Junior Production Designer
Home Chef is building new ways to navigate the booming meal kit delivery industry. 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.
Summary of Responsibilities:
The junior production designer will be responsible for supporting the creative team with various projects including resizing multiple digital ads, creating versions of existing creative executions, taking print pieces to final production, designing emails, designing print and digital retail materials, and more. This role will be an integral part of the Home Chef marketing team and will be responsible for working quickly, efficiently, and sometimes within 24 hour time frames. Must have an eye for detail, great organizational skills, and collaborate well with others.
Responsibility Area: Production
- Taking existing files and prepping them to be print ready
- Understanding of final file release (dielines, resolution, cmyk vs rgb, retouching, etc)
- Helping the design team finalize gifs, emails, retail pieces, ads, and all other brand materials
- Organizational file skills a must
Responsibility Area: Creative
- Collaborate with the creative team to create multiple versions of an existing design or concept
- Passion for the brand and desire to elevate the work
- Understanding of both print and digital work; the ability to pick up any project and take it to completion
Responsibility Area: Project Management
- Ability to work quickly with sometimes 24-hour turnarounds
- A high level of focus and detail for the task at hand
- Ability to juggle multiple projects at once and prioritize to ensure all deadlines are met
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, Sketch
- 1-2 years of previous production design experience
- Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field
Perks and Benefits:
- Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first
order!
- Direct access to senior management – our leadership team works alongside our team members every day
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous paid time off (PTO) policy
- 401k program
- Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses
- Free water taxi, discounted gym membership, and daily bike storage for Wrigley building employees
- Cold brew coffee on tap at no charge
- Employee discounts for Home Chef meal kits
- Free lunch every Friday and snacks and beverages on hand every day
- Casual dress
Home Chef is an equal employment opportunity employer