Senior Graphic Designer

call your mother; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave (paid)

401(k) with company match

Early Wage Access

Wellness & Fitness membership

Bagels on the house

Job summary

Call Your Mother in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to lead packaging, menus, signage, and digital assets with bold personality. Youll own production from concept to final delivery and collaborate across Marketing, Operations, IT, and Culinary to keep our visuals energetic and on-brand.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of design experience, strong Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign skills, and a thoughtful approach to print and digital formats.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience and a portfolio demonstrating both original creativity and excellent execution, preferred experience in growing restaurant, hospitality, food, beverage, or lifestyle brands.
• Expert-level Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Strong technical knowledge of print production, packaging, dielines, colors, materials, and vendor-ready artwork.
• Experience designing across physical and digital formats, including merchandise, social media, websites, and email.
• Experience working directly with production vendors and managing projects from creative concept through final delivery.
• Great taste, a sense of humor, curiosity, and an appreciation for design that doesn't take itself too seriously.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• A resourceful, hands-on mentality. You're comfortable taking ownership, figuring things out, and getting things done.
• Any additional experience in photography, video, or motion design skills; or familiarity with website CMS tools, email platforms, and emerging creative technologies.
• Digging our BIG V.I.B.E.S. (Vibrancy, Integrity, Belonging, Energy, and Seize the Moment).
• BONUS POINTS if you're a pretty pretty good copywriter with a knack for clever headlines, playful wordplay, and making a few words work really hard

Responsibilities

• Design all the things. Create packaging, menu boards, signage, merchandise, print materials, and digital assets for social media, templated emails, and our website.
• Take ideas from concept to reality. Create technically accurate, production-ready artwork, packaging dielines, and specifications, with a strong understanding of materials, printing methods, and costs.
• Own our creative production partners. Manage relationships with printers, fabricators, merchandise suppliers, and other production vendors. Coordinate quotes, timelines, proofs, approvals, and quality control to deliver great work on time and on budget.
• Bring the creativity. Brainstorm campaigns, LTOs, shop openings, brand moments, and unexpected ideas that make people smile and keep Call Your Mother interesting.
• Keep us looking like us. Protect and evolve our visual identity, finding the sweet spot between thoughtful design and the playful, purposefully unpolished personality that makes Call Your Mother special.
• Own the details. Manage multiple projects, maintain organized files and current versions, catch errors before they reach our shops, and find smart, cost-effective ways to get things done.
• Be part of the team. Collaborate closely with Marketing, Operations, People & Culture, IT, Culinary and our founders to turn ideas into reality, quickly and thoughtfully.

Skills

5+ years graphic design

Portfolio

Restaurant/food brand experience

Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InD

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WASHINGTON, DC
THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
THE BEST-ISH BAGELS IN THE WORLD.
OUTTA THIS WORLD OPPORTUNITY.

DEEPER THAN BAGELS

Call Your Mother is the Jew-ish deli where Boca meets Brooklyn, grandma-level hospitality meets seriously good bagel sandwiches, and hard work meets face-melting vibes.

Husband-and-wife team Andrew and Chef Dani built Call Your Mother around a simple idea: make scrumptious, nostalgic food and unforgettable experiences without being bougie or taking ourselves too seriously. From our first little farmer’s market stand in 2018, to shops across the DMV, Colorado, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Miami in 2026, we’re spreading carb love all over the map and our ovens are just getting warmed up! We’ll take bagels to mars if the locals are hungry up there.

WE’RE HIRING A SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER, BASED IN WASHINGTON, DC!

We're looking for a talented, scrappy, and highly creative Senior Graphic Designer to help bring our big personality and creative ideas to life. You'll be our go-to person for just about everything visual: packaging, menus, merch, signage, digital channels, social media, and beyond. One day you might be designing a new bagel box, the next dreaming up a ridiculous T-shirt or illustrating a bagel children’s book.

