Junior Illustrator - Remote

Description

Overview: Innova Disc Golf is seeking a full-time Junior Illustrator for our Ontario, California location. The Junior Illustrator is integral to Innova’s disc decoration program. The primary role is to quickly and creatively take customer-supplied artwork and prepare line art for disc hot stamping based on department guidelines. Secondary duties include branding design and product photography for Innova’s digital channels. The Junior Illustrator is highly skilled in illustration, typography, layout design, and vector graphics using Adobe Illustrator. Clear and prompt communication with the creative team and customers is essential. The Junior Illustrator reports to the Art Director for all projects.

Location: Remote - The Junior Designer role is based out of our Ontario, CA office, but is a remote position, with hours between 8:00 am - 04:30 pm Pacific (Los Angeles) time, Monday through Friday

Responsibilities:

• Adapt client-supplied art, finalize in black and white vector files

• Work in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop application
• Contribute to a distributed creative team
• Manage design tasks from conception to completion

Experience:

• Ability to work on varying levels of art projects, from raster or vector digital images to napkin sketches
• Strong technical skills in Illustrator and Photoshop
• Must have an online portfolio for review
• Strong communication skills with a distributed, remote team
• Pre-press technical skills are a plus

Requirements

Physical Requirements:

• Work from home

• Must be able to perform the above for at least 8 hours per day 5 days per week (8:00 am - 04:30 pm)

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

• Repeat the same movements

Equipment:

• Champion Discs, Inc will supply the company laptop

• The employee will self provide desk area

Education:

• A degree in design, fine arts, or related field is a plus (preferred)
• We’d like to see your skills. Please include a link to your portfolio in your application.

Summary

Innova Discs is the largest and most popular manufacturer of sporting equipment for the sport of Disc Golf. We revolutionized the disc golf industry when we were founded in 1983 and continue to innovate year after year. We have built an outstanding reputation for quality service and performance that customers can rely on. We are a stable and well-respected company in our industry. If you have a positive attitude, have an excellent work ethic, are interested in joining a team of dedicated professionals, and want to make us “Your Employer of Choice” we want to talk to you!

Benefits Include

• Health Insurance: Medical, and Dental Plan

• Paid Holiday, Paid Sick Days, and Paid Time Off

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Retirement Saving Plan (401K)

• $50 Cell Phone Reimbursement