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Staples

Lead Art Designer Creative

Staples, Framingham, Massachusetts, us, 01704

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Staples is business to business.

You're what binds us together.

Our marketing team is charged with an important task - sharing our Staples story. We use customer data and analytics to help us understand and improve our customers' experiences, drive customer retention, and encourage brand loyalty. Our team is diverse, with skillsets and responsibilities ranging from graphic design, content creation and performance marketing to loyalty & rewards programs. We work together to provide expertise and guidance, so that the Staples brand is well represented in all areas.

What you'll be doing:

The Lead Art Designer is responsible for design execution of omni-channel campaign & brand related designs as handed down from Art Director or Associate Creative Director

Deliver compelling designs across a variety of digital, video and print-based assets with a focus on email communications

This position works very closely with the Associate Creative Director, Creative Director, project management team, marketing operations and copywriters

Support our omni-channel campaign and brand related initiatives.

Leverage brand identity guidelines, the Lead Art Designer will execute creative as directed by Art Director and/or Associate Creative Director against campaign or brand objectives

Ensure creative is consistent with brand guidelines (templates) in timely manner

Responsible for updating (email) template library as directed by Art Director and/or Associate Creative Director

What you bring to the table:

Innovation and change: Actively present designs that are on strategy and on brand

Communication: Strong listening skills, customer service skills, proofreading skills, verbal communications, and the ability to translate Art Director / Associate Creative Director tasks to compelling design executions

Consistency: Draw from template library to develop brand/campaign-based design executions

Management: Ability to update and manage template library as directed by Art Director / Associate Creative Director

Multi-tasking: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Flexibility: Ability to work in a team or individually as required

Decisiveness: Strong decision-making skills

Qualifications:

What's needed- Basic Qualifications

Minimum of 3-5 years of professional-level experience required; in-house creative team or agency

What's needed- Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Experience in omni-channel communications and understand fundamental marketing engagement and customer experience practices

Expertise in relevant design applications & creative software (Adobe CS, premiere, after effects, photoshop, Sketch, Figma, Cinema 4D, Davinci Resolve etc.)

Working knowledge of project management tools i.e., Workfront, Trello, Asana, etc.

Knowledge of marketing best practices in the B2C and SMB fields

Practical experience in Content Management Systems and Image management

We Offer:

Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups

Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)

Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more perks and benefits (https://careers.staples.com/Staples-Life/Benefits)

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Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender idenity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the process, please call 1-888-490-4747 for more information.