Our style is colorful, playful, sometimes a little weird, and purposefully imperfect. We're looking for someone with the technical skills to execute beautiful, high-quality work, but the creative instincts to know when a little rough-around-the-edges charm makes something even better. We need someone who can think big, execute the details, and make a lot out of a little. Someone who loves great design but doesn't need a big agency, a huge budget, or a perfect brief to make something awesome. We're ambitious, collaborative, a little unconventional, and big believers that great ideas can come from anywhere.

If you're the kind of person who gets just as excited about a clever new campaign as you do about seeing something you designed come to life in the real world, we'd love to meet you.

If you’re picking up what we’re laying down, keep reading!

YOU'LL CRUSH THIS ROLE IF YOU...

• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience and a portfolio demonstrating both original creativity and excellent execution, preferred experience in growing restaurant, hospitality, food, beverage, or lifestyle brands.
• Expert-level Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Strong technical knowledge of print production, packaging, dielines, colors, materials, and vendor-ready artwork.
• Experience designing across physical and digital formats, including merchandise, social media, websites, and email.
• Experience working directly with production vendors and managing projects from creative concept through final delivery.
• Great taste, a sense of humor, curiosity, and an appreciation for design that doesn't take itself too seriously.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• A resourceful, hands-on mentality. You're comfortable taking ownership, figuring things out, and getting things done.
• Any additional experience in photography, video, or motion design skills; or familiarity with website CMS tools, email platforms, and emerging creative technologies.
• Digging our BIG V.I.B.E.S. (Vibrancy, Integrity, Belonging, Energy, and Seize the Moment).
• BONUS POINTS if you're a pretty pretty good copywriter with a knack for clever headlines, playful wordplay, and making a few words work really hard

WHAT YOU’LL REALLY BE DOING

• Design all the things. Create packaging, menu boards, signage, merchandise, print materials, and digital assets for social media, templated emails, and our website.
• Take ideas from concept to reality. Create technically accurate, production-ready artwork, packaging dielines, and specifications, with a strong understanding of materials, printing methods, and costs.
• Own our creative production partners. Manage relationships with printers, fabricators, merchandise suppliers, and other production vendors. Coordinate quotes, timelines, proofs, approvals, and quality control to deliver great work on time and on budget.
• Bring the creativity. Brainstorm campaigns, LTOs, shop openings, brand moments, and unexpected ideas that make people smile and keep Call Your Mother interesting.
• Keep us looking like us. Protect and evolve our visual identity, finding the sweet spot between thoughtful design and the playful, purposefully unpolished personality that makes Call Your Mother special.
• Own the details. Manage multiple projects, maintain organized files and current versions, catch errors before they reach our shops, and find smart, cost-effective ways to get things done.
• Be part of the team. Collaborate closely with Marketing, Operations, People & Culture, IT, Culinary and our founders to turn ideas into reality, quickly and thoughtfully.

AND FINALLY, IF YOU NEED MORE REASONS TO APPLY:

• Competitive salary $90,000, plus annual bonus opportunity and stock options.
• Health Insurance. Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Unlimited paid time off because you deserve it…duh.
• 100% Paid, 12 week parental leave for time with the itty, bitty baby!
• 401(k) with 4% company match. Plan for a bright and beautiful future!
• Step your knowledge game up. Free English and Spanish classes, plus Duolingo reimbursement.
• Early Wage Access. Instantly get up to 50% of your eligible earned wages before payday!
• Wellness & Fitness Membership through Classpass to stay healthy and balanced!
• Real support when life gets complicated. Confidential therapy and professional resources for mental health, legal guidance, financial wellness, and more.
• BAGELS ON THE HOUSE! Plus 50% off when you're off the clock.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands for this position include seeing, hearing, speaking, reading, and communicating effectively; standing, walking, reaching, bending, and performing repetitive physical movements; lifting up to 50 pounds; and safely operating equipment and tools using manual dexterity. This role also requires working in a fast-paced environment around hot equipment, sharp tools, and varying temperatures, and occasionally working in confined spaces. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Call Your Mother is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically celebrate the diversity of our team and believe that talent, passion, and experience are the only relevant criteria for considering new team members. We provide equal opportunities to everyone who works for us and every applicant. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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