United States onlyWho are we:
Caraway is a home goods brand on a mission to craft well-designed, non-toxic kitchenware that thoughtfully raises the standards of what you cook with. We’re passionate about creating elevated products, free of chemicals, that are better for you, your family, and the world. We prioritize a holistic approach to the creation of Caraway products. We partner with ethical manufacturers where their employees are safe, paid fairly, given benefits, and work regulated hours. Our eco-friendly manufacturing process releases less CO2 into the environment than traditional non-stick coatings and we engage in sustainable packaging practices, free of single-use plastics and ship in packaging made from recycled materials. We pride ourselves on continuously striving to do and be better - for you and the planet - every step of the process.
Since launching in November 2019, we’ve become one of the fastest growing digitally-native brands of the last decade and are now sold in retailers including Target, Bloomingdale’s, Crate & Barrel, Container Store, Costco, Zola, and many more.
We’ve amassed over 70,000+ five-star reviews from happy customers and hundreds of press hits from the likes of Vogue, Domino, Good Housekeeping, Food & Wine, Architectural Digest, PureWow, Fortune, CNN.
Caraway is a fully-remote company filled with motivated and hardworking innovators and doers. We’re continually developing programs to support our distributed team to ensure a successful remote experience. If you’re looking to join a brand that folks love, read on and apply!
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a Production Designer to join our creative team. Reporting into the Senior Brand Designer, Print, the Production Designer will be responsible for executing the technical aspects of design projects for both print and digital collateral, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and efficiency in all deliverables. This role requires a keen eye for detail and a thorough understanding of packaging design, image and color retouching, iconography and the overall print and digital production processes and experience in retail design (packaging, imagery resizing), direct mail, and digital design (icons, site audits, and image retouching).
Who You Are:
The ideal candidate has outstanding attention to detail, loves technical work and is highly organized, all while maintaining a keen creative eye. You are proactive and autonomous in your day-to-day work. You communicate clearly and thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments, and offer up ideas for optimizations and improvements. Your background in packaging design and post-production image editing, particularly within the consumer packaged goods industry, equips you with the experience needed to elevate our brand's visual presence. You are able to prioritize and balance multiple projects at once and love all things creative and brand.
Responsibilities:
- Execute and deliver press-ready packaging and print files
- Create technical product line drawings and mock up files for reviewing
and proofing - Review internal and external proofs ensuring accuracy and consistency
- Act as the main point of contact for external print vendors owning on time file delivery and pre-production proofing
- Utilize Premiere to edit brand videos
- Retouch, resize and rename files for site product display pages
- Set up product display page templates ahead of launches using tools such as Figma
- Audit & ensure continuity of on-site assets
- Provide design support as needed
- Organize files and archives across various platforms
Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- 4+ years in production designer or similar role
- Expert in Adobe Suite; Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign
- Proficient experience in Adobe Premiere Pro and Figma
- Strong understanding of print production processes and techniques
- Excellent attention to detail and a sharp eye for quality control
- Ability to self manage timelines; proactive and autonomous in
day-to-day work - Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to
work effectively in a cross-functional team environment - Experience working directly with print vendors is a plus
- Experience in a DTC company is a plus
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $70,000 - $85,000 - Final compensation will depend on a variety of factors determining the base pay at offer, including but not limited to: skills, qualifications, experience. This range provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.
Caraway Life:
Caraway is an exciting, fully remote DTC retail startup company that is bringing kitchenware and home goods into the modern era, leading from a non-toxic and sustainable foundation.
Team: You will be joining a passionate and collaborative fully-remote team that prides itself on high-quality work, supporting one another, sharing our successes, and building a brand we truly love, together.
Culture: At Caraway, we value continuous learning and career growth. We strive to continually optimize our processes, ensuring that we’re thoughtful in everything we do, both internally and externally. We listen to our employees, celebrate our wins, and constantly look for ways to be better for our team, and the world.
Workplace: Being a fully-remote company, we have no headquarters and are truly distributed across the country. Our leadership team sits on both the East and West Coast and we have folks in a variety of states. We offer a monthly stipend towards co-working space should folks need to switch up their working environment every now and then.
Benefits: We value you and your family. With this in mind, full-time eligible employees are provided:
- Health, dental, and vision offerings for you and your dependents
- Equity for full time employees
- Unlimited PTO
- 11+ paid holidays
- 3 months Parental leave
- Fully Remote Company
- Company-sponsored monthly wellness stipend
- Company-sponsored monthly coworking stipend
- Pre-tax Commuter and FSA/Dependent Care FSA, and HSA options
- 401(k) plan
- High quality home and kitchen product + swag, F&F discounts
Caraway is an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status
