Graphic Designer - E-Commerce Store

Company Introduction:

At BestLife4Pets, we believe every pet deserves to live a long, happy, and healthy life with the humans who love them. As a fast-growing holistic pet health brand, our mission is to help pet owners care for their pets with our high-quality homeopathic health products.

What sets us apart? Our deep-rooted love for our pets – in fact, our CEO started this company when she witnessed the remarkable results of homeopathic remedies on her own dog.

Over the past few years, our brand has grown by over 30%, and we know this is just the beginning. To take our business to the next level, we are expanding our team. If you are highly organized, data-savvy, and love making the world better for our furry friends, we’d love to have you on board. 

About the Role 

As our Graphic Designer, you’ll be responsible for creating images that sell our pet supplements. You’ll create designs for Amazon, other product listings, social, and packaging. Video/ Animation experience is a bonus.  

The Graphic Designer will play a key role in coming up with relevant, conversion-driven designs, communicating efficiently with the team, meeting deadlines, staying on-brand, and taking the initiative when it comes to the company’s visual identity. 

You’ll need a strong eye for effective design and be purposeful in every design choice you make to balance attractiveness with conversion. Your ability to follow a brief will be paramount, but we also encourage you to be creative enough to try new angles while remaining true to our brand identity.

This role is perfect for someone with proven experience in e-commerce (especially Amazon), marketing or sales skills, up-to-date skills with the latest design tools, and a drive to stay at the forefront of the latest design best practices while not being afraid to be creative. 

Mission Statement:

The primary mission of our Graphic Designer is to create attention-grabbing designs with smart, conversion-focused angles. You’ll also be required to improve our overall design quality and keep iterating our design guidelines to keep up with the latest best practices and stay in line with BestLife4Pets’ goals. 

General responsibilities:

The responsibilities of our Graphic Designer include the following: 

• Create designs that balance both attractiveness and conversion elements 
• Design for product pages, social, and packaging 
• Follow BestLife4Pets brand guidelines for every design 
• Be open to feedback and willing to learn 
• Handling design edits where necessary 
• Be proactive and come up with new ideas and concepts 
• Try/learn new design technologies and solutions 
• Communicate effectively with the team to align designs to the brand 
• Potentially creating and editing short-form animated YouTube videos for the brand 

Overall, the Graphic Designer will play an important role in driving the continued growth and success of BestLife4Pets by maintaining our brand identity and ensuring that our design complements the copy and conveys the message effectively. 

Position specifications:

The Graphic Designer position includes committing to the following:

• Full-time commitment and 40 work hours per week (8 hours work day)
• Availability and a high level of responsiveness during our general office hours
• A competitive salary and flexible work-life balance
• Receive contractor status and training after commencing work
• Paid annual leave and sick leave
• A 30-day notice period of one calendar month

Profile:

As our Graphic Designer, you need to be a creative, dynamic, and flexible individual. You need to be able to juggle multiple tasks throughout the day, be comfortable making decisions on your own, communicate with the team where necessary, and deliver consistently high-level work. 

You should have a background in (or an in-depth understanