Job Title: Junior Product Designer - Brooklyn, NY
Job Description:
This is not a UX/UI position. We design and make physical products, not software/websites/apps. Peruse our website for a closer look at what you might be working on.
If you are interested in this role, please send your resumé, portfolio, and optional cover letter to fbuckley@pearhead.com. LinkedIn Easy Apply applications will not be considered. We are on a hybrid schedule, in office Tuesday + Thursday.
The junior designer will have the opportunity to work as a member of the design team on various products. Projects include but are not limited to: product research and development, designing product specs, product renderings, and packaging design. The individual can expect to work independently and in a team to learn how to apply creative concepts in a corporate setting, while gaining technical and leadership skills. They will experience a company that values quality work, customer service and efficient/affordable solutions in an environment that promotes personal and professional growth.
Job Tasks:
• Various design projects including product research and development, creating product specs, product renderings, and packaging design.
• Working with the team to brainstorm new product and design ideas, and to critique each other’s work.
• Creating mock ups of new products for customers.
• Helping with design presentations for the sales and marketing teams.
• Working as a team with the other designers to ensure projects are on track with timelines.
Qualifications:
• Completed degree in Fine Arts / Graphic Design / Communication Design / Illustration
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign is a MUST
• Very strong organization skills
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under short deadlines
• Self-starter, proactive and motivated
• Must be extremely detail oriented
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Basic knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word
• Strong illustration skills + packaging design experience a plus!
This is not a UX/UI position. We design and make physical products, not software/websites/apps.
If you are interested in this role, please send your resumé, portfolio, and optional cover letter to fbuckley@pearhead.com. LinkedIn Easy Apply applications will not be considered. We are on a hybrid schedule, in office Tuesday + Thursday.
About Pearhead
Pearhead, Inc. is the parent company for the global lifestyle brands Pearhead and Ubbi. Located in the creative Industry City, Brooklyn, Pearhead, Inc. is composed of a talented, energetic and diverse group of individuals that thrive on creating, marketing, and distributing innovative products while working in a fun open office environment.
Our Pearhead Brand team designs, markets and distributes a full line of contemporary keepsake and gift products to celebrate the special moments in life. The originator of the modern Baby Footprint Keepsake Frame, Pearhead launched with a single product in 1999 and has since grown to become a leader in the gift industry. Our team is continuously creating and marketing original new products and designs that are exciting and on-trend.
