Social Imprints: Senior Graphic Designer

Senior Graphic Designer needed to join Social Imprints - a San Francisco, full service custom branding and printing company.

If you are looking for something to stir your passion, to be part of something bigger - this is the opportunity for you. You will be helping to grow a community-minded organization that provides higher-paying professional employment to individuals who need a 2nd chance. You will produce digital and print creative projects to address clients’ promotional material and branded merchandise needs. Most of Social Imprints’ largest clients are tech, so to be successful in this role, you should have in-depth knowledge of Silicon Valley companies’ design sensibilities and quirks. You will also create internal physical and online marketing materials.

The client works with many of the Bay Area’s most exciting companies including Dropbox, Oracle, Pinterest, Facebook, and Stripe. Located in San Francisco, California, Social Imprints has been recognized by Business Week as America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs & SF Weekly’s Start Up of the Year.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be a member of a team who is the leader of brand voice, creative storytelling, and expression across all brand marketing. You will be develop seasonal brand stories, big ideas, and innovative marketing programs to inspire customers and brand vision. You will create attention-grabbing ideas that will entice the consumer and develop campaigns designed to stand apart from competitors.

• Create internal branding materials such as lookbooks, product decks, and customer presentations
• Update website monthly
• Create internal marketing materials including product & company decks and lookbooks
• Serve as liaison between the account managers and customer/s for overseeing that all projects meet the highest print-ready technical standards while maintaining creative intent
• Update internal website on a monthly basis
• Design and edit logos and designs for promotional products such as t-shirts, hats mugs, etc.
• Work in a fast-paced environment
• Create brand guidelines to deliver clear usage of seasonal campaign photography.

Requirements:

• Proven 5 years of graphic arts work experience as a Senior Designer, Graphic Designer, or similar role
• Technical design is a must
• Portfolio of completed design projects
• Strong aesthetic skills with the ability to combine various colors, fonts, and layouts
• Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate with a team
• Promotional and branded merchandise design experience a plus
• A good listener and able to take constructive feedback

How to apply:

Send your resume to sheng @ socialimprints . com and include a link to your portfolio.

In what capacity are you hiring?
On behalf of another company

Where are you in the hiring process?
I’m ready to make a paid hire

Would you like to state a preference for hiring from underrepresented group(s)?
No preference

Where did you find Twine?
You contacted me

Is this an independent one off job, or part of a larger project?
Part of a larger ongoing project

For what period of time will the freelancer be needed?
Long term

What freelancer experience level is needed? (per hour)
Mid-level (Industry Average): $35-75, Senior: $75-100, Expert: $100+

Have you used graphic design services before?
Yes

What do you need designed?
Advertising materials, Branding, Web / digital art