Senior Graphic Designer

Company Overview

Performance Designed Products is an industry leader providing high-quality licensed peripherals and accessories for all major video game platforms so players can level up their game. PDP's portfolio of brands includes affordably priced lines, quality customizable products, stylized controllers, and high-performance eSports gaming accessories. PDP's brands include Afterglow, PDP Gaming, Rock Candy, and Victrix. For over 25 years, PDP has been supplying video game peripherals and accessories to major retailers across the world, including the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia.

PDP is seeking Senior Graphic Designer to join our Creative Services Team and help us roll out a new brand identity, packaging system, and consumer-facing omnichannel presence for 2022. This role requires the creation of inspiring concepts across many channels and touchpoints. This includes designing and producing graphics for social media assets, brand ID, in-store experiences, displays, adverts, lifestyle photography editing, animations, product/packaging renders, and web assets. The ideal candidate loves how brand strategy relates to design, familiarity/interest in the gaming industry, has an understanding that all parts of a project lend to a complete brand story.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Create design-forward, inspiring concepts that need to be applied across many channels and touchpoints

· Provide omni thinking and solutions to brand design solutions, working with other members of the Creative Services, Marketing, and Product Development teams

· Design and produce graphics for social media assets, brand ID, lifestyle photography editing, animations, product/packaging renders, web assets, and retail displays

· Contribute thinking design strategy from a creative perspective

· Work with Creative Services Director on high level concepts and innovations, brand ID, in-store experiences, trade shows, campaigns, toolkits, and other internal design projects

· Set up design files on deadlines

· Contribute to other design needs and assets for PDP and Victrix brands

· Represent the design team in project meetings, mentor and guide associate designer(s) on long term projects

· Manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively to meet deadlines

· Must have a portfolio that shows strong design chops

· Staying current on design trends in gaming and consumer products industries that focus on Gen Z audiences

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or related fields

· 5+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer

· Must be highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe XD, Illustrator, and Photoshop

· Proficiency in Adobe After Effects, Premier, and 3D rendering applications is a plus

· Passion for and knowledge of the Gaming industry

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills

· Solution-oriented with sound decision-making skills

· Knowledge of all aspects of the creative process and the industry to produce, deliver the highest standard of creative work

· Confident communicator and able to work closely with cross-functional teammates