Job description
- Accountable for upholding design accuracy and consistency, while adhering to brand guidelines and design systems
- Execute creative assets for use in email, web (desktop/mobile), app and other channels.
- Gather, prepare, and present conceptual ideas by designing rough layout of art & copy arrangement, size, style and related aesthetics
- Provide design support for the greater design team, as needed, outside of assigned projects
- Assist with production. This includes (but is not limited to) scale, crop, retouch, & resize designs to fit necessary size requirements.
- Ensure assets meet established design standards and are ready to be reviewed by project leads
- Work collaboratively with a team, cross-departmentally, and with senior leadership
- 1+ years of professional experience working in a design studio or in-house environment
- Possess a strong portfolio of work examples that demonstrate ideas from conception to final product with excellent use of composition, layout, typography, and imagery
- Knows the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma
- Beginner skills in production and post production
- Experience in Adobe After Effects and motion graphics an asset, but not required to start
- Experience with Indesign producing printed media an asset, but not required
- Fundamental knowledge of online file limitations and troubleshooting ability
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and rise to creative challenges
- Strong communication and time management skills
- Goes the extra mile to QA/proofread/review own + team members’ work
- Willing to learn and grow as design trends and applications evolve
- Always improve, always advance. Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen.
- Be passionately professional. Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best.
- Hypothesize - Practice - Validate - Shikumika. Use the Rakuten Cycle to success in unknown territory.
- Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
- Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.
About Rakuten Kobo
CEO: Michael Tamblyn
Revenue: $500 million to $1 billion (USD)
Size: 201 to 500 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: www.kobo.com
Year Founded: 2009