Overview
Assistant Designer – Studio A Jobs in Portland, OR at adidas
Title: Assistant Designer – Studio A
Company: adidas
Location: Portland, OR
Purpose & Overall Relevance For The OrganizationAs an Assistant Designer, you will create and execute a wide range of concepts and creative solutions. Your chief focus will be supporting the work of Sr. Designers as directed. You will contribute to the creation of projects from concept to completion – learning and following the global brand direction and digital style guides. You will be focused on creating excellent, compelling, and effective executions that deliver against specific creative briefs. You will collaborate with the rest of the creative team – including art directors, copywriters, designers, project managers, and producers – as well as all strategic stakeholders. You are responsible for adhering to templates and best practices.
Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, Creative Direction, Execution:
Make final deliverables for briefed projects in Photoshop, Figma, Powerpoint, or Celtra.
Participates in brief kickoffs.
Read brief carefully and ask critical questions.
Participate in brainstorms and concepting exercises.
Research trends and find imagery to support concepts or visual directions.
Execute creative tasks and create deliverables as directed.
Present to stakeholders when requested.
Assist in creative partner selection.
Assist production details including location, casting, props, styling, treatment of shoot.
Support Designers, Sr. Designers, Creative director as directed.
Provide moodboard imagery for concepts and visual direction.
Observe file name guidance and ensure Metadata has been added where needed.
Double-check own work and self-edit before sending to Art Director/Sr. Designer for approval.
Key Relationships
The Studio A PDX Creative team at large
Sr Designer (Direct manager)
Project management and production teams
Stakeholders and project briefers (Digital Content, Retail Marketing, Membership, Planning)
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Strong working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign).
Comprehensive knowledge of Figma and PowerPoint.
Working knowledge of Celtra or a willingness to learn.
Soft Skills
Good communication skills.
A willingness to present topics to stakeholders at various organizational levels.
A collaborative mindset
Requisite Education And Experience
A degree with focus on design, visual art, and/or related areas.
1-3 years of experience as a digital designer.
Experience developing successful concepts and working in collaborative multi-functional teams
About Studio A
Studio A PDX launched in October 2021, and resides within the adidas America Portland HQ. We’re an internal digital creative studio. We make (or adapt) just about every campaign you see on adidas.com, the app, the blog, and much of the email across North America. We’re busy!
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