Jacent Strategic
Graphic Designer (REMOTE) (3 Month Contract)
Jacent Strategic, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, 07390
Overview
With the industry’s largest database of retail intelligence, the deepest inventory of impulse products, and the most experienced team, we’re the premier strategic merchandising partner to North America’s retailers.
Jacent Strategic Merchandising sources, warehouses, ships, and stocks over 3,500 impulse items to 14,000 retail stores across the US, Puerto Rico and Canada. We create a strategic merchandising plan for each store–then place the ideal impulse items in the ideal locations, with follow-up re-ordering and re-stocking. In addition to our impulse business, Jacent offers retail insights and services, such as audits and shelf stocking, to help stores run at peak efficiency.
The result of our work is two-fold: By connecting consumers with the right items—even ones they didn’t know they were looking for—we inspire shopping experiences. And in the process, we’re helping our retail customers generate incremental sales. It’s a win-win.
Summary
At Jacent we see graphic design as visual storytelling that engages, informs, and inspires. We're looking for a talented graphic designer who can take concepts and ideas and create visual representations, in both packaging and marketing materials. The ideal candidate will have expert knowledge of current design software and be skilled in every step of the design process, from concept to final deliverable. Collaborating with multiple teams across the company, the graphic designer should be able to take written or spoken ideas and convert them into a design that connects with our US and Canadian customers. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of branding and marketing and be able to find the right style and layout for every project.
Duties & Responsibilities• Primary focus will be on in-line & clip strip packaging design.• Collaborate, brainstorm, and strategize with multiple teams on a wide range of materials that may include packaging, presentations, catalogs, and marketing materials• Create and present dynamic design approaches for product packaging to optimize the customer journey through the shopping experience.• Determine the strategy and message the product design should portray to reach the targeted audience with graphics for product illustrations, logos and websites• Regularly meet with the Product Development team, Graphics team, & Merchandise Buying team to determine the scope of projects to support Jacent customers• Stay current and up-to-date with the latest software and computer technologies• Communicate with the Merchandise Buying team, overseas production team and other designers to ensure that designs accurately reflect the desired message and effectively express information• Develop, create and maintain the brands style guide• Create visual concepts and designs that align with the brand’s identity• Work requires invention, imagination, and originality
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities• Proven graphic design experience• Possession of creative flair, versatility, conceptual/visual ability, imagination and originality• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio• Ability to interact, communicate and present ideas• Professionalism regarding time, costs and deadlines• Creativity, flexibility, attention to detail, deadline oriented• Expertise with desktop publishing tools• The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
Experience and Credentials• Minimum of 3+ years of related experience• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or Fine Arts or equivalent experience• Proficiency in Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & In Design
With the industry’s largest database of retail intelligence, the deepest inventory of impulse products, and the most experienced team, we’re the premier strategic merchandising partner to North America’s retailers.
Jacent Strategic Merchandising sources, warehouses, ships, and stocks over 3,500 impulse items to 14,000 retail stores across the US, Puerto Rico and Canada. We create a strategic merchandising plan for each store–then place the ideal impulse items in the ideal locations, with follow-up re-ordering and re-stocking. In addition to our impulse business, Jacent offers retail insights and services, such as audits and shelf stocking, to help stores run at peak efficiency.
The result of our work is two-fold: By connecting consumers with the right items—even ones they didn’t know they were looking for—we inspire shopping experiences. And in the process, we’re helping our retail customers generate incremental sales. It’s a win-win.
Summary
At Jacent we see graphic design as visual storytelling that engages, informs, and inspires. We're looking for a talented graphic designer who can take concepts and ideas and create visual representations, in both packaging and marketing materials. The ideal candidate will have expert knowledge of current design software and be skilled in every step of the design process, from concept to final deliverable. Collaborating with multiple teams across the company, the graphic designer should be able to take written or spoken ideas and convert them into a design that connects with our US and Canadian customers. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of branding and marketing and be able to find the right style and layout for every project.
Duties & Responsibilities• Primary focus will be on in-line & clip strip packaging design.• Collaborate, brainstorm, and strategize with multiple teams on a wide range of materials that may include packaging, presentations, catalogs, and marketing materials• Create and present dynamic design approaches for product packaging to optimize the customer journey through the shopping experience.• Determine the strategy and message the product design should portray to reach the targeted audience with graphics for product illustrations, logos and websites• Regularly meet with the Product Development team, Graphics team, & Merchandise Buying team to determine the scope of projects to support Jacent customers• Stay current and up-to-date with the latest software and computer technologies• Communicate with the Merchandise Buying team, overseas production team and other designers to ensure that designs accurately reflect the desired message and effectively express information• Develop, create and maintain the brands style guide• Create visual concepts and designs that align with the brand’s identity• Work requires invention, imagination, and originality
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities• Proven graphic design experience• Possession of creative flair, versatility, conceptual/visual ability, imagination and originality• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio• Ability to interact, communicate and present ideas• Professionalism regarding time, costs and deadlines• Creativity, flexibility, attention to detail, deadline oriented• Expertise with desktop publishing tools• The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
Experience and Credentials• Minimum of 3+ years of related experience• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or Fine Arts or equivalent experience• Proficiency in Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & In Design