Junior Designer

Hairstory is looking for a Junior Designer to work with the marketing team. You will help the team ideate and create advertising campaigns, email marketing templates, social media posts and other materials to be used for customer acquisition.

This is an entrepreneurial role within an entrepreneurial organization. We are looking for driven, self-starters who are ready to work in a fast-paced startup environment and thrive on seizing opportunity gaps. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create graphics and design layouts for landing pages, e-mail campaigns, online promotions, and other communication materials as needed.
• Communicate with the team and support campaigns with design solutions.

EXPERIENCE

• 2+ years of experience, ideally with a consumer brand.
• Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS
• Experience working with Klaviyo a big plus
• Proficiency with Adobe suite tools (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Knowledge of Sketch and Figma a plus
• Detail-oriented self-starter with outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to handle pressure and work to deadlines
• Organized and capable of multitasking efficiently
• Ability to think critically and "outside the box"

KEY COMPETENCIES

Ownership and Mastery of Craft: Focused on outcomes and accuracy of work-product. Able to deliver on commitments while installing the right amount of process to enable steady performance. Flexible in approach to deliver best-in-class work-output, in the face of high growth and unexpected twists and turns. A relentless execution expert with confidence in her/his expertise in core areas. Always learning, optimizing and improving. Incredible attention to detail.

Team Leadership: Passionate, high integrity leader who can grasp and drive our DNA. Genuinely excited to spend time with other business leaders, team members and customers. Balances inspiration and accountability and is seen as a “trusted partner” to the business.

Strategic Orientation and Growth/Scale Mindset: Has an ability to both develop a strategy and lead the organization in its execution. Eager to take on new challenges with open-mindedness and respect for team, peers, and leaders. Can think high and low. Possesses the intellectual horsepower/problem solving ability to lead the charge on tackling complex problems.

Collaboration and Influencing: Will have the gravitas, willingness, and ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization. Facilitates connection and collaboration across the business. Brings the “playbook” to the table but has the flexibility and humbleness to adapt to business and stakeholder needs. Will contribute skill and experience with generosity, willing to work with anyone to drive real business impact. Balances strong quantitative and analytical skills with the emotional intelligence needed to influence organizational outcomes. Possesses the confidence to “push back” on other leaders using facts and data to support opinions.

Effective Communication Skills: High integrity, no-nonsense approach. Knows how to communicate through the brand voice and at all levels of the organization. Understands how to communicate through a decentralized organization. Quick and to the point. Welcomes radical candor from above and below. An active listener.

Innovation and Entrepreneurialism: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Relentless focus on improvement and raising the bar. Leans in harder when times are good. Balances scrappiness and execution with business maturity, prioritization and thoughtfulness. Is curious, agile, a self-starter and welcomes challenge as a conduit to improvement. Can be creative with resources and has a history of getting things done in complex environments and flat hierarchies.