Graphic Designer

Colony Brands

Colony Brands, Inc. is one of North America's largest, multi-channel direct-marketing companies. The company maintains an extensive portfolio of affiliates, brands and products ranging from cheese and petit fours to apparel and kitchen appliances, while maintaining its roots as a private, customer-centric business based in Monroe, WI.

Our success is not just about growing our profits; it's about maintaining our principles, giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work! To that end, Colony Brands generously support the communities we work in and offer many benefits and programs that support the well-being of our employees. Currently, our team numbers over 4500 people.

To learn more, check us out at www.colonybrands.com.

https://www.colonybrands.com


Position Details

Graphic Designer
Job
Full-time
Office/WFH
100% remote
7/29/2016
Southwest Wisconsin
Monroe, WI

Colony Brands, Inc. is one of North America’s largest and most successful direct marketing catalog and e-Commerce companies. Our company has grown from a premier mail-order cheese company to include a diverse portfolio of affiliates, brands and products ranging from apparel to kitchen appliances, while maintaining our roots as a private, customer-centric business based in Monroe, WI.

To support our growing creative marketing division, we are seeking an exempt-level Graphic Designer to join our high energy team. If you are looking for an opportunity to produce well-designed content and have the ability to work within tight timelines on multiple projects simultaneously – this could be the place for you!

What You’ll Do

At Colony Brands, our Graphic Designers work collaboratively with our Catalog Managers, Art Directors, Production Artists and Product Merchandisers to communicate the catalog’s strategic goals and brand message. Your work will center on creating catalog and retail packaging designs, adhering to design briefs and instructions and creating and revising catalog layouts and photo direction. You’ll communicate daily with internal team members to maintain optimum workflow, communications, and techniques.

You’ll also be responsible for:

  • Illustrating concept by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts
  • Attending catalog brand meetings, production meetings and creative meetings in order to get creative direction and show execution for discussion and feedback
  • Providing photo direction to the studio team, as established by the Art Director.

What It Takes

We need a motivated individual with exceptional design creativity and the ability to communicate as well verbally as you do visually. Ideally you will have an Associate’s degree in Commercial Art, Graphic Design or related field and 1-2 years of experience.

In addition, we are looking for:

  • High proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Ability to deliver top quality work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
  • Positive attitude and enthusiasm for our work
  • Above average organizational skills

What You’ll Get

Colony Brands is not just about growing our profits – We are about giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work. We also offer our employees many great rewards in addition to monetary compensation:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
  • A robust Wellness Program including Onsite Healthcare
  • Superb Retirement Plans (401K & a company-funded Pension Plan)
  • Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits
  • Seven 4-day work weeks in the summer months to give our employees additional time off
  • Educational Assistance
  • Company Profit-Sharing
  • Company Product Discounts
  • And, so MANY more!


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