Senior Designer

quip • New York, NY

7d • $90,000 - $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

quip is a design-led oral health and wellness company that launched in 2015 and is on mission to change oral care habits from a have-to chore to a want-to ritual. quip creates bold, simple, design driven products that are backed by science and intuitive to use, which empower everyone to proactively make their mouth part of their daily wellness routine. quip's current personal care offerings include the American Dental Association accepted (ADA seal) adult and kid electric toothbrushes, smart brushes, rechargeable water flosser, refillable floss string, refillable gum and mints. All products are designed to help people build good oral care habits.
quip is a truly omni-channel business with strength in DTC, Retail, Amazon and Dental Professional DTC channels.
We're looking for a Sr. Designer with strong experience in packaging design to join our talented in-house Brand Design team and propel quip in developing industry-leading, innovative design that breaks-through and drives the business.
The ideal candidate is a detail oriented designer with experience in print production and a love for all things packaging design. You should possess the ability to solve big design challenges, while finding time to sweat the small stuff. You have a strong portfolio of work and understand what it takes to develop great packaging and attention grabbing creative in busy retail environments.
This role reports into our Creative Director and will collaborate closely with marketing, wholesale, industrial design and other key crossfunctionals.
Base Salary: $90k to $110k
This range represents anticipated base salary range for this position, in addition to competitive benefits and equity (as applicable). We carefully assess and consider several factors with each candidate, including location, role-related knowledge, experience and skills. Compensation may vary based on these considerations.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience in design, print production, packaging design, or related discipline
• Acute and elevated design acumen: a strong understanding and use of design principles and rules, and an eye for detail will take you far
• Excellent communication (verbal, written, visual); ability to propose ideas across teams, and contextualize multiple ideas in relation to one another
• Fueled by a fast-paced environment
• Experience collaborating with other designers, copywriters, and cross-functional partners
• Desire to impact and support a rapidly growing brand and oral care company
• Self-starter who asks questions, seeks opportunities, and gets things done
• Confident in your skills, yet humble and open to feedback and direction
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a design discipline related to graphic designs preferred

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate beautiful and functional design, typography, hierarchy, for all brand applications, both physical and digital
• Understand and apply brand guidelines to design solutions, while striving to express and refine the quip brand no matter the medium but with a strong focus on packaging and retail
• Work on multi-merchandise packaging needs for direct to consumer, drug, retail, wholesale, and other open-sell environments, that continue to surprise and delight the quip customer
• Support the Packaging team in day to day efforts consisting of but not limited to evergreen updates, new product development, and continued packaging improvements driven by cost and/or quality initiatives
• Develop new tools and processes for success, e.g. style guides, scalable design solutions and systems, as well as collaborate closely with the Brand team to advance a consistent vision
• Experience in production design: be organized, detail oriented, know how to prep files, proof carefully, partner to produce the best experience within budget
• Must be available to review physical samples in Dumbo office

Benefits

• Hybrid working environment with two in office days per week at our DUMBO location overlooking the Manhattan Bridge.
• Year round early “summer Fridays”
• WiFi enabled rooftop
• Competitive medical benefit package (with an option to opt into a premium internal dental program)
• Commuter benefits for parking & transit
• Competitive paid parental leave policy for qualifying employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior