Junior Graphics Designer/Design Coordinator

Location: New York

Reporting Relationships: The Junior Designer reports to the Design Director. 

Company Description

Hudson’s Bay Company is one of the fastest-growing department store retailers in the world.  In North America, HBC’s leading banners include Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gilt, Saks OFF 5TH, Find @ Lord & Taylor, and Home Outfitters. In Europe, HBC’s banners include GALERIA Kaufhof (the largest department store group in Germany), Galeria INNO (Belgium’s only department store group), and Sportarena. At HBC, we are a company of adventurers who explore uncharted territory, challenge convention, and work with imagination and fun.  

Major Responsibilities

Reporting to the Design Director, the Junior Designer will split their time between design and design coordination, working with the Design Team in all cross-banner initiatives.  This is a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of many creative aspects of today’s retail environment as well as the business management design needs within an internal corporate creative setting. 

Role responsibilities include:

• Support HBC C.O.E. Design Team in all cross-banner initiatives
• Roll out visual systems based on approved creative
• Visual systems for special events, private label, seasonal and store campaigns. Includes invitations, postcards, shopping bags, packaging, logo identity, newspaper andcatalogue
• HR Corporate collateral, style guide, assets, multi-media and supportingdocuments
• Logo development, style guides and specialprojects
• Maintenance of banner asset libraries and boxsystem
• Management and coordination with production the distribution of creativeassets
• Understanding of IOD standards and process for PR andevents
• Partnering with visual for new branding support andhording
• Private label branding programs and woven label initiatives andlibrary
• SAKSFIRST loyalty and credit programs for US and CAmarkets
• Holiday, monthly theme and seasonal marketing campaigncadence
• Periodic status reports and jobsummaries
• Account management for creative requests submitted outside of the marketingrequests
• Developing creative processes to support cross banner workflow
• Digital touch bases

Personal Characteristics

The successful candidate should have a proven track record of success in creative brainstorming and problem solving in a dynamic and fast-paced retail environment.  He/she should also possess the ability to work collaboratively and effectively with cross-functional partners in Marketing, Production, HR, Store Visual, Merchants, etc. 

Qualifications

Professional Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ graphic design experience working in retail, luxury/fashion, project management or print production
• Agency background is a plus
• Full knowledge of Adobe CS6 applications & Microsoft PowerPoint/Excel
• Excellent organization skills with great attention to detail
• Strong design aesthetic and typographic skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Educational Credentials

B.A in Graphic Design

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