Junior Graphic Designer

Company Overview:

Brightz is a small, family-owned business with a large national footprint that designs and sells fun consumer products to mass retailers around the nation. Focused on the LED lighting space, Brightz provides a fast, fun, and challenging environment that allows our employees to grow.

At Brightz, we believe in empowering our employees to excel without sacrificing their well-being. Our dedication to work-life balance is unparalleled, with our uniquely flexible "no hard limit" vacation and personal time policy, inclusive parental leave, and the freedom for partial remote work.

Beyond flexibility we provide a robust benefits package, including health, vision, dental, life, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance, alongside 401k matching. Look at the end of this job posting for details!

Job Overview:

The Junior Graphic Designer will be directly involved in the design and development of packaging for our LED lighting products, as well as a wide variety of supporting creative assets. You’re an innovative thinker who enjoys tackling new challenges, bringing fresh ideas, and translating complex problems into clear, effective design solutions. You’ll collaborate with a dynamic team that includes another graphic designer, two industrial designers, an occasional intern, and a product team manager. Our environment emphasizes both creativity and collaboration, encouraging knowledge-sharing while maintaining high standards of product quality and user experience.

You’ll contribute to the creation of assets across multiple areas, including product packaging, marketing materials, presentations, digital advertising, product catalog updates, and social media graphics. You’ll also have the opportunity to take ownership of select projects, growing your design skills in a fun, fast-paced, and experimental environment.

Job Duties:

• Apply artwork to existing packaging dielines and layouts to create production-ready files; experience creating dielines is a plus.
• Lead selected design projects from concept through completion, while supporting team initiatives on larger projects and packaging rollouts.
• Create and edit graphics across multiple mediums, including product packaging, digital marketing, print materials, presentations, catalogs, and social media.
• Ensure brand consistency across all designs while experimenting with new approaches to evolve the Brightz visual identity.
• Review copy, layouts, and pre-production files for accuracy, alignment, and quality.
• Collaborate closely with the product manager and designers to translate packaging concepts into engaging visual assets.
• Manage multiple deadlines, balancing immediate needs with long-term priorities, while maintaining attention to detail.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Must be authorized to work in the US.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Art, or related field (required).
• Portfolio or link to completed work (required).
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including: Adobe Illustrator (vector artwork, packaging layout), Adobe InDesign (catalogs, presentations, and print materials), Adobe Photoshop (image editing, mockups, photo adjustments).
• Understanding of packaging basics, including placing artwork on dielines and layouts (bonus if experienced in creating dielines).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Experience working within brand guidelines and standards along with print and digital product practices.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects based on immediate need and project importance.
• Adaptability, eagerness to learn, and openness to feedback.
• Knowledge of basic photography and/or videography preferred.
• Must be willing to relocate to reasonable commuting distance from 8000 Yankee Road, Ottawa Lake MI, 49267

Compensation and Benefit Details:

• $50,000 starting annual salary.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Generous PTO policy.
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, & life insurance.
• Parental leave.
• Opportunities for substantial professional growth in a supportive, flexible work environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Ottawa Lake, MI 49267: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ottawa Lake, MI 49267