Associate Production Designer

Who We Are:
At Brooks, we believe a run can change a day, a life, the world. Everyone who works here is a key part of our obsession to make the best running gear on the planet. We want our business — which also happens to be our passion — to be a place where everyone feels welcome and comfortable being themselves. Our company culture defines us, bonds us together, and drives our success. We live this culture daily through our brand values: Runner First, Word is Bond, Champion Heart, There is no “I” in Run, and Keep Moving. This means we always solve for the runner, do what we say we will, give it our all, are generous with our humanity, and find a way to keep moving every day, because joy is kinetic. 
Are you ready to help create something extraordinary?
Your Job:   The Brooks Global Creative team imagines/designs/curates/manifests creative concepts, campaigns, and assets that define and express the Brooks brand. Print, retail, packaging, web, digital, events—even porta potties—are our canvas and runners are our inspiration. Our growing team seeks an Associate Digital Production Designer to assist and support the production team through various tasks and duties in the Creative Lab. As an Associate Production Designer, you’ll bring your creative talent, passion, keen eye, and creative thinking to as you learn the ropes of working in a fast-moving production environment. You will help support work that stretches across in-store POP, events, executive presentations, catalogues, digital and global brand assets. As part of the go-to-market design team, collaboration and flexibility are as important as your detail skills and communication prowess. 

Your Responsibilities:

• Support the production designers with executions of web- and print-ready assets in multiple dimensions and formats, using guidelines from approved creative concepts
• Maintain design changes and consistency, such as resizing or text modifications and layout changes under tight timelines in a highly iterative and collaborative environment
• Assist with Production Manager in preparing and releasing creative campaign guides and templates
• Coordinate file preperations for our digital asset managements system
• Help maintain documentation around production standards
• Prepare files for client reviews and hand off production-ready files to the development team
• Continually develop your design, presentation, and strategic skills; push your thinking beyond current projects with an understanding of how design solutions made today can affect future applications
• Assist with layouts and designs for internal presentations and materials for internal meetings or events
• Build and foster relationships with other team members at Brooks to gain and maintain a current and deep understanding of what drives the brand, business, and products
• Improve efficiency, quality, and effectiveness of the creative production team by maintaining and streamlining processes as you learn the Brooks systems
• Be eager to communicate and learn the workflow practices within the Creative team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or equivilant experience
• 1+ years experience in a production design role in an in-house creative team, agency, or similar environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating effective listening through concise, clear verbal and written communication
• Creative portfolio demonstrating layout and typography
• Keen attention to detail in organization and execution in tasks
• Working knowledge of the Adobe programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign. Knowledge of programs like Figma and After Effects is a bonus
• Genuine interested in learning design and workflow best practices in a creative department
• Acutely detail-oriented and efficient time management skills
• Ability to assist and learn in a team environment, and collaboratively with diverse teams to achieve results
• Must possess a great attitude, sense of humor, and drive to improve the Brooks brand
• A passion for the running enthusiast and active lifestyle

Compensation:The pay range for this position, based out of the Brooks Seattle HQ, is $58,251 - $81,614 per year. Base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Other:Brooks is proud to offer a robust benefits package to our employees and their families!  Benefits- including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, HSA and employer contribution, FSA, family & fertility assistance, 401K Savings Plan and match, employee assistance program, and transportation assistance.  Paid Time Off- Brooks offers generous time off including three to five weeks of paid time off, eleven paid holidays, paid sick and parental leav