Creative Content Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Description

About the Role

We’re looking for a Creative Content Designer to join our in-house creative team and help bring our brands to life across digital and physical channels. This is a design-forward role focused on creating compelling visual content through graphic design, product photography, and digital asset creation. The ideal candidate has strong design fundamentals, exceptional product photography skills, and the ability to create polished content that supports eCommerce, marketing campaigns, packaging, and brand storytelling.

This role is ideal for a highly visual creative who enjoys concepting, styling, designing, and photographing products in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do

Design & Creative Execution

• Design assets for digital and print including social, email, eCommerce, advertising, packaging, and merchandising for the Central Specialty Pet portfolio of brands (Aqueon, Coralife, Zilla, Kaytee and C&S Suet)
• Translate creative briefs into effective, on-brand visual solutions
• Maintain consistency across all brand touchpoints
• Apply strong typography, layout, and visual storytelling principles

Product Photography & Visual Content Creation

• Plan and execute high-quality product and lifestyle photography
• Style, light, and photograph products for eCommerce, packaging, digital marketing, and social content
• Retouch and edit photography including color correction, compositing, and asset optimization
• Create visually engaging branded content across digital channels
• Capture occasional short-form video content for social and marketing use
• Maintain consistency in visual style, lighting, and brand presentation

Content Production & Workflow

• Manage projects from concept through final delivery
• Adapt content across multiple formats and platforms
• Organize and maintain digital asset libraries
• Ensure assets are optimized for platform requirements

Collaboration

• Partner with Marketing, Digital, and Sales teams on campaigns and product launches
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and creative reviews
• Manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines and quality expectations

  What You Bring

• 3–6 years of experience in graphic design, content creation, or a related role
• Strong portfolio showcasing both graphic design work and photography content
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Strong studio photography skills (lighting, composition, product shooting)
• Familiarity with basic video editing or motion content creation is a plus (Premiere Pro, After Effects, or similar)
• Solid understanding of digital and social content best practices
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Portfolio Requirements

To be considered, candidates must include a portfolio that demonstrates strong graphic design execution and product photography capabilities.

Your portfolio should include:

• Digital and/or print design examples (social, email, eCommerce, packaging, or advertising)
• Strong use of typography, layout, and brand consistency
• Product photography examples (required)
• Evidence of lighting, composition, styling, and retouching skills

Optional but Preferred

• Short-form social or motion content
• Basic video editing or animation examples

Important:

This is a design-forward role with a strong emphasis on product photography and branded visual content creation. Candidates whose portfolios are primarily focused on videography or video production may not be the best fit for this position.

Nice to Have

• Experience in consumer goods, retail, or eCommerce
• Experience creating content for social media and digital campaigns
• Basic motion graphics or animation skills
• Experience working in a small, in-house creative team
• Demonstrated ability to shoot and/or edit video
• Experience with studio product photography workflows
• Experience preparing assets for eCommerce platforms

Benefits Package & Employee Programs  

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Free Life and Disability Insurance
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k with 3% company match and annual employer discretionary contribution
• Paid vacation, holidays and sick time
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to thousands of free online courses
• Discounts on cell phones, movie tickets, gym memberships, and more!
• Education Assistance (both college degrees and professional certifications)
• Referral Program with cash bonus
• Access to on-demand pay
• Paid parental leave

Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) is a leading consumer goods company in the pet and garden industries. Guided by the belief that home is central to life, the Company's purpose is to proudly nurture happy and healthy homes. For over 45 years, its innovative and trusted solutions have helped lawns grow greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier, and communities grow stronger. Central is home to a diversified portfolio of market-leading brands including Amdro®, Aqueon®, Best Bully Sticks®, Cadet®, C&S®, Farnam®, Ferry-Morse®, Kaytee®, Nylabone®, Pennington®, Sevin® and Zoёcon®. With fiscal 2025 net sales of $3.1 billion, Central has strong manufacturing and logistics capabilities supported by a passionate, entrepreneurial growth culture. The Company is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, and employs over 6,000 people, primarily across North America. Visit to learn more.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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