We're looking for a bright, creative, digitally skilled Digital Graphic Designer with a background in Motion Graphics, who will contribute to elevating our brand experience on a daily basis and push the boundaries of creativity with insights and ideas. Your day-to-day work will create stunning designs that will inspire our customers and keep a consistent brand direction with external and internal stakeholders.
Founded in 1973, Timberland® is a global outdoor lifestyle brand based in Stratham, New Hampshire, with international headquarters in Switzerland and Hong Kong. Best known for its original yellow boot designed for the harsh elements of New England, Timberland today offers a full range of footwear, apparel, and accessories for people who value purposeful style and share the brand’s passion for enjoying – and protecting – nature.
At the heart of the Timberland brand is the core belief that a greener future is a better future. This comes to life through a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and strengthen communities around the world.
Timberland is a VF Corporation brand. VF is one of the world’s leading apparel, footwear, and accessories companies with socially and environmentally responsible operations and a commitment to delivering innovative products and creating long-term value for its employees, customers, and shareholders.
You will be a trusted member of our Global Marketing team, reporting to the Director, Brand Creative. You will interact with an enthusiastic global marketing team with huge ambitions to move the brand forward, partnering with other members of the Global Marketing Team to bring to life a consistent brand identity across digital and physical channels.
How You Will Make a Difference
What you will do:
- Create and maintain brand consistency throughout all on- and offline channels globally across the Global Marketing organization
- Partner with the Art Director to ensure marketing graphics have a consistent creative direction and brand identity and that all collateral complies with Timberland brand standards
- Create designs for social media, eCommerce banners, and email
- Create templates and visuals for Keynote and PowerPoint presentations for our internal meetings and conferences
- Partner with the Creative Direction and Art Director to design the new brand book
How you will do it:
- Utilize a variety of digital design tools, and ensure inspiring and innovative ideas and campaigns
- Share knowledge and expertise with other members of the Creative team, and provide inspiration, knowledge, and guidance to other members
- Support the final toolkits executions for Seasonal Advertising Campaigns
- Build collaborative relationships with the entire marketing team, including the Senior Manager, Brand Design, the Manager of Digital Art Direction, and the Manager of Environment
What success looks like:
You are an innovator, and a game-changer, love the Timberland brand and the authenticity it brings. You are all about culture. You are passionate about our brand and our purpose to inspire and equip our consumers to step outside, work together and move the world forward. You believe in the power of work and the outdoors and want to join us to create an equitable and green future.
- With your skills in continuous improvement, information monitoring, decision-making, planning and organizing, and being customer-focused, your talent for building partnerships with communication, gaining commitment, and leveraging cultural diversity will contribute to the team’s success.
- You are also adaptable with innovation and innovative thinking while continuously learning and driving for results.
Free to Be, Inclusion and Diversity
As a purpose-led, performance-driven company, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness, and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
Skill for Success
Years of Related Professional Experience: 7 years
Formal education and subsequent undergraduate/graduate degrees, such as a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related field, are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.
- What we expect you already know/have:
- A demonstrated ability to work with a team and a must-have track record in executing tasks/projects
- Knowledge of the graphic design process, production procedures, applications and methods, and latest techniques for on-product printing processes
- The ability to design multiple concepts with different looks for the same project
- A firm grounding in design principles and an understanding of typography and design theory
- A strong understanding of color theory and best design practices for color usage on product
- Must possess effective communication and teamwork skills
- Must have good presentation skills with the ability to articulate the strategy behind design concepts and how those concepts meet the strategic objectives
- Possess strong conceptual and verbal skills
- Extensive experience managing and estimating personal time outlays for each project
- Advanced skills and experience in visual design and awareness of current technologies
- Proficient in Macintosh OS, Photoshop, InDesign (a must), Illustrator, Premiere Pro is a plus, Word, and Excel
- An overall understanding of the outdoor market and competitive landscape.
- Possess a solid graphic design portfolio.
- A proven ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environments
- What we will teach you:
- Career ownership, enabling you to build your knowledge and experience across different brands and even other countries
- To thrive in a supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do
- How to grow, both professionally and personally, with tailored training – from a thorough induction to ongoing online and face-to-face training
- Be part of an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and nationalities love working together
- To inspire others to step outside and make it better, make a difference by using purposeful actions first and encourage others to join you, believe in collaboration and work to create positive transformations, and initiate and propose bold ideas for innovation, development, and progress.
- VI Guiding Principles: Live with Integrity, Act Courageously, Be Curious, Act with Empathy, and Persevere.
What’s In It for You
We’re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy, and commitment of our people. That’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical, and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we’re the total package. Go to MyVFBenefits and click “Looking to Join VF?” to learn more.
Our Parent Company, VF Corporation
VF is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies connecting people to the lifestyles, activities, and experiences they cherish through our family of iconic outdoor, active, and workwear brands. At the heart of our journey lies our company-wide purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It’s the reason we come to work every day. It’s a commitment shared by our global associates across all brands. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals together. This is our calling.
We just have one question. Are you in?
Hiring Range:
$68,000.00 USD - $85,000.00 USD Annually
Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.
Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.
At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.
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