Danica is an industry leader and established designer and wholesaler of quality home textiles and housewares. We're seeking a full time Junior Custom Designer to join our team in creating a wide variety of artwork for large retailers. Centrally located in Vancouver's East Side, Danica offers a design-centric, collaborative environment where you’ll be working with our Creative Team to support our Key Accounts efforts. This position reports to our Custom Design Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Follow design briefs to create unique artwork or manipulate existing design for a wide variety of customers, including large home décor retailers to leading lifestyle and gift stores
• Work in a variety of artistic mediums including watercolour, pencil crayon, gouache and digital
• Prepare presentations of product, surface design and store displays
• Create technical specification for artwork and product using the PMS system
• Communicate with manufacturers regarding design details and revisions
• Request and evaluate physical samples
• Collaborate closely with the Sales and Product Development team
• Participate in development meetings with clients
• Take creative direction from the Custom Design Coordinator

Skills

• Expertise in hand-rendered artistic mediums like watercolour, gouache, pencil crayon, charcoal, pen and ink
• Ability to manipulate hand-rendered artwork in a digital environment
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign
• Superb communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience in Microsoft Office
• Willingness to collaborate in a team environment
• Attention to detail
• Ability to learn quickly
• Comfort in working under tight deadlines
• Superior organizational skills
• Appreciation for commercial design
• Strong eye for design trends
• Understand different customer markets and tailor designs to the target demographic

Education/experience

• Post-Secondary Degree or Diploma, with a focus in design or art
• Experience working within a team of creative people

That extra something special

• Genuine interest and enthusiasm for design, decorating, cooking and entertaining
• A love for textiles and product design
• Flexibility with different areas of design, including packaging design, graphic design and photo styling
• Good with a dog friendly office environment!