Design Director
About Us
Foxtrot is the next generation corner store – we curate your city’s best craft beer, wine, spirits, fresh eats, gifts and everyday essentials – and deliver it all to your door in 60 minutes via our neighborhood shops.
With a swift mobile app and web store paired with beautifully designed retail shops, we are building an exciting brand that is both digitally native and rooted in a highly engaging retail experience.
Since launching in 2013, we now operate four retail stores in Chicago along with a booming online business, and are setting the stage for a major expansion in 2018.
About the Role
Foxtrot is seeking a Design Director to lead the company's brand vision and design with high quality visual assets that support Foxtrot both digitally and in print. This role will work collaboratively across the company, contributing to creative for marketing, web, email, ads, retail and more. If you have a passion for storytelling through thoughtful design, we’re looking for you.
Responsibilities Include
- Develop and maintain brand guidelines and creative standards, and proactively iterate when needed to keep brand collateral fresh
- Conceptualize and produce digital and print assets to support overall marketing and growth
- Work closely with the Marketing team to create on brand materials for featured promotions, products, events, advertising campaigns and editorial content both on and offline
- Create and maintain efficiencies and templates for creative content; ensure design is consistent across all areas of the brand
- Work with the tech team to maintain and improve mobile and web shopping experiences with smart design solutions
Your Background
- 7+ years graphic design experience; working with e-commerce, retail or consumer brands a plus
- Advanced Adobe CC skills; experience in HTML5, CSS3 or JavaScript a plus
- Experience in UX design with an understanding of mobile-first and responsive design
- Strong typographic and layout skills; a stickler for details
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mentality; able to work iteratively and efficiently in a collaborative environment
- Excitement for and an understanding of the Foxtrot brand
*Please include a link to your portfolio with your application