Graphic Designer - Board Games

Goliath Agency - Richardson, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Richardson, TX

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About the position

Remember when you were a kid, and your dream job was to play with toys and games all day? Well today is your lucky day! Goliath Games, a top-tier toy and game company, is looking for someone awesome to ideate, design and develop the next great toys and games. This position will work with the Games Division of a robust global R&D team in the development of brand-new products. We are searching for a talented Graphic Designer with 5+ years of experience to design packaging and components for games that are trendy, visually appealing and FUN TO PLAY!

Responsibilities

• Design artwork for game packaging, instruction manuals, game boards, display graphics, POP, trade shows, and more with minimal supervision.
• Make required revisions to designs based on feedback from stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Research and develop packaging and product designs for items within a specified market.
• Create dielines using templates or adjust dielines to fit non-standard box sizes.
• Ensure that all layouts are error-free and include proper imagery, product descriptions, logos, legal lines, and copy prior to sending to factory.
• Preflight and package your own artwork.
• Ability to simultaneously work on a variety of projects with shifting deadlines while staying in constant contact with Art Director and Project Managers to ensure key due dates are hit.
• Flexibility to change direction on projects mid-way through with ease.
• Stay on top of current trends in packaging, toys, games, entertainment and pop culture.

Requirements

• 5+ years production/design experience in an agency, studio or in-house setting.
• Ability to design at a mid to senior level.
• Creative Suite proficiency, specifically in Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
• Layout and typography experience.
• Excellent file and folder management skills.
• Ability to have same-day deliverables for urgent needs.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design.
• Prepress and file handling experience.
• Dieline experience.
• Licensor style guide experience.
• Consumer packaging design.
• Logo design.
• Illustration or 3D skills are a huge plus.
• Experience with global brands.
• Large format experience.
• Photo editing.
• Comfortable on a MAC platform.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Discretionary company-match 401K program
• Paid holiday and vacation program