Home Chef is building new ways to provide meal solutions that meet a wide variety of customer needs, and shipping locations both online and in store. Our team is a unique mix of creators, chefs, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers and we’re growing quickly. Our customer-first mentality, combined with a zest for supporting our peers, helped us bring home Built in Chicago’s Startup of the Year Moxie award in 2017. If you’re ready to be part of the action, we’re ready to connect with you. There are no limits to where we can go together.

As the COVID-19 situation continues to escalate in the US and around the world, we are committed to keeping our teams and their families as our greatest priority. To that end, we are making some adjustments to the way we will be doing business in the upcoming weeks.

We are taking all the necessary precautions to keep our employees and customers safe, and would love to have you on our team as we can continue to serve our communities.

The Junior Production Designer is responsible for supporting the retail creative team with development of specific retail assets, including weekly in-store packaging, digital assets for web, and finalizing files for final print production. This role is an integral part of the Home Chef marketing team, as it plays a major role in the creation of retail packaging.

Responsibility Area: Production

• Use existing template files to complete weekly packaging 
• Prep existing files to be print ready (packaging, retail merchandising)
• Help the design team finalize merchandising pieces, packaging, and all other brand materials in retail
• Attention to detail and organizational file skills
• Must have understanding of: final file release (dielines, resolution, cmyk vs rgb, retouching, etc)
• Basic photo editing skills in Adobe Photoshop

Responsibility Area: Creative

• Understanding of the Adobe creative suite with a high level understanding of typography and overall layout
• Collaborate with the creative and FSQA team to create multiple versions of an existing design or concept
• Must have an understanding of both print and digital work and how to finalize files accurately
• Create on-brand and consistent designs for retail

Responsibility Area: Project Management

• Ability to work quickly with oftentimes tight timelines
• A high level of organization, focus and detail for the task at hand
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at once and prioritize to ensure all deadlines are met
• Ability to work in Home Chef's project management platform

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Sketch
• 1-2 years of previous design experience 
• Completion of a four-year degree program
• An up-to-date portfolio of both digital and print work showcasing a variety of e-comm and retail work
• Understanding of typography, color, composition, and final production
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time
• Experience with both e-commerce and retail design is preferred, especially retail

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Perks/Benefits:

- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance – benefits start the 1st day of the month following your start date 

- Company paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability

- 401k Employer match - 50% on the $1, up to 6% of the employee's earnings 

- We offer flexible spending accounts (FSA) for qualified Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, or Transit expenses

- Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy, plus sick days 

- Generous Parental Leave 

- Great Work/Life Balance – We value and support each individual team member

- Quarterly company-wide “Town Hall” meetings 

- Ongoing professional development opportunities by level and function

- Your choice of Windows or Mac laptop, plus an extra screen 

- Onsite gym 

- Weekly Fooda credit

- Newly renovated office in the historic Old Main Post Office which is located close to multiple Metra and CTA options

- Employee discounts through Perkspot

- Discounts on Home Chef meal kits and at Kroger stores

- Casual dress in a fun, friendly and collaborative work environment

Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!

Home Chef is an equal opportunity employer.

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