

Cross-platform design

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Figma

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Figma

Job description

La La Land Cafe in Los Angeles is seeking a Jr. Graphic Designer to support our Marketing team and bring our visual brand to life across print, digital, and Retail design. This multidisciplinary role moves between campaigns and day-to-day brand work, collaborating with the Sr.

Graphic Designer, Operations, and store teams to translate ideas into compelling visuals for 30+ locations. Responsibilities include creating assets for social, menus, signage, packaging, and materials, while learning new