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Whole Foods Market Senior Designer in Austin, Texas
Job DescriptionCombine your passion for food and design in a fun, fast-paced environment. From art directing food photo shoots to concepting seasonal campaigns, this job offers a diverse set of opportunities to put your mark on our in-house creative department at Whole Foods Market.
The Senior Designer will report directly to the Design Director. This individual will be responsible for designing print and digital deliverables from concept to completion as well as art directing photoshoots. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with experience designing for all channels, who understands the opportunities and limitations of channels to best tailor design and messaging to the placement.
The ideal candidate is a strong communicator who’s receptive to feedback, adaptable, proactive, and comfortable with changing priorities. This individual should be able to take direction and thrive in a collaborative environment. Beyond that, we are looking for someone who can not only surface great ideas, but who can sell those ideas up and defend them across the department.
This role is based in Austin TX, within the Whole Foods Market corporate offices. Embrace a hybrid work environment, spending 3 days in our downtown office and 2 days working from home/remote. We are a people-first company, and big egos don’t work out here. We thrive on collaboration and have a laid-back but hard-working culture.
A career at Whole Foods Market is more than just the work you do- it's about your personal growth and creating meaningful change. Our purpose is to nourish people and the planet. That means improving how people eat, funding grants for school gardens, providing access to fresh and healthy food to people living within food deserts, alleviating poverty in developing countries, and so much more. Working with us means you are making a difference within your community and beyond. We aren’t just a grocery store: we’re world-changers. With your help, we will continue to set the standards of excellence and revolutionize the grocery industry.
Candidates must submit a portfolio to be considered for this position. Please be sure to provide the password to any protected work on your resume or cover letter.
Responsibilities:
Designing large scale, business critical projects from concept to completion with minimal supervision.
Creating assets for in-store, digital and social media environments.
Implementing a strong working knowledge of visual design, brand, interaction design, user-centered experience design and the creative process
Help ing m entor and lead creative staff to maintain consistent creative quality and brand execution.
Art directing photoshoots.
Confidently p resenting creative to stakeholders.
- This is a traditional art direction and graphic design role. Not a UX/UI design role.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Strong work ethic, organization and time management—ability to prioritize work well.
Strong conceptual and problem solving skills.
Experience art directing photoshoots.
Ability to learn and be comfortable with multiple projects across media.
Ability to communicate well— sharing your ideas, presenting to leadership, leading photoshoots, sharing feedback with other designers, etc.
Excellent typographical skills.
Strong illustration skills . This job requires quick visualization of ideas.
Excels in collaboration.
Animation skills are a plus!
Passion for food.
Minimum Qualifications
BA/BS degree and at least 4-6 years relevant experience
OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
6+ years of ad/design agency experience
Preferred Qualifications
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Figma/Sketch and Microsoft Office Suite
Awareness and interest in new platforms, technologies and related media
Please provide a link to your portfolio.
At Whole Foods Market, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.
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Who are we? Well, we seek out the finest natural and organic foods available, maintain the strictest quality standards in the industry, and have an unshakeable commitment to sustainable agriculture. Add to that the excitement and fun we bring to shopping for groceries, and you start to get a sense of what we’re all about. Oh yeah, we’re a mission-driven company too.
Whole Foods Market attracts people who are passionate - about great food, about the communities they live in, about how we treat our planet and our fellow humans - and who want to bring their passion into the workplace and make a difference.
Learn more about careers at Whole Foods Market here (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/careers) !
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