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Graphic Designer

We’re always on the lookout for awesomeness. Do you have it? If so then there may be a place for you on the Foothills team. We are a company that believes in diversity, inclusion, and making our community a better place to live.

Apply online using our Employment Application, or download our pdf_version and send with your resume and cover letter to hr@foothillsbrewing.com. PLEASE NOTE: background check required for all positions.

Position Description:

Foothills Brewing Company is seeking a Graphic Designer who is passionate about the craft beer industry and willing to manage a wide variety of design tasks that support the Marketing and Sales initiatives of Foothills. This role will report to the Director of Sales & Marketing and collaborate with members of all departments to concept, design, and prepare marketing materials in line with the established brand guidelines. This is a full-time position based in Winston-Salem. The ideal candidate will be an extremely nimble designer with a sharp eye for detail with illustration and traditional graphic design skills. If you love craft beer, are passionate about design, and eager to learn and develop your skills, keep reading.

Position Responsibilities:

This is a hands-on production design role where you’ll be creating a variety of sales, marketing packaging, and hospitality materials in a fast-moving, high-volume environment. Design and illustration skills are primary, but good understanding of layout and print-ready production will be critical to success.

  • Experienced in traditional and digital illustration skills. Able to take creative original art and progress it into a scalable vector image.
  • Working knowledge and execution of design principles; composition, layout, typography, color, logo usage and the ability to translate corporate identity and brand into digital and print executions.
  • Creating compelling visual communications for event signage, festivals, packaging, promotional posters, menus, flyers, point of purchase, selling materials, presentations, print ads and digital/web graphics.
  • Translating copy and simple art direction into compelling layouts to effectively communicate ideas and information.
  • Collaborating with sales, marketing, hospitality and other internal clients to fulfill creative requests from start to finish.
  • Developing and maintaining image library files.
  • Preparing files from design drafts to final, including but not limited to some color correcting, retouching, resizing, reformatting, etc.
  • Managing and prioritizing daily work-flow.

Position Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

· Degree in graphic design/digital design or equivalent creative experience

· Illustration skills – including print-ready and digital illustration experience.

· 1-3 years proficient work experience in both print and digital design and production using Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, and/or Photoshop

· Professional portfolio of design examples with work samples in print-ready mediums —including a link to portfolio site on resume

Preferred Qualifications

· Proofreading skills

· Knowledge of Adobe Premiere, After Effects or Final Cut

· Production design experience – the ability to design to tight external specifications, evaluate colors, and create print-ready files.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 – $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person