Junior Graphic Designer - Temporary

Exploding Kittens Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Exploding Kittens Inc. is seeking a junior graphic designer for a temporary, full-time assignment in Los Angeles. You’ll collaborate across a range of creative projects and help develop concepts for product and packaging design.

Working with senior creatives, you’ll produce production-ready files, participate in creative reviews, and stay curious about design trends, tools, and emerging styles. The role offers learning opportunities and will be staffed through a partner agency.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of design experience or relevant internships/freelance work.
• Strong foundation in typography, layout, color, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience preparing production-ready files for consumer packaged goods (CPG).
• Portfolio demonstrating strong visual thinking and design fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of visual concepts for product and packaging design projects.
• Collaborate with designers, illustrators, the creative director, and project managers to bring ideas to life.
• Prepare production-ready files, ensuring accuracy and consistency across deliverables.
• Participate in creative reviews and thoughtfully incorporate feedback.
• Stay curious about design trends, tools, and emerging visual styles.
• Keep design files, assets, and design systems organized and up to date.

Skills

Typography

Layout

Composition

Color theory

Visual hierarchy

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Creativity

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

We’re looking for a talented and curious Junior Graphic Designer to join our creative team for a temporary assignment. This opportunity is ideal for an emerging designer eager to learn, contribute, and grow while working across a range of creative projects and visual disciplines.

Working closely with senior creatives, you’ll help develop and execute visual concepts for lighthearted product and packaging design. You’ll bring strong design fundamentals, attention to detail, a collaborative spirit, and an openness to feedback.

This is a temporary position and will be hired through one of our temp agency partners.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Support the development and execution of visual concepts for product and packaging design projects.
• Collaborate with designers, illustrators, the creative director, and project managers to bring ideas to life.
• Prepare production-ready files, ensuring accuracy and consistency across deliverables.
• Participate in creative reviews and thoughtfully incorporate feedback.
• Stay curious about design trends, tools, and emerging visual styles.
• Keep design files, assets, and design systems organized and up to date.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 1–3 years of design experience, including internships or relevant freelance work.
• A strong foundation in typography, layout, composition, color, and visual hierarchy.
• 1–3 of hands-on experience preparing production-ready files for consumer packaged goods (CPG), with strong technical skills in packaging artwork, dielines, prepress, and print file setup.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud.
• A thoughtful eye for detail and a strong sense of visual craft.
• The ability to take direction while contributing ideas and showing initiative.
• A collaborative approach, curiosity, strong organizational skills, and an eagerness to grow.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong visual thinking and design fundamentals.

$30 - $35 an hour

This position is a full-time temporary role, with benefits provided through our staffing agency. The hourly rate will depend on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and location and is subject to change. This role may have the opportunity to convert to permanent employment following an assessment of the company’s long‑term business needs; however, conversion is not guaranteed.