Designer

Position Purpose:
Lifetime Brands is seeking a talented, self-motivated, experienced graphic designer to work on conception and production of packaging materials and advertising graphics.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Packaging-- including design, layout, production, preflighting and mockups of boxed and carded items; creating signage for trade shows, stores & showrooms
Responsibilities will be focused on art for brand, product, and packaging for various housewares products. Designer will be responsible for color, material decoration, and graphics on housewares packaging, signage, brochures and webpage design. Candidate must show a clear understanding of current design and color trends across home and fashion culture. Must be able to effectively translate brand archetype into applied graphics that align with business strategies and consumer acceptance while being trend relevant. Person should be able to create compelling graphic and color stories that are seasonal and fit into long term strategic visions.

Qualifications:
* Bachelor of Fine Arts or equivalent experience in graphics with experience in packaging design preferred
* 3+ years graphic design experience
* Strong graphic design and illustration background
* Creative and very detail oriented
* Excellent time management skills and ability to work on multiple projects and deadlines.
* Excel in color and trend forecasting
* Advanced knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite in Mac environment ( primarily illustrator and photoshop)
* Knowledge of print processes (sublimation, screen print and offset litho)
* Knowledge of basic graphic applications in product manufacturing
* Knowledge of graphic application to packaging
* Clear understanding of design as a problem solving process
* Team oriented
* Needs to be self-motivated and able to work independently with excellent follow-through skills
* Able to work in fast paced environment
* Ability to follow creative direction
* Ability to create cohesive graphic stories that can implemented across multiple platforms

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts or equivalent experience in graphics

Lifetime Brands is a leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home. We offer brands you trust, value without compromise and an unwavering commitment to innovation. Our products make it easier for you to prepare food, serve meals, entertain guests, and decorate your home.

We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits, which includes:

*All full-time employees (and family members) are eligible to participate in our Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
*Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care
*Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
*Company Paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
*Eligibility in the Company's 401K plan, after 90 days of employment
*Paid Time Off (vacation/sick) - accrual of 15 days per calendar year for non-warehouse positions; accrual of 10 days per calendar year for hourly based warehouse positions
*10 Company Paid Holidays
*Employee Product Discounts
*Tuition Assistance
*Employee Assistance Program
*Volunteer Opportunities- 4 hours of paid optional volunteer time (annually)
*Seattle, WA based employees are provided with commute trip reduction incentives
*Benefits are offered to employees who work 30 hours or more

In addition to the above, we offer voluntary benefits.

Lifetime Brands, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that Lifetime Brands believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job. Lifetime Brands expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would Lifetime Brands consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.