Sr. Permanent Merchandising Designer

Aquent Studios is looking for a Sr. Permanent Merchandising Designr with a background in BEAUTY for an ASAP position that will go until the end of the year

This is HYBRID role! You must be able to go on-site 3 days a week in Manhattan

We are seeking a highly collaborative graphic designer for visual merchandising who has the experience of

producing dynamic, editorial visuals while maintaining brand integrity across multiple accounts. This

individual should bring an exacting aesthetic and sharp attention to details. Organization is highly

expected as well as being able to balance multiple, fast-moving needs of multiple timelines. They would

eventually have direct responsibility for the management of specific account timelines and

graphics/walls as well as handling reviewing retouching and printer proofs.

Key Accountabilities

• Interpret briefs, creating layouts within the framework of guidelines & style guides.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, merchandising to fully understand creative scope and needs
• Adapt design across multiple systems and design under tight timelines and time constraints
• Prepare/direct mechanical die line production, file preparations for prepress and print production
• Direct retouching, aligning to layout needs with internal teams
• Manage and direct color matching and print proof supervision/approvals
• Organize, prepare and track all graphics/rights/merch systems for multiple accounts

Required Personal Skills

• Must be collaborative, strategic-thinker, energetic, positive, self-starter, strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to accept and adapt designs to creative input / feedback.
• Highly organized. Ability to manage deadline expectations by prioritizing workload accordingly.
• Listens and communicates effectively

Skills/experience required:

• Deep expertise with all relevant design software including Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Accustomed to following a creative brief as a standard for design development
• Strong sense of visual style - photography, design, typography, etc
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Timeline management capabilities
• Management skills for directing auxiliary teams, i.e. photographers, studios, modelmakers, display vendors required
• Beauty industry experience.

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