Senior Graphic Designer, Brand Campaigns

PetSmart • Phoenix, AZ

140d

About The Position

As a Senior Graphic Designer, you're a go-to collaborator who partners closely with designers, copywriters, and marketers to create compelling visuals that move fast and make an impact. You handle multiple projects with ease and deliver with speed and consistency. You take feedback with a growth mindset, adapt quickly, and always keep the bigger picture in mind. You're not just checking boxes-you're thinking strategically and pushing the work to be better. You're fluent in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, XD, and Mac OS, and you know your way around file prep, formatting, and production. Animation skills are a plus, and you're always exploring ways to expand your creative toolbox. You're proactive, resourceful, and ready to grow. Whether collaborating with a team or working independently, you show up with ideas, enthusiasm, and a commitment to delivering high-quality creative-every single time. Oh-and you love pets. Like, really love pets. You bring that same passion to the work because you know that when PetSmart wins, our furry friends do too.

Requirements

• Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director with 6+ years professional design experience.
• BS/BA in graphic design or related field. Not required, but preferred.
• Well versed in industry-standard creative applications: Figma, XD, Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office applications.
• Must have an amazing portfolio that shows extreme talent in typography, animation, layout, use of photography and color, and exceptional creativity across all platforms.
• Must have impressive animation skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to present to others and sell an idea.
• Exhibit professionalism, flexibility and composure under stressful situations.
• Strategic and critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive individual with a positive, energetic attitude.
• Ability to take feedback and act upon it with urgency and positivity.
• Experience working with Brand Guidelines and Creative Briefs.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, and execute for all PetSmart's brand across multiple platforms including but not limited to: web/app, emails, social media, gift cards, some packaging and print.
• Carry out Visual Design Strategy through PetSmart's brand identity and Loyalty program guidelines to execute engaging creative.
• Work collaboratively with fellow team members and clients to produce creatively sound solutions.
• Be a trustworthy and reliable teammate.
• Be super quick on your feet, thrive under tight deadlines and high-pressure situations to produce amazing work that is consistently on-brand.
• Proactively and bravely provide insight to new technology and design trends.
• Create and manage all-sized projects and prioritize multiple requests at any given time.
• Strive to hit all deadlines, beating them wins you bonus points!
• Build strong relationships, effectively communicating with other designers, CDs, VP, project managers as well as clients.
• Present/sell your work while clearly addressing the creative reasons for your design decisions.
• Demonstrate advanced understanding of the creative objectives and needs of internal clients.
• Own your work from start to finish, know every facet of the PetSmart Loyalty program and have a deep desire to drive more engagement and loyalty member acquisitions.
• Handle post-production photography work as needed.
• Contribute to all stages of creative process: from concept, through execution and some production, to delivery of final files.
• Proactively bring new and well-designed ideas to the forefront to elevate and expand our brand message.
• Ideate and execute with little oversight and iterate on your work based on feedback from creative leadership and stakeholders.
• Understand communication to your peers, your manager and Creative Ops is a mandate for success.

Benefits

• Pet friendly environment, bring your pets to work!
• On-site Dog Park
• "Top Dog" gym with equipment, fitness classes, massage therapists and personal trainers
• "Sit & Stay" Café serving fresh breakfast and lunch options
• On-site coffee bar
• "Lil' Paws" learning center and onsite daycare facility (associate paid)
• Volunteer events with PetSmart Charities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees