- Position: Graphic Designer
- Department: Design
- Location: Asheville, NC
- Employment Type: Full Time
Company Overview:
Pressio is the world's most sustainable high-performance sportswear brand. Known for our innovative, high-quality and ecologically friendly athletic apparel. We engineer our garments using revolutionary technologies, including biodegradability, recycled yarns, moisture wicking and graduation.
Pressio is a global brand with a footprint across Europe, Asia, Oceania & North America. Our retailers include Harrods, Selfridges, Farfetch, MatchesFashion, Flannels, and Browns. We're on an exponential growth trajectory as we strengthen our established markets and look to expand into new markets aggressively.
Pressio exists to elevate: to elevate athletes through superior performance and to elevate expectations through an uncompromising pursuit of sustainable excellence. We want to help athletes move, run, jump and lift, as well as preserve the planet for future generations.
Our commitment to you:
We want everyone at Pressio to be passionate about the brand and the business. We are building a company culture grounded in collaboration. The key to this is employees engaging with other areas of the company, having a sense of empowerment, a voice, and being part of the wider team.
We're looking for someone who would enjoy the adrenaline of our agile & nimble organisation as we continue our growth. We want people who join us now to cement themselves as a key part of the team to allow for future growth in responsibility, authority and opportunity.
Job Overview:
This person is responsible for assisting the creation of digital and physical visual assets. You will be creating designs and striking visuals and building aesthetically appealing documents. Another key element of the role is the retouching and editing e and editing videos and photographs, you will be involved in all aspects of the design process from creative conceptualisation to design. You will be working under, and learning from our Lead Designer as well as collaborating with the rest of the team in marketing and operations. Hard skills in graphic design and retouching are essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working collaboratively with the team on Pressio’s design needs, such as product design, digital and physical assets, packaging, labelling, iconography.
- Executing and providing input in the creation of creative assets for digital, print, social, and video projects.
- Artworking on Adobe suites and retouching/editing imagery and videography from ecomm shoots, flat lays, product-only visuals, on location shots.
- Working closely with the lead designer, marketing team, and other stakeholders to create a variety of digital and physical assets including for social media, the company website, catalogues, brand decks, banners and more.
Key Requirements:
- Previous experience in a design role or a closely related degree is essential.
- Strong skills Illustrator, inDesign, Photoshop
- A strong portfolio that showcases your creative ability across a range of platforms and mediums.
- Demonstrable experience working in sport/sportswear/fashion in a similar capacity is highly desirable.
- Able to shift priorities and balance workload.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A willingness and ability to enhance your skills and take on new responsibilities.
- Experience interacting with and influencing cross-functional teams would be great.
Personal Profile:
Personality is as important to us as your skill set. We’re looking for someone who:
- Values company culture
- Is comfortable working both in collaboration and independently
- Has an interest in fitness & sustainability
- Is a team player & enjoys a team environment
- Is proactive and quick to find solutions
- Enjoys the upbeat nature of a start up & willing to get involved with whatever is necessary
