VinePair is seeking a full-time Designer to join our dynamic creative team. The ideal candidate is passionate about designing for media in the beverage and lifestyle space, and excited to join a fast-paced newsroom in a dynamic startup environment. You’ll play a key role in bringing VinePair’s brand to life across multiple touchpoints while maintaining a consistent and compelling visual identity. This position will be splitting their time evenly and working closely with our Brand Partnerships and Editorial teams under the supervision of our Editor-in-Chief.
This is a full-time, in-office position based out of our New York City offices.
Responsibilities
Brand Partnerships
- Design and execute all outgoing pitch materials – ensuring they are creatively compelling, salient in storytelling and memorable
- Create engaging and high-quality mock-ups of campaign assets such as infographics, social mocks, and interactive solutions
- Create assets for various campaigns that respect client brand guidelines while still maintaining VinePair’s visual and brand voice
- Work directly with Brand Partnerships team throughout client project activation; develop visual ideas that suit the project requirements and deliver assets on time
Editorial
- Produce creative and custom art/illustrations for multiple editorial articles on tight daily deadlines
- Work comfortably between aesthetic styles and formats, from vector illustration to photo collage
- Create art in a consistent style for supporting editorial columns and series
- Source accurate bottle shots for wine, beer, and spirit roundups
- Collaboratively and independently create easy-to-read and visually striking data visualization and infographics
- Design dynamic tentpole packages and programs using Ceros platform
Requirements
- 2-3 Years of experience in-house at a media company or agency in a design role
- Ability to juggle between multiple deadlines and prioritize projects without micromanagement
- Passion for the drinks industry and general knowledge of major brands
- Strong design portfolio showing a clean, modern aesthetic, and a passion for visual narratives
- Exceptional PowerPoint design skills
- Experience or knowledge of Ceros
- Strong illustration skills and style that fits with VinePair’s aesthetic
- Animation skills are not required but are a major plus
- Convey ideas, concepts, and thinking with clarity
- Listen actively and be an effective communicator, in writing and in person
- Able to understand art direction and adhere to feedback
Additional requirements
- Must be able to work 4 days a week in our NYC offices
- Must be 21+ years of age
- Must love dogs (our offices are dog friendly!)
Benefits
- Health insurance with 80% monthly premium covered, free OneMedical membership
- Regular wine and spirits classes, staff tastings, monthly events, and other team outings
- A fast-paced, exciting startup environment
- Educational stipend
Interested? Please send your resume, a cover letter, and design samples to edcareers@vinepair.com. Please note that these applications will be prioritized over LinkedIn auto-applications.
Salary range: $60,000-65,000
