Graphic Designer

Leaf Home hiring for Graphic Designer jobs in Hudson, OH, US

Meet Leaf Home, the leading provider of technology-driven home solutions that is on a mission to make homeownership easy. With more than 50% of consumers worried about the cost and effort of home maintenance, we focus on delivering remarkable, end-to-end experiences. Trusted by more than 1 million homeowners across the US and Canada, Leaf Home is America’s largest direct-to-consumer full-service provider of branded home services and products. Leaf Home and its products, including the patented LeafFilter gutter protection system, have earned numerous awards and recognition from Good Housekeeping, Qualified Remodeler, Angi, Consumer Reports, This Old House, and other consumer review platforms.

Powered by people, Leaf Home's innovative products and services are delivered with convenience, trust, and quality via 200+ regional sales and installation offices along with comprehensive field support offices in New York and Hudson, Ohio. We believe we win together. Leaf Home has been consistently named one of the fastest-growing private companies by Inc 5000 and recognized as a top employer nationally. The benefits of working at Leaf Home are wide-ranging and include: 

Industry-best compensation packages | Fully paid health, dental, and vision insurance | 401k with company match | Paid Time Off including paid parental leave | Individualized career development programs | On-demand lunch program | Childcare assistance | Free gym membership | Employee assistance programs, including legal, financial planning, and counseling | Employee discount marketplace | Employee Resource Groups such as VetConnect, DEI Committee, Women’s Committee.

Apply today and together we will unlock millions of customers' dream homes and your dream career at Leaf Home.

Position Summary: As a Graphic Designer you will be responsible for working with art directors, creative directors, brand managers, and media team members to create brand experiences for Leaf Home owned companies and products. With a primary focus on brand marketing campaigns and internal communications, this role is a key driver of creative effectiveness at Leaf Home. Your work will be seen across traditional offline campaigns from ad to landing page. This role reports to the Senior Director of Creative.    

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design sales and marketing collateral to support Leaf Home products and services. Primarily: print publication ads, direct mail pieces, trade show handouts & displays, and collateral for internal brand communication needs. 
• Support day-to-day design production needs and adhere to project calendars in coordination with promotional schedules. 
• Work directly with senior art directors and senior designers to support the offline media team, specifically print production. 
• Achieve creative excellence by producing engaging, performative, and brand-building concepts that motivate and move audiences to action
• Pre-flight and refinement of assets prior to delivery. 
• Proof publication ads with a high level of accuracy. 
• Retouch and provide suitable imagery for all Leaf Home external and internal print needs.
• Present creative designs that consider feedback from cross-functional teams. 
• Visually communicate targeted messaging while adhering to Leaf Home brand standards across all marketing channels
• A/B test assets in coordination with several Marketing Department teams to optimize conversions through CTA’s. 
• Maintain professional organization of creative media assets in project files in Leaf Home’s Digital Asset Management system.  
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Experience and Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. 
• 1+ years of experience in graphic design and/or website design. 
• A portfolio of previous work showing proven design theory and performance. (Must provide upon resume submittal) 
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite with proficient skills in InDesign. 
• A history of designing and proofing work for print production and online deployment. 
• Ability to juggle various work activities and shift their attention from one task to another to meet the demands of different stakeholders without “dropping the ball.”
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy, team-oriented environment and have a “roll up your sleeves” and “win every day” mentality.
• Hold oneself accountable and responsible while being self-driven in accomplishing goals.
• Detail-oriented and can focus on the task at hand by finding the most efficient and effective pathway to completion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills at all levels to communicate with internal and external stakeholders articulately.
• Ability to logically connect ideas, scrutinize and evaluate arguments, find inconsistencies and errors in work, solve complex problems, and engage in reflection.
• Ability to provide timely and empathetic service through all communication channels keeping peer and customer needs first.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and/or Access).
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

 Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, or Certifications:

• Strong illustrative skills to convey concepts during versioning phases. 
• Skills in cinematography, photography or 3D rendering are a plus. 
• Experience utilizing project management platforms. 
• Comfortable using generative AI platforms for concept and copy development.
• Competency in social media marketing trends and digital design. 

 Travel Requirements:

• Less than 10% domestic travel required.  

Overtime/Additional Hours Requirements:

• Additional hours may be required (exempt positions).  

Physical Requirements:

• Normal office environment. 
• Performs indoor work in a climate-controlled environment. 
• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. 

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Leaf Home is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create an environment that embraces differences and fosters inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Leaf Home will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, results of genetic testing, veteran status, or physical/mental disability (except where the disability prevents the individual from being able to perform the essential functions of the job and cannot be reasonably accommodated in full compliance with the law).