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Senior Graphic Designer
The Step2 Company, Llc • Streetsboro, United States of America 🇺🇸
The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for elevating the Step2 brand through aspirational design, blending concept development, hands-on design craft, and creative direction. This role involves leading design across various mediums and mentoring junior designers while ensuring brand consistency.
Responsibilities
- Concept visual directions that communicate both product features and emotional benefits
- Apply strong aesthetic sensibility - color, typography, styling, and trend fluency - to all design work
- Lead design across packaging, digital content, retail displays, and brand campaigns
- Mentor Designers and Associate Designers; provide thoughtful, craft-focused feedback
- Partner with cross-functional teams to align creative across photo, video, product, and marketing
- Create and evolve brand visual systems, toolkits, and design standards
- Provide creative oversight for external agencies or freelance partners when needed
- Manage multiple projects, ensuring detail excellence and brand consistency
- All other projects, duties and responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a related field; or equivalent experience with a strong portfolio
- 8+ years graphic design experience; consumer products or lifestyle brand experience preferred
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; familiarity with Lightroom and Figma a plus
- Strong sense of aesthetic, styling, color theory, composition, and contemporary design trends
- Experience designing for packaging, print, digital, and retail environments
- Strong storytelling skills - ability to translate product benefits into emotional visual narratives
- Detail-oriented with exceptional craftsmanship and file-prep accuracy
- Strong communication and presentation abilities; experience partnering with cross-functional teams
- A collaborative, proactive, creative problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated skills through a portfolio is required
Key Skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Lightroom
- Figma
- Color theory
- Typography
- Composition
- Contemporary design trends
Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401k with Employer Match
- Company Paid Life & Disability Insurance
- Adoption Assistance
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Employee Discount
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Advancement Opportunities
About The Step2 Company, Llc
The Step2 Company, LLC. (Step2) is based in Streetsboro, Ohio. Step2® is a leading manufacturer and distributor of rotationally molded plastic products, with unparalleled expertise in design and production. Our innovative solutions nurture and reinvent play and leisure experiences, with every product designed to enrich how families live, play, and connect. Our imaginative toys and thoughtfully crafted outdoor essentials don’t just occupy space—they bring spaces to life. Step2 boasts two large US manufacturing plants in northern Ohio, one in Streetsboro and one in Perrysville. Step2 products are distributed to select retailers throughout the US, Canada, and over 70 other countries. Step2 is proud to be part of the North Coast 99, recognizing Step2 as one of the best workplaces for top talent in Northeast Ohio. In April 2017, Step2 received the Smart Culture Award from Smart Business.
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