Up With Paper: Junior Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer is needed in New Haven, United States.

Client: Up With Paper

Location: New Haven, United States

Contract: Contractor, Part Time

Description:

Up With Paper, the largest manufacturer of pop-up greeting cards, has an immediate Part-Time position for a talented Graphic Designer to add to our in-house design team. If you appreciate pop-up greeting cards/books, have a fondness of stationery, or just love fine design and seeing your creations on products and collateral in the global market, this may be a fit for you! We will train the right detail-oriented candidate, however, an experienced Graphic Designer with basic web maintenance and social media skills as well as prepress basics will be most highly considered. 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 have to offer. We are a close-knit group that appreciates hard work and the rewards that our collaborations bring. A future full-time position may become available for the right candidate.

Required Skills:

• Highly organized, detail oriented and self-motivated
• Fluent in Adobe CC, Microsoft 365 and Wordpress

Additional skills/requirements:

• BFA or Equivalent
• Minimum 3 years experience in related field (can include time in college)
• Expertise in Adobe CC
• Fluency in Microsoft 365
• Basic knowledge of prepress production and print production
• Understanding of basic typography and layout
• Knowledge of web design principals
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and proactive
• Work under direction of upper-level designers on team
• Design collaboration skills
• Basic Social Media and Marketing Skills

Company:

Up With Paper (UWP), the original pop-up greeting card company, is a leading global marketer and manufacturer of innovative pop-up greeting cards and books. Jumping Jack Press, UWP’s independent book publishing division, is known for elaborate international pop-up books. UWP Luxe, celebrates the best in paper engineering with trend-driven designs. Originally founded as PopShots, Inc. in 1978, Up With Paper has been recognized for design excellence for decades. Our greeting cards and books are sold in thousands of retail locations in the USA, as well as throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, South America, and China.

Job Types:

Contract, Part-time

Pay:

$15.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours:

20 – 25 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

Choose your own hours

Experience:

Graphic Design: 3 years (Required)

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in New Haven, CT 06511