Junior Art Director

Who We Are

We're Chomps, the fastest-growing food brand in the U.S. and we're reimagining snacking. Our meat snacks are made using high-quality proteins, no sugar, and real ingredients – because we believe snacking should be simple, delicious, and convenient. Chomps can be found in over 20,000 stores nationwide with a strong e-commerce presence. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and fuel our community with accessible, real food that doesn't compromise on taste.

Traits of a Chompian

If you've been called scrappy, resourceful, and persistent, then you might just be a Chompian. You're a team player who's self-motivated and action-oriented. You're committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy, and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. You're a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details, research, and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do, and you'll go the extra mile for your team, consumers, and audience. You're hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition. Sound like you? Then we want to meat you.

• *Accepting applications through Sunday April 27th, 11pm CT
  
  

What You Will Do

Chomps is continuing to grow and looking to add a Jr. Art Director to our growing Creative Team. We're looking for a Jr. Art director who is ambitious, talented, hungry to learn (not just for meat sticks), and excited by the opportunity to create work for Chomps across all our channels and touch points. Basically, you have the design chops and desire to create amazing work. You're a self-starter, who can get an assignment and run with it. This role will also support in the direction and creation of photography and video assets so experience in that is a plus. From print to digital to social to whatever-we-can-dream-up, this role is perfect for someone looking to learn, grow, and always challenge themselves and flex their creative skills across a variety of unique and exciting projects. We are a small but mighty team, so you will be very hands on and involved in everything.

The Jr. Art Director will support the Sr. Art Director, and Art Director in the creation of marketing materials for retail, digital, print, and so much more. The support will vary by project, ranging from comps or mockups, print ready files and layouts, and digital assets like paid ads or banners. You will report to the Sr. Art Director and work closely with the brand and marketing team to ensure your works stay connected to the efforts of the entire company. You will be vital in making sure our work is consistent and on-brand.

Responsibilities

• Support Sr. Art Director and Art Director
• Design and produce of a variety of digital and print projects, including but not limited to, social media graphics, paid ads, banners, retail signage and selling materials, and presentation designs.
• Experience or a strong understanding of digital and social platforms and types of creative most appropriate for each (ie. graphics, design, photography, animation, illustration, stop-motion)
• Ability to participate in collaborative brainstorming sessions
• Support in providing feedback and direction on video, photography and social media executions
• Maintain brand guidelines and consistently keep up to date on key trends
• Closely collaborate with eCommerce team on Chomps.com DTC and Wholesale website. Work hand in hand to design and execute dedicated landing pages, marketing pages, or improve core onsite design
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and excellent organization skills
• Help organize and maintain digital asset management tool to ensure the entire Chomps team and external partners are using the appropriate assets at any given time
  
  

Who You Are

• Bachelors degree in Graphic Design or related field required
• 0-2 years of experience in design and art direction at an advertising agency, design firm, or brand's internal creative department preferred
• Expert knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite - Specifically Photoshop & Illustrator required
• Ability to bring ideas to life through animation, video editing, illustration, etc.
• Outstanding communication (both verbal and written).
• Ability to communicate ideas and concepts clearly
• Stay up to date on trends within graphic design and digital technologies
• Work quickly and manage prioritization under tight deadlines in a fun, collaborative team environment
• Experience with Figma a plus
• Experience in photography and social video capture skills a plus
  
  

Position: Junior Art Director

Reports to: Senior Art Director

Location: Remote

Type: Full-Time, exempt

Salary Range Opportunity:

• The salary range for this role is $75,000 - $80,000 + 10% annual bonus
  
  

Compensation Philosophy & Total Comp:

• Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry
• Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company
• In addition to base salary, full-time team members receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K 6% match, and monthly reimbursements for wellness and home office.
  
  

Other Perks:

• Ability to make an impact: Join a rapidly growing and entrepreneurial-spirited team at a pivotal point to positively impact the food industry.
• Opportunities to grow: Advance within Chomps quickly based on outstanding performance.
• Unlimited PTO and 11+ paid holiday days. Hybrid & flexible remote schedule. Chicago office open to those in the area.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Bi-annual total team in-person activities.
• Company-wide Continual Education budget.
• An abundance of snacks: Enough meat sticks that if you wanted to eat your body weight in them you could (no judgment here).
  
  

Our Commitment

Chomps is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of making nutritious food more accessible we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and the smart thing for our business.

We're aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don't believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Chomps.

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position. Chomps does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Important Notice:

It has come to our attention that fraudsters have been posing as Chomps employees or recruiters and contacting job-seeking candidates regarding potential job opportunities. These fraudulent messages sometimes include a request for payment and confidential personal information. Please note that the Chomps recruiting process does not include asking candidates for payments or other confidential financial information.If you are applying for a job, you can confirm the legitimacy of a job posting by viewing current open roles: https://chomps.com/pages/chomps-careers. If you have questions please email us at [email protected]