Catalog Designer

CWI Gifts is looking for a Catalog Designer...a creative individual with a dynamic blend of creative skills, analytical thinking, and a flare for concise copy editing. Candidates for this role have a creative drive, a passion for sales, and an aptitude to further business goals through careful planning and design work.

At CWI Gifts, we focus on offering our customers engaging shopping experiences through print catalogs and ecommerce. The Catalog Designer will create catalogs that engage customers by showcasing production collections and motivate customers to place orders. The Catalog Designer plays an essential role on our marketing team as they work alongside fellow creatives.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• In-depth catalog product planning and selection for catalog content
• Design engaging catalog spreads to showcase collections and product themes while maximizing product visibility and overall sales.
• Edit product copy for catalog use
• Project management to ensure catalogs smoothly progress from design, through proofing, approvals, and generating press-ready files for commercial printer use.
• Coordinate with photographers on catalog covers and product photography
• Support the marketing team & multi-channel marketing campaigns regarding strategy and promotions, marketing graphics, and deliverables

Other activities may include:

• Adapt files to become interactive online catalogs
• Help maintain ecommerce websites (especially as relates to catalog product features).
• Example: preparing product images or writing copy for ecommerce website
• Assist with other marketing duties as needed.

Qualifications/Skills

Candidates for this role should be experienced in:

• Office365 Suite, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
• Copywriting/copy editing with accurate spelling and grammar
• Maintaining quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Meeting firm print/project deadlines
• Photography experience is a plus
• Ecommerce experience is a plus

Traits we value in candidates:

• A passion to collaborate and build business relationships internally and externally
• Being highly motivated
• Positive & friendly attitude with strong communication skills
• Ability to gracefully receive and give constructive feedback
• Team-oriented yet able to happily work independently and efficiently

This is a full-time position. The candidate will work alongside our copywriters, photographers, and website teams to ensure all marketing needs are met. This is an in-office position with limited remote work opportunities.

Experience:

Candidates for this position should have at least two years of professional experience in marketing, graphic design, or publishing. Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in marketing, graphic design, communications or have equivalent professional experience.

About CWI:

CWI is second-generation, family-owned wholesale business within the primitive and rustic gift and home décor industry. Over the past forty years we’ve become one of the most established and best-known companies within our industry. The CWI Gifts family of brands includes: The Hearthside Collection, Col House Designs and Bright Ideas.

We are based in Groveport, Ohio, with a facility that houses our warehouse, offices, an onsite showroom, and wholesale cash-and-carry location. We offer competitive benefits that include health, dental, and vision, 401(K) with company match, paid holidays and vacations, and bi-weekly pay. We also have fun with special events and activities for team members throughout the year.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $21