Graphic Designer

Who We Are:

Born in a humble shed on the back-forty of the family vineyard, Firestone Walker is a California beer company like no other – founded by two brothers-in-law who simply wanted to make the perfect beer. Now a regional craft brewery, our singular purpose remains – to craft the world’s best beers. Passionately in pursuit of the perfect beer… and never satisfied.

Job Summary:

Firestone Walker Brewing Company is looking for a Graphic Designer ready for a bigger stage. Someone with a strong foundation, great taste, and the drive to make work that actually matters. This is a chance to grow fast alongside one of the best creative teams in the industry, building visual language for a portfolio of culturally relevant brands, including 805 Beer, Cali Squeeze, Mind Haze, and Firestone beers.

This is not a production-only role. You're a curious, concept-first designer who understands culture, storytelling, and how brands live in the real world. You will help define campaigns, build brand systems, and execute work that shows up everywhere from retail and packaging to film, social, events, and large-scale partnerships. You're well-rounded across channels and comfortable taking an idea from a rough brief all the way through to polished execution.

As an independent problem solver, you'll develop new ideas and support multichannel marketing initiatives, working cross-functionally with Creative and Marketing teams, internal stakeholders, and external partners. You'll collaborate on a wide range of design work that builds brand awareness and drives real results, including packaging, campaigns, social media (organic and paid), retail, presentations, POS materials, catalogs, product branding, and key marketing initiatives. You care about the craft, you're hungry, and you want to see your work live at scale.

If you're ready to put in the work and grow into your best, this is where you do it.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities:

Specifically, the responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following activities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Support Art Directors and Marketing Managers by creating compelling digital assets for social, email, and display ads, adhering to brand and sizing guidelines

• Develop design solutions and production support for packaging, campaigns, advertising, and sales collateral for 805 and FWBC in-store and on-premise projects

• Provide design support to other business lines to create product graphics, logos, identity design, or other similar offline graphics

• Work with project managers, marketing and creative teams to deliver multiple projects on time and on-brand

• Perform re-touching as needed

• Present design strategy to senior-level creatives

• Follow and stay up to date on emerging industry trends and design guidelines

• Think strategically to help the brand evolve and remain ahead of leading competitors in the industry

• Collaborate with all team members to ensure progression, improvement, and consistency

• Complete other production projects as needed

Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 2-4 years of direct graphic/visual design experience
• Photography/video/Social-Digital experience is required
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other emerging design software
• Based in Los Angeles or the Central Coast, with flexibility considered for the right person.

Other Skills And Abilities:

• Basic mathematical skills
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

• Regularly required to sit, walk, use hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Any Office setting with low noise level
• Travelling in a car and visiting customer office locations

What Firestone Walker Offers:

• Health Insurance 100% employer paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, & life insurance
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company sponsored paid parental leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• 401(k) retirement plan including company paid profit sharing & 4% safe-harbor matching
• Accrued PTO (rate of 13 days per year)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Employee discount of 50% off food, beer, and merchandise
• Periodic beer giveaways for employees 21+

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Firestone Walker is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any protected class.