Job Title: Senior Graphic Designer

Job Level: Senior-Level

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Job Location: Cotopaxi HQ: Salt Lake City, Utah (Hybrid/Remote)

Job Compensation: $65-75k

About Cotopaxi:

Cotopaxi is a carbon neutral certified B Corporation that creates sustainably made outdoor gear designed to fight extreme poverty, inspire adventure, and move people to Do Good. Our Gear for GoodⓇ promise is to make gear that lasts and to have a positive social, environmental, and economic impact. By 2025, we’re committed to using repurposed, recycled, or responsible materials in all of our gear. We also allocate at least 1% of our annual revenue to the Cotopaxi Foundation, which awards grants to nonprofit partners with proven track records of alleviating poverty. Through our Foundation to date, we have reached an estimated 3.5 million individuals living in extreme poverty.

Cotopaxi is a company that values people, innovation, and adventure and our work environment reflects just that. Whether you are working from one of our retail stores, our headquarters, your couch at home, or even your van in the woods, you’ll feel the camaraderie of our amazing team of visionaries, builders and go-getters. We are a team of adventurous, mission-driven people looking to prove that business CAN be a force for good.

Job Overview (What You’ll Do):

As a Senior Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for working with the Creative team to produce designs for all our channels. This will include work for our digital ads, emails, mailers, and more. We’re looking for someone who is highly motivated and creative, who is proficient in design software and can help us push and refine our style, and who can execute graphics and coordinate production at a high level.

Job Responsibilities (How You’ll Do It):

• Ideate seasonal graphics concepts in collaboration with the Art Director.
• Design campaigns spanning digital ads, emails, and print.
• Prepare motion graphics and GIFs for digital advertisements.
• Create mailers, catalogs, and other print collateral.

Job Deliverables (What You’ll Achieve):

• Creation of graphics for our Fall 2023 line, including a catalog.
• Holiday ideation for a stylized studio shoot.
• Deliverables for the Back-to-School campaign.

The Ideal Candidate (What You Need to Succeed):

• You have an Undergraduate Degree in Graphic Design or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• You have 5-7 years of design experience.
• You ideally have experience working for a direct-to-consumer eCommerce business.
• You know print and web design principles.
• You are proficient in relevant software: Adobe CC, Figma.
• You can execute concepts quickly and at a very high level.
• You can communicate effectively and persuasively in order to pitch your work.
• You are a builder who can help us develop stronger processes and design strategies.
• You are positive and able to collaborate well with stakeholders from across the company to produce quality results.
• Familiarity with HTML/CSS is a plus.
• Experience creating motion graphics is a plus.
• Possessing strong writing skills is a plus.

Job Benefits (The Perks):

We deeply care about our employees and are proud of our commitment and investment in our team. We prioritize wages and benefits and always keep the employee experience in mind as we work to create a quality work-life balance for everyone.

The salary range for this position is $65-75k and will be based on the experience that you bring to the table.

Here is a snapshot of the benefits we provide:

• Medical, dental and vision benefits.
• Company paid basic life insurance.
• Company paid short-term disability coverage.
• Company paid life assistance program, with the election of medical coverage.
• Company paid mental health benefits.
• Company paid volunteer time.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Unlimited responsible PTO.
• In The Wild Time: Dedicated paid time out of your work week to spend outdoors.
• 60% off Cotopaxi products.
• Additional outdoor/adventure/lifestyle brand discounts.
• $1,000 stipend after 18 months for bucket list adventure.
• $5,000 stipend after 5 years for bucket list adventure.
• Annual company-wide outings and regular virtual/in-person celebrations.
• A fun, people-first company culture!

As a mission-driven brand, Cotopaxi is not only hyper aware of but also deeply invested in putting people first and paving the way as a humanitarian brand. We welcome, embrace and celebrate all people regardless of gender, age, race, disability, nationality, ethnicity, faith, or sexual orientation. We believe in Doing Good, and how we’re involved with that has no limits.

No matter what experience you have within the outdoor industry we encourage you to apply. At Cotopaxi we believe that experience comes from a variety of places. We look for individuals who thrive on challenges, are passionate about doing good, and believe that collaboration and radical candor are necessary for success. Show us how your experiences have shaped you and how you can contribute to Cotopaxi in our mission to Do Good. We can’t wait for you to share with us your personal story!

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