Funko Overview
Welcome to the Funko-verse, a world built on pure imagination, a land governed by the philosophy that stories matter, a universe comprised of characters from countless fandoms, a galaxy of once upon a times and happily ever afters.
But what does Funko do?
Funko is a purveyor of pop culture, making and selling license-focused collectibles. We’re based in Everett, WA where we have a store that delights kids of all ages (kids at heart included). We currently hold hundreds of licenses for franchises ranging from Marvel to Harry Potter, giving us the rights to create tens of thousands of characters—one of the largest portfolios in the pop culture and collectibles industry. We take your favorite characters and turn them into adorable, or sometimes scary, collectible figures. Our most famous line, Pop! Vinyl, has millions of fans around the world.
We are looking for an Associate Visual Designer to enhance our online presence with eye-catching and professional graphic designs, the ability to develop lifestyle designs that fit our brand and have the experience working in a fast pace environment. A mastery of Photoshop and understanding of commercial photo editing is a must. Knowledge and expertise in photo manipulation would be a handy skill for creating Marketing images.
Your Superpowers in Action
- Consulting with the project team and determining visual design preferences and expectations.
- Designing original graphics with unique colors, shapes, and typography fonts
- Assist with product image editing.
- Use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom to edit and cut out images for all departments.
- Assists with the creation of marketing and sales images and materials for consumers.
- Adapts to sudden design changes to make sure information is always up to date.
- Makes a schedule & a process to ensure all materials are created to meet their deadlines.
- Communicate with senior management to develop an aesthetic and brand that reflects the company’s core values and ideals.
- Creates images of multiple product lines for the marketing team to use in promotional materials and on the Funko website.
- Designs print & digital assets, including social media posts, brand guides, catalogues, books, PowerPoint decks & more.
- Enhancing digital images, including the application of contrasts and gradients.
- Creates web ready images of products for marketing & sales needs.
- Adapts to sudden design changes to make sure information is always up to date.
- Keeping track of advancements in visual design technologies and applications, as well as industry trends.
Must-Have Superhero Gadgetry
- 1 years’ experience as a Visual Designer, or similar, preferably for a consumer product company.
- Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or similar.
- Experienced product-based and/or catalogue photography is a must including experience in post-production, manipulating images.
- A keen eye for detail and a well-developed artistic and creative aesthetic.
- Graphic design experience is highly recommended.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and collaborative office environment.
- Superior organization skills, ability to multi-task across several ongoing projects, and dedication to completing projects in a timely manner.
- Must be able to follow a project from concept to completion.
- Ability to work overtime when necessary to complete time-sensitive projects, must be able to handle tight deadlines and be quick to adapt change.
- Fun, creative and insightful, and not afraid to share your opinion.
- Attention to detail is a must.
- Ability to work with tight deadlines.
- Must be able to work in a collaborative team environment.
- Ability to illustrate in multiple styles.
- A complete portfolio of visual design examples.