Lead Graphic Designer

Employment Type: Full-time, Independent Contractor

Work Model: Remote

Work Hours: US Eastern Standard Time (EST) business hours

A growing hair care consumer goods brand is hiring a full-time, remote Lead Graphic Designer to produce and direct the visual work behind its campaigns, packaging, web presence, and events.

About the role

This is a working designer position first and a leadership position second. You will create the majority of the finished artwork yourself each week, across email, web, social, packaging, and trade show materials. When extra capacity is needed, you will guide freelancers and print vendors, but the core design stays with you. You will report directly to company leadership and help set the creative standard for the brand.

Required Qualifications

Extensive hands-on experience with the full Adobe Creative Suite, including expert-level Illustrator and Photoshop and working skill in InDesign and Acrobat
Proven experience designing for a consumer goods company, including packaging, retail materials, and consumer-facing campaigns, with the ability to name the brands and show the work
Email campaign design experience (mobile and desktop, built to convert), plus landing page and website design experience, including handing designs off to developers with clear specs and revisions
Experience leading design work while personally producing it: setting creative direction, reviewing freelancer or vendor output, and giving clear feedback
A portfolio submitted with your application showing range: at least one clean corporate piece, one bold or unconventional piece, one email design, and one landing page or website design
Excellent written and verbal English, clear enough for daily work with leadership, a web developer, printers, and freelancers
Your own computer that runs the Adobe Creative Suite, stable high-speed internet, and availability during U.S. Eastern business hours

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with beauty, hair care, or personal care brands
Experience designing for trade shows or live events
Familiarity with Shopify, Klaviyo, Figma, or Canva for collaboration and handoff
Experience with After Effects or Premiere Pro

Responsibilities

Design and deliver production-ready artwork every week: email campaigns, landing pages, website graphics, digital and social ads, product packaging, and trade show materials such as booth graphics, banners, flyers, brochures, and signage
Hand off web and landing page designs to the website developer with complete specs, answer questions quickly, and review built pages against the approved designs before launch
Propose fresh design directions, keep up with design trends and tools, and push the brand’s visuals ahead of its competitors
Switch between polished, professional work for retail and B2B audiences and bolder creative for consumer campaigns, social, and events
Check every deliverable for correct logos, colors, fonts, and layouts before release
Prepare print-ready files to vendor specifications (bleed, resolution, color profiles) and confirm proofs with printers before each run
Direct outside freelancers and vendors on overflow work by setting deadlines and approving or rejecting their output
Manage multiple projects against firm event and campaign deadlines, and raise any at-risk deadline as soon as you spot it
Keep an organized library of working files, final files, and brand assets so any approved file can be found and re-sent within one business day

Who thrives in this role

Takes pride in finishing the work personally rather than handing it off
Gives direct, constructive feedback without making people guess
Stays calm and organized when several deadlines land at once
Curious about what other brands are doing and eager to try a better idea
Careful about details, from color profiles to brand fonts

Lead Graphic Designer - 67796993028