Christy Sports
Graphic Designer
Christy Sports, Lakewood, Colorado, United States,
About Us:
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, Christy Sports is one of the largest winter sports specialty retailers in the nation with more than 55 locations in Colorado, Utah, and Washington. We are a family of multiple specialty retail brands, all dedicated to delivering an outstanding guest experience in our stores, online, over the phone and through all of our rental and delivery services. We love what we do and where we live and want to share it.
It's not just a job, it's a lifestyle!
We are Genuine, Authentic and Stoked about sharing our passion for what we do!
We are people who like to help make the most of the limited time we have with our guests. Providing the best gear, sharing our knowledge and enthusiasm, and in every way possible helping them make the most of their outdoor experiences.
About The Opportunity:
We are looking for a Graphic Designer to join our Marketing Team and Christy Sports family. You will gain experience producing designs across Christy Sports and supporting our network of banner brands. Designs will range from print to mobile/web to motion graphics, video, social media and everything in between. This role requires a team mentality, a passion for engaging people and driving action through creative work and the flexibility to adapt, progress and always search for new opportunities. In addition, successful candidates will have strong organization skills and attention to detail, passion for serving others, and love for collaboration. You'll be a great fit for our team if you are passionate about the outdoors and people, have experience producing great work in a fast-paced environment, can lead collaboration with team members across the organization, love creative problem solving and can have fun along the way. Christy Sports is committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive work environment that promotes equity and a culture that supports accommodation.
How You Will Make a Difference:• Understand design best practices and prepare artwork for print, digital, social, video, etc.• Collaborate closely with creative leadership, graphic designers, marketing team members and cross-functional team members to develop creative and execute direction for all departments• Champion brand standardization by contributing to our design system and upholding standards across all creative developments• Work in coordination with all departments to ensure alignment of messaging, project scope, presentation, timelines, and deliverables• Ability to develop on-brand creative and repurpose existing creative to improve adoption, performance and/or increase system resources• Ability to self-manage, work independently, and meet delivery expectations and deadlines• Manage uploading and updating files of creative assets• Provide image retouching and additional image manipulation for our photo library• Ability to think outside the box to create new and fresh ideas• Design in-store and window presentations for specified brands and locations• Keep media materials orderly and easily accessible (banners, logos, ads, in-store signage)• Events support (company, regional and local events)• Photo processing/acquisition (vendor and internal assets)• Support social media content development, planning, and execution• Participate in photo or video shoot storyboarding and production as needed
A Strong Candidate Will Have:• Bachelor's degree or higher• Team player with great attitude willing to learn and grow• 2+ years of experience at a digital/marketing/advertising agency or in-house role on a brand team• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously• Previous outdoor industry experience a plus• A baseline understanding of UI & digital design best practices• Have a passion for personal and professional development• Be up to date on new techniques and design trends• Must be proficient in Microsoft and Adobe Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Figma• Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Strong organizational and planning skills• Strong attention to detail in all aspects of design and production
Expected compensation for this role is $55,000
This role is based in Lakewood, Colorado with in-person time at the office required during the work week.
We understand that there Is no such thing as a "perfect fit". So, because of this, we encourage you to apply even If you do not have 100% of the qualifications that are listed.
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, Christy Sports is one of the largest winter sports specialty retailers in the nation with more than 55 locations in Colorado, Utah, and Washington. We are a family of multiple specialty retail brands, all dedicated to delivering an outstanding guest experience in our stores, online, over the phone and through all of our rental and delivery services. We love what we do and where we live and want to share it.
It's not just a job, it's a lifestyle!
We are Genuine, Authentic and Stoked about sharing our passion for what we do!
We are people who like to help make the most of the limited time we have with our guests. Providing the best gear, sharing our knowledge and enthusiasm, and in every way possible helping them make the most of their outdoor experiences.
About The Opportunity:
We are looking for a Graphic Designer to join our Marketing Team and Christy Sports family. You will gain experience producing designs across Christy Sports and supporting our network of banner brands. Designs will range from print to mobile/web to motion graphics, video, social media and everything in between. This role requires a team mentality, a passion for engaging people and driving action through creative work and the flexibility to adapt, progress and always search for new opportunities. In addition, successful candidates will have strong organization skills and attention to detail, passion for serving others, and love for collaboration. You'll be a great fit for our team if you are passionate about the outdoors and people, have experience producing great work in a fast-paced environment, can lead collaboration with team members across the organization, love creative problem solving and can have fun along the way. Christy Sports is committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive work environment that promotes equity and a culture that supports accommodation.
How You Will Make a Difference:• Understand design best practices and prepare artwork for print, digital, social, video, etc.• Collaborate closely with creative leadership, graphic designers, marketing team members and cross-functional team members to develop creative and execute direction for all departments• Champion brand standardization by contributing to our design system and upholding standards across all creative developments• Work in coordination with all departments to ensure alignment of messaging, project scope, presentation, timelines, and deliverables• Ability to develop on-brand creative and repurpose existing creative to improve adoption, performance and/or increase system resources• Ability to self-manage, work independently, and meet delivery expectations and deadlines• Manage uploading and updating files of creative assets• Provide image retouching and additional image manipulation for our photo library• Ability to think outside the box to create new and fresh ideas• Design in-store and window presentations for specified brands and locations• Keep media materials orderly and easily accessible (banners, logos, ads, in-store signage)• Events support (company, regional and local events)• Photo processing/acquisition (vendor and internal assets)• Support social media content development, planning, and execution• Participate in photo or video shoot storyboarding and production as needed
A Strong Candidate Will Have:• Bachelor's degree or higher• Team player with great attitude willing to learn and grow• 2+ years of experience at a digital/marketing/advertising agency or in-house role on a brand team• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously• Previous outdoor industry experience a plus• A baseline understanding of UI & digital design best practices• Have a passion for personal and professional development• Be up to date on new techniques and design trends• Must be proficient in Microsoft and Adobe Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Figma• Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Strong organizational and planning skills• Strong attention to detail in all aspects of design and production
Expected compensation for this role is $55,000
This role is based in Lakewood, Colorado with in-person time at the office required during the work week.
We understand that there Is no such thing as a "perfect fit". So, because of this, we encourage you to apply even If you do not have 100% of the qualifications that are listed.