Graphic & Prepress Designer

Job description

Location:

Our entire Creative team is housed in a satellite office in New Haven, CT (65 miles north of NYC) inside a charming mid-1800’s converted factory building; our studio is nestled amongst tinkerers and thinkers of all sorts. Our corporate headquarters are in Mason, Ohio.

Description:

Up With Paper, the largest manufacturer of pop-up greeting cards, has an immediate in-person full-time position for a talented Graphic & Prepress Designer to grow our in-house design team. If you appreciate pop-up greeting cards & stationery, have a precise and detail-oriented eye for design, and have experience creating web and print design for a consumer products company, this might be the right fit for you.

An experienced Graphic Designer that is familiar with creating B2B and B2C graphics for both web and print design with a trend-forward eye will be most highly considered. Experience with typography, creating motion graphics, and illustration is a plus. This candidate will also be responsible for preparing prepress, constructing files, using technical processes, and digitally applying finishes for our products to ensure they are finalized and ready for production.

It is our philosophy to design in an environment where we love what we do and where we can be stimulated by the creative diversity that each of us has to offer. We are a close-knit group that appreciates hard work and the rewards that our collaborations bring.

Required Skills:

We are looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented and self-motivated designer that can work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple deadlines. The best candidate must be fluent in Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, and WordPress/WooCommerce.

You'll design marketing assets across email, paid social, display ads, and organic social, and build reusable templates for recurring content. Other projects may include catalogs, sell sheets, packaging, and tradeshow materials. Working closely with and reporting to the Visual & Graphic Design Manager, you'll translate project goals into strong visuals while maintaining consistency in typography, tone, and imagery across every touchpoint.

Additional skills/requirements:

BFA or Equivalent
Minimum 3 years’ experience in graphic & marketing design, ideally in a consumer brand context
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Strong portfolio showcasing work across print, email, digital ads, and social media
Experience designing for email platforms such as Mailchimp, Klaviyo, or HubSpot
Solid understanding of ad specs across Meta, Google Display, and other platforms
Comfortable moving between marketing and creative briefs, and adaptable when priorities shift
Fluency in Microsoft Office
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Self-motivated, proactive and able to manage workload across multiple projects
Excellent craftsmanship & attention to detail
Work under direction of Art Director & Visual & Graphic Design Manager
An eye for brand consistency and experience applying brand guidelines to projects
Design collaboration skills and knowledge of typography
Assistance with trade show set-up and break-down 2–3x/year

Nice to Have:

Experience with motion graphics, animated GIFs, or short-form video content for social media
Background in lifestyle, consumer goods, stationery, gifting, or retail brands
You may be asked to build and/or install product displays or wall shelving, apply vinyl signage to walls, and lift and move multiple boxes

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Choose your own hours
Day shift
Monday to Friday
No nights
No weekends