Graphic Designer Specialist

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Graphic Designer Specialist

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Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) is a global designer, developer, and worldwide marketer of well recognized and widely trusted brands including OXO®, Hydro Flask®, Osprey®, Braun®, PUR®, Vicks®, Honeywell®, Hot Tools®, Drybar®, Curlsmith®, and Revlon®.

Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day!

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Creative Marketing Manager, the mission of this role is to create and prepare assets, images and artwork for print, packaging, digital, online and social media platforms. The successful graphic designer specialist will produce high standard creative artwork and output files on all visual aspects of the EMEA brands, supporting other Creative and Marketing Team members with creative needs as required. They will ensure that design standards and global brand guidelines of licensed brands are followed in a Mac based in-house creative department and will support and liaise with external partners such as printers as required. They will also ensure agreed standards are followed and that deadlines are met.

What you’ll do in the role

Design and production of EMEA creative assets to include:

• EMEA Marketing assets such as POSM, Packaging files, Print adverts and instore, web banners, online advertising, CRM emails, images assets for online landing pages.
• Support with regular retail, digital and packaging creative content – print and digital
• Preparing artwork files for print to a high standard and attention to detail
• Adapting packaging artwork and global files for EMEA Markets
• Preparation of digital online creative assets for our retailers and distributors inc. resizing, recolouring and retouching images using Photoshop
• Assisting with the creation of GTM sell-in assets, digital Workbooks, Lookbooks and assets for B2B online systems.
• Asset/image retouching & colour correction
• Asset/image creation
• Assisting the wider creative team with other creative design tasks at busy times.
• Maintaining an up-to-date, current and detailed knowledge of the product line
• Ensure file naming conventions are adhered to and that creative files are organized and kept backed-up on the company DAM platform
• Research trends and implementation of new graphic styles, techniques and technology to enhance quality, efficiency and productivity in the creative team.

What will help you do the job well

🗝 Essential:

• Experience of Artworking and/or Graphic Design, producing artwork for print and digital to a high standard
• Image editing skills
• Excellent design, layout and typographic skills
• Experience collaborating with in-house Marketing teams, following global brand guidelines
• Excellent IT skills, up-to-date experience of Mac-based Adobe Creative Cloud Software - InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat
• Basic marketing knowledge and understanding of brand awareness
• Knowledge of production, interest in latest technologies and creative trends.
• Design qualification
• Experienced working under Creative Direction and as part of a Creative team
• Fluent in English (spoken and written), French a plus
• Excitement about joining a midsize yet growing company with fast-growing brands!

About you

Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, driven and passionate individual with exceptional communication skills. You have the flexibility to work in a small yet fast-growing organization, possess strong analytical and detail-oriented thinking, can work with a good level of autonomy and foster relationships with cross functional teams.

About us

Many of our products rank as #1 brand in their category- we are proud to be market leaders. Behind all these achievements stand exceptionally talented and passionate associates. We are a dynamic mid-size multinational company that offers challenges and opportunities equal to your talents and abilities. Our 15+ locations elicit unique team cultures; our powerful brands are marketed in approximately 75 countries.

If you want to join us on this journey you can find out more on www.helenoftroy.com/emea. You can also find us on our career website https://careers.helenoftroy.com/home or on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

What do we offer?

• 💸 Competitive compensation package depending on experience and skills
• 💻 Flexible work policy with regards to working hours and work from home
• ☀ Increased flexi-days package after 1 year of service
• 💼 Modern office with collaborative workspaces
• 👂  Employee assistance counselling line
• 🎁 Employee discounts on all our EMEA products
• 💪 Lunch and Learns, a super motivated Learning & Development team delivering hard and soft skills training to challenge yourself and full access to a learning platform, where you can choose over thousands of courses to satisfy your hunger for knowledge
• 🏝 Company closure between Christmas and New Year’s
• 📈 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 👌 The chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment!

Sound like a perfect fit?

If you’re seeking an exciting professional position in a dynamic international environment and be empowered to inspire fresh ideas, then Helen of Troy wants to get to know you!

Next Steps: We will ask you to complete a quick survey as we would love to get to know you by learning more about your experience and skills. If your application is selected, we will reach out to you ASAP for a first informal introductory call.

Founded in 1968, Helen of Troy is a prominent player in the global consumer products industry, offering diverse career opportunities across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. We boast a collection of renowned brands such as OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks, Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, and Revlon – many of which rank #1, #2, or #3 in their respective categories, making the Helen of Troy name synonymous with excellence and ingenuity.

At Helen of Troy, our strategy involves acquiring brands that we can integrate and enhance, amplifying their unique attributes to drive growth and profitability. Embracing a culture of collaboration internally and externally, we are committed to providing innovative solutions tailored to consumers, operational excellence, global scalability, and exceptional shared services to support our brand portfolio. This dedication to fostering development and success sets Helen of Troy apart as a pioneer in the industry, propelling our brands to unparalleled heights of success and recognition worldwide.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. Management retains the right to add or to change duties of the position at any time.