Designer, Collateral & Events

IPSY

3h•$75,000 - $85,000•Remote

About The Position

The Designer, Collateral & Events owns the design of IPSY’s printed collateral, including narrative and educational materials included in subscription boxes, and provides creative support across the company’s event portfolio. Events range from customer- and brand-facing activations to the Brand & Creator Forum (IPSIES) and internal offsites. The role also supports subscription-box packaging and related merchandise design. The designer moves between print-based editorial and experiential/environmental design while maintaining IPSY’s brand standards across touchpoints. This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Art Direction and may be performed remotely from states where IPSY is authorized to hire.

Requirements

At least 3 years of design experience, ideally spanning print/editorial and/or event/experiential design.
Strong print/editorial design skills, including experience designing narrative or educational content rather than only marketing collateral.
Experience in experiential, environmental, or event design, with comfort designing for physical spaces as well as screens or print.
Comfort designing within existing packaging templates and dielines.
Ability to maintain a consistent visual system across a wide range of formats and physical touchpoints simultaneously.
Comfort managing variable scope and ambiguity across different event types and deliverables.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to partner closely with Production, Events, Editorial, and cross-functional teams from concept through execution.
Must be legally authorized to work full-time in the U.S. without requiring current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience conceptualizing packaging design from scratch, including working directly with dielines.

Responsibilities

Design and produce collateral for monthly and quarterly subscription programs, including IPSY Original, Extra, Ultimate, and Wellness, as well as ad hoc offerings such as The Edit.
Align designs with monthly 360 creative direction and maintain IPSY brand standards for layout, typography, imagery, and color.
Collaborate on image selections from monthly photo shoots.
Keep program materials connected to the IPSY brand while preserving each program’s visual identity and incorporating selected theme and seasonal elements.
Bring a point of view to layout and design treatment.
Partner with the Events Team, Producers, and cross-functional stakeholders on creative needs for activations, signature annual events, and company offsites.
Develop event mood boards, creative concepts, and visual direction and design systems in partnership with the Senior Manager, Art Direction and event leads.
Assist in establishing event scope and deliverables during planning.
Design event deliverables as needed, including collateral, signage, environmental graphics, product displays, merchandise and swag, photo moments and installations, and presentation deck templates.
Integrate brand partners and sponsor visibility thoughtfully into event creative concepts.
Review event creative executions against IPSY brand standards and ensure branded touchpoints are connected to each event’s creative concept.
Design packaging layouts and graphics for subscription delivery boxes, advent calendars, and other merchandise using established templates and dielines.
Apply correct brand elements and imagery within existing packaging specifications and maintain consistency with IPSY’s visual standards.
Partner with internal stakeholders on packaging revisions and final approvals.
Review printed samples and packaging prototypes and flag design-related issues.