Senior Graphic Designer

Senior Graphic Designer – Hybrid

Towson, MD
 
Come make the world and accelerate your success. 

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  
As a Senior Graphic Designer, you’ll be part of our Studio Team working as a hybrid employee. The primary focus of this position is to concept, sell-in and execute graphics to support new product launches and brand intiaitives for our global brands across print and digital marketing touchpoints, ensuring an on-brand, cohesive customer experience. The right candidate will be a self-starter who is able to take the initiative and manage projects, working with Brand Strategists and other in-house creatives to bring best-in-class creative concepts to life. You’ll get to:   

• Collaborating with art directors and brand strategists to develop engaging visuals and graphics content for various platforms
• Concepting and executing: E-commerce graphics, social media graphics, digital ads, e-mail graphics, in-store displays and merchandising for retailers, packaging templates, event and tradeshow graphics and traditional print sales collateral
• Ensuring all necessary information is provided before starting a project
• Maintaining consistent representation of our brands in the market
• Establishing and maintaining various graphics templates and visual guidelines for our brands
• Collaborating with cross-functional creative teams (copywriters, digital vizualizers, photographers)
• Organizing and maintaining graphic assets and artwork files
• Work alongside other internal graphic design teams on select projects to provide project oversight, art direction and feedback
• Interpret creative briefs to create customer-focused positioning and creative
• Use brand guidelines to design brand accurate marketing materials

The Person:  
You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:  

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• 4+ years’ work experience with an in-house marketing team or advertising agency
• Proficiency in all applicable MAC software (Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; MS Office) 
• Must have an eye for color, detail, typography and composition
• Strong conceptual and creative thinker with the ability to generate big ideas
• 360° thinker with consumer touchpoint awareness — online, social media and in-store
• Experience with preparing graphics for print / pre-pressing artwork
• Experience with social media content creation (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn)
• Experience with digital advertisement and E-Commerce graphic design
• Portfolio with relevant work experience and examples required
• Experience managing and tracking tasks in Workfront a plus
• Experience with motion graphics / light animation skills is a plus

The Details: 
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:  
We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to: 

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths. 
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal. 
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices. 

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s wh