Backyard Products, LLC is hiring: Senior Graphic Designer in Ann Arbor

With more than 4 million shed and playsets sold since 1975, we make America’s backyard a destination our customers love, and we truly love what we do! When you work at Backyard Products, LLC, you are surrounded by the industry’s brightest and most creative individuals. Our collaborative environment ensures extraordinary results both in-house and in our customers' backyards. We are North America’s Largest Shed Manufacturer, vertically integrated in Monroe, MI. We are looking for top talent, working with a team driven with passion and grit to be the best.

Job Summary: Backyard Products is looking for an experienced Senior Designer to join our in-house Brand Creative Team, based out of our headquarters located in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, MI. Our Brand Creative Team is thoughtful, collaborative, and works cross-functionally to ideate and execute creative work that connects with shoppers and creates extraordinary brand experiences.

The Sr. Designer should have in-depth branding, digital, and DTC experience with a track record of developing brand identities, website UX/UI, digital ad design, email, print collateral, POP, and display signage. This cross-functional thinker and doer will work closely with internal and external teams to ensure best-in-class branding, messaging, and performance across all marketing channels.

This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity with competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401K, paid time off, employee discounts, and professional development assistance.

• Develop brand assets to reinforce and support individual brands in our portfolio, including websites, digital marketing assets, social media assets, still graphics for video, etc.
• Participate with the team in re-branding work; work alongside Creative Director to either redefine or refine an existing brand in a way that will better connect with modern shoppers.
• Create original identity branding: identity/logo concepts, revisions, finalization, and companion graphic elements.
• Design direct-to-consumer website UX, UI, and page layouts; work with Creative Director to ideate and implement best-in-class website designs with high rates of conversion.
• Work within retailers’ internal product page design systems to create best-in-class product pages on retailers’ websites.
• Create print collateral, POP displays, and signage, from concept through print-ready files; use copy docs, photo assets, and layout guidelines to create layouts.
• Develop 3D render, photo, and video strategies.
• Create mood boards for 3D render creation, photo and video shoots.
• Collaborate with other Designers, Copywriters, and Creative Director to make creative work the best it can be.
• Participate in group brainstorms to ideate new solutions to business/creative challenges.
• Participate in creative reviews, both giving and receiving critique.

• HS Diploma/GED
• Minimum of 5 years of design experience
• Portfolio that demonstrates proven expertise and high-quality execution. Applications received without portfolio will not be considered.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc).
• Skilled in the use of FIGMA.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or equivalent
• Knowledge of web design would be beneficial
• Agency experience

• Customers First
• Total Quality Management
• Manage the Numbers
• Speed, Execution, Simplicity
• People Make It Happen