Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:05:20 +0000

Description
Looking to recruit a dynamic, creative and adaptable Junior Web Designer to join its team delivering and maintaining the web presence of its multiple online brands. With design flair, technical literacy, an eye for detail and a broad vision of how visual design combines with content and functionality to make compelling user experiences.

Were looking for:
* A team player who can work independently but communicates often.
* 2 to 3 years experience in the real world.
* Strong existing portfolio (essential)
* Strong command of design, layout and typography.
* Proficient with the Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Flash
* Fluent in CSS, emphasizing table-free layouts.
* Able to contribute from initial design process through the creation of clean, valid XHTML.
* Knowledge / Experience of PHP an advantage

Primary Job Functions
* Creating and maintaining flash and html banners for our online brands.
* Creating and maintaining E-Mail campaigns.
* Designing html newsletters.
* Creating and refreshing existing design elements on our online brands.
* Working with project team members including project coordinators and other web designers, on a daily basis.

Location: North West London
Salary: Up to £25,000
Benefits / Extras: To be discussed

Description

Company Description:
The leading manufacturer of high-end bicycles, and is widely regarded as the bike industry's leading innovator. The company operates subsidiaries in Holland, Switzerland, Japan, and Australia, and its owner is Headquartered in Montreal, Canada. They employ approximately 5,000 people in 14 countries. They have offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China that oversee the sourcing, engineering and logistics of all Asian operations. Company Mission: “Our mission is to create innovative, quality products that inspire cyclists around the world."

Many of the ideas that keep their products on the cutting edge come from the sponsored athletes on the company's professional racing teams. The mountain bike teams have captured a dozen or more World Championships, World Cup Series overall titles, National Championships and two Olympic medals. The company's road racing bikes have won multiple stages at the Tour de France, more than two dozen stages at the Giro d'Italia, two Giro d'Italia overall victories, a Professional World Championship title, and two Italian National Championships.

Position Summary:
Responsible for assisting the Sr. Graphic Designer in determining and preparing color and graphic design (and other related design) for products, with a focus on product graphics

What Makes this a Great Opportunity:
• A fun, friendly atmosphere, an open, welcoming and casual work environment
• Employees share ideas – it’s important – they feel they are heard!
• Employees are enthusiastic and passionate about the industry
• Company focus on their dedication to people - riders, employees, retailers and vendors - is what drives them to conceive and manufacture products of the highest quality.
• They are leading the industry with unsurpassed innovation and state of the art technology.
• Company has solid tenure and unique employees
• Employees are recreationally active – “work hard play hard”
• They are located in a small industrial park – close to bike paths
• Company is near Area attractions – 1 ½ hours from NYC!

Essential Responsibilities:
• Creates graphics and colors for a variety of product lines.
• Works closely with Director of ID on all projects.
• Works closely with Marketing and Product Development Team to ensure designs and materials are aligned with brand look and feel.
• Responsible for researching in and out of industry style trends; preparing competitive analysis of the findings for group review.
• Responsible for creating graphic comps, decal sheets and placement charts for bicycle graphics.
• Responsible for communication with decal makers and assembly factories to ensure proper execution of graphic direction in production.
• Responsible for designing carton artwork, hang tag artwork and any other visual material included in the OEM spec of the product.
• Keeps products current with new and developing trends in the industry.
• Organizes and maintains design and decal files.
• Follows internal controls and company policies as set by company and job function.
• Assists the marketing design team with overflow work when possible.
• Contributes to the success of company by assisting with or leading other projects and tasks as assigned.

Travel Responsibilities:
• Domestic travel required.
• International travel; Approximately 1-2 trips to Asia each year

Compensation:
• Base Salary

Benefits:
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick and Personal Time

Relocation:
• Local recruiting Only, but would consider someone who was willing to relocate on their own.

Specific Skills

Skills and Experience Requirements:
• Experience with Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, Photoshop and/or other related programs required.
• Must be familiar with Macintosh computer systems.
• Knowledge of basic marketing principles required.
• Ability to work in a team environment required.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, tight deadline environment.

Beneficial Qualifications:
• Experience with Asian manufacturing helpful.
• Experience in product decal and color design helpful.
• Prior work experience in marketing or product development helpful.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications beneficial.
• Understanding of the product development process helpful.
• Experience with Flash or other web-based design software.

Educational Requirements:
• BS Degree in Graphic Design