Senior Graphic Designer (REMOTE)

Are you seeking a role that combines your passion for music and design with the evolving world of record collecting? If you have an insatiable passion for music, a talent for crafting stories, and a keen eye for design, then Discogs has the perfect role for you. Embrace diversity, champion innovation, and help lead our team in celebrating the world of music discovery and record collecting. Please be sure to include a link to your portfolio in your cover letter or resume.

Location

This is a remote position. Open to candidates located in OR, WA, CA, CO, TX, IL

Compensation

Starting Base Salary Range - $67,000 - $72,000

Who We Are

Discogs is the largest crowd-sourced, community-driven database of recorded music information in the world. Every day, millions of people use the Discogs Marketplace to connect, learn about music, and buy and sell vinyl records, CDs, and cassettes. As Discogs continues to grow, we are looking for bright, dedicated, creative, and highly motivated people to help us realize our mission to serve the music fan in everyone. We are relatively small, so individual contributions can have a large impact. High value is placed on quality, critical thinking, and continuous improvement. Our teams work collaboratively but are distributed geographically and open-source tools are important to who we are and how we work. We value the experiences and skills each team member contributes to helping us serve our music community.

Who We’re Looking For

The  Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for developing and maintaining the visual communication of Discogs across all digital and tangible Marketing and internal company branding touchpoints. This role demands a dynamic individual who excels at creating visually stunning content that aligns with our brand strategy. The  Senior Graphic Designer will develop and execute creative assets and digital content to enhance user engagement and elevate our brand presence as a cohesive ecosystem of and impactful visual communication. Additionally, the  Senior Graphic Designer will support internal branding efforts to maintain quality and consistency in all visual assets produced. This position calls for a strong grasp of design principles, the ability to bring brand guidelines to life in impactful ways, exceptional taste and creativity, the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, the ability to create, organize, and maintain branded assets and templates to empower the greater Discogs team to scale design production efficiently. Proficiency in front-end WordPress design and page creation is essential, as the role involves developing and maintaining our marketing initiatives and landing pages on the WordPress platform.

What You’ll Accomplish

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Designing Visual Assets: Create compelling visual content, including campaign materials, social media graphics, email templates, banners, digital ads, and other promotional materials, aligning with our brand identity and marketing objectives.
• Develop Systems for Efficiency: Create and manage templates, tools, and asset libraries that empower non-designers across the company to create communication collateral that are impactful and on-brand. 
• Concept Development: Collaborate with the marketing team to brainstorm and develop creative concepts for marketing campaigns, product launches, and special promotions.
• Brand Consistency: Ensure consistency in branding across all marketing materials, company communications, and editorial platforms, maintaining a cohesive visual identity that resonates with our target audience and carries the brand vision through all internal and external touchpoints.
• Adaptability: Adapt designs for diverse audiences and digital platforms, optimizing graphics for web, mobile, email, social media, slide decks, and other mediums, potentially including video.
• Typography and Layout: Apply a solid understanding of design fundamentals and visual communication to create visually appealing designs, paying meticulous attention to typography, layout, and composition.
• Collaboration: Work closely with content creators, marketers, and other Discogs team members to ensure that visual and written content complement each other seamlessly and are delivered in a timely manner.
• Stay Updated: Keep abreast of industry trends, design best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of our marketing materials.
• Accountability: Deliver projects in a timely manner, manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced envir