Senior Designer
Quad - Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400![Quad](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Favorite Child is a spirited design agency that blends boutique charm with global expertise. We harness strategic design to unlock each brand's full potential, whether in its own category, reaching new audiences or shaking up the cultural status quo. Our flexible in-house capabilities make no project too big or too small. From start to finish, we tackle every challenge with flair, precision, intelligence, and imagination, transforming each brand into a favorite. Join us as we grow our Favorite Child family.
Favorite Child is part of Betty, a Quad agency offering a full slate of creative services, including strategy, creative, design, and content studios, all under one global roof. Named after Betty Quadracci—creative trailblazer & Quad co-founder— the Betty team boldly embodies the progressive standards that Betty believed in. We're inclusive. Idea-centric. Relentlessly collaborative. Tenaciously creative. All to build better ideas that can scale without sacrifice to bolster brands that can't stand bland (like us).
If this sounds like you, hit us up. We are looking for a Sr. Graphic Designer with 5+ years of experience to join our creative team. Here are a few things we already know about you:
You're a creative thinker
You love typography, layout, color and craft
You're a team player
You're resourceful
You're a self-starter and accountable
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Team up with Group Creative Directors, Creative Directors, fellow Designers, and Art Directors to create fresh ideas that help achieve beautiful project goals.
Work closely with internal teams and clients to share your passion for creativity, branding, packaging, visual communication, and ad campaign visual ideas.
Dive into different ideas and brainstorm alternative design options to make sure we've covered all the bases.
Develop, extend, and revise designs based on creative direction and style guides.
Manage the quality of design based on typography best practices and printed specifications for package design.
Create layouts and presentation material as requested (style guides, style sheets, pre-production guides)
Be up on Graphic & VisualTrends and best practices as they relate to design
Attend project meetings and coordinate with the project manager
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis
Previous experience in a similar brand/design/advertising agency role.
Conduct conceptual exploration, coming up with alternative design solutions to ensure no stone is left unturned.
Evaluate design options, develop and push to find 'big ideas' based on design strategy and creative brief.
5+ years of Outstanding Adobe Creative Suite skills, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
An impressive branding and packaging portfolio, demonstrating recent work with a track record of creative idea generation, strategy and development.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Adobe CC: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (motion graphics a plus)
Office 365
Knowledge of packaging dielines, formats and structures
Working knowledge of printing processes
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We offer excellent benefits to eligible employees, including 401(k), holidays, vacations and more.
Quad is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Quad does not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Quad also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.
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