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Junior Graphic Designer

New York, NY

Paperless Post is seeking a talented Junior Graphic Designer/Illustrator with strong illustration and design fundamentals. This individual will possess a flexible skillset and a sophisticated yet playful aesthetic, enabling them to create design-forward event pages and invitations for millions of users' most important life events.

As a member of the Content Design team, this role will create the visual assets that attract people to our design-forward product, which has revolutionized the stationery world. With an appreciation for contemporary design and a strong awareness of pop-cultural references, the successful candidate will design dynamic event pages and graphics to surprise and delight our users on our newest platform.

This position reports directly to our Senior Art Director.

What you’ll do here:

  • Support Art Directors and Senior Designers in creating, designing, and producing original design work for the Paperless Post platform (websites, apps, etc), as well as other branded channels (e.g. blog, social media, etc.).
  • Work closely with the Senior Art Director to support the Partnership Team in creating original assets, as well as designing with Partner provided assets to launch new Partner collections.
  • Support the creation and production of cutting-edge design solutions, original and curated content for our newest platform, including stickers, text, templates, and effects.
  • Collaborate with Art Directors, Designers, Production Designers and other cross-functional teams in all workflow steps, from content inception to creation to deployment.
  • Participate in regular brainstorming sessions, critiques, and design talks.

Here are some things that spark our interest:

  • BFA, design-related degree, or 0-2 years of relevant work experience as a graphic designer or illustrator
  • Strong illustration and animation skills in a variety of mediums and styles with impeccable attention to detail.
  • Strong command of Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator and Photoshop, in addition to After Effects fundamentals (fluency is a strong plus)
  • Experience with analog materials such as watercolor, pen/ink and gouache.
  • An eagerness to continue growing your illustration and design toolkit. 
  • Comfort in a deadline-driven environment, with a strong ability to develop and deliver work in a timely manner and to handle multiple projects at once.
  • A high level of productivity and proactiveness, especially when developing new ideas.
  • Excellent communication skills with a strong ability to explain your creative vision/process in relation to the project goals to cross-functional partners.
  • Comfort taking art direction, receiving feedback and navigating multiple points of view.
  • An interest in being an avid collaborator and positive force, generous with your time and knowledge.
  • Experience with any of the following skillsets is a plus: lettering, studio photography, 3D modelling.

A Little About the Team

The Paperless Post Content Design Team is a dynamic group of creatives with design, lettering, illustration, and photography expertise. We collaborate closely with our Production Design and Planning teams to create and produce relevant, design-forward customer facing products. In addition, we collaborate with a wide range of industry leading design partners to create exclusive, original products. . We pride ourselves on our stylistic flexibility and diverse skill set, which we use to create content for a wide array of important life events.

A little about us

Company-wide, we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users. 

We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 175 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.

The compensation range for this role is $62,500 - 70,000 USD.

At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits. The range posted here is based on the NYC market and may vary based on candidate location.

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