Junior Art Director

At Libbey, we are all MAKERS. No matter what you do at Libbey, you contribute to the making of the finest glass and tabletop products in the world. At Libbey, your valuable impact makes a difference and together we live our legacy while shaping our future to win as one!

LIBBEY: For Makers, By Makers. Since 1818!

OVERVIEW

The Junior Art Director will be a member of a team who leads the execution of brand voice, creative storytelling, and expression across Libbey marketing campaigns. In this role you will be developing robust multi-channel campaigns, big ideas and innovative marketing programs to inspire customers and bring the Libbey brand to life.

The Junior Art Director will create attention-grabbing ideas that will entice the consumer and develop campaigns designed to stand apart from competitors. This individual is creative and thrives on versatility—someone who can take a brief to generate a cohesive customer experience across multiple touchpoints including print material, packaging, web content, video content, interactive media, and social media. A creative thinker who can transform concepts and ideas into engaging content.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, out of the box thinker that possess exceptional attention to detail and an organized work style. This person also thrives in an environment of working cross-functionally to fully define the campaign, visual look and feel and execute with other team members.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work cross-functionally to develop visual graphic elements for external and internal projects, including print and digital marketing and sales collateral, promotional fliers, internal communication tools and PowerPoint templates, trade and customer show graphics, photo-retouching, packaging graphics, html emails, and responsive website design
• Coach, mentor and provide support for creative team members, encouraging innovation and continuous improvement and enhancing creative outputs
• Maintain a visual design consistent with brand image and standards and ensures they are implemented across all campaign touchpoints
• Participate and collaborate in concept development and design ideation with creative director, business managers, and the marketing team to help define the overall creative strategy.
• Work with outside marketing agencies-of-record, professional photographers, and printers for on-time delivery of major projects, shows and catalog development/execution
• Manage, layout and edit pieces and parts of photos and product information from major catalogs and develop smaller, impactful, customer-specific catalogs and brochure.
• Work independently, take ownership of responsibilities, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines
• Maintain high level of accuracy when arranging and verifying copy content elements such as spelling and product information
• Thoroughly manage projects from start to finish
• Lead, influence and empower the organization to fulfill our purpose (living our legacy, shaping our future, and winning as one)
• Cultivate a diverse and inclusive culture where associates can thrive, make us better and fuel ideas/innovations to ensure our long-term success

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Graphic Design, or Visual Communications required
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in multimedia design, or similar
• Experience working at an advertising agency or design firm
• Experience working in software packages including Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Must have the ability to translate visual graphics to both print and digital mediums
• Experience with photography and retouching
• Ability to travel up to 10%

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Libbey provides a competitive total rewards package intended to attract, motivate and retain associates. The purpose of our total rewards package is to support the health and wellbeing, as well as the growth and development of Libbey associates.

In addition to a market competitive salary and work-life integration, we offer benefits to match your needs:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401(k), With Matching Contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Short-Term / Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Flex Spending Account (FSA) Options
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Developmental & Growth Opportunities
• And More!

Libbey is an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer.

We are committed to an inclusive workplace, free of harassment and discrimination.

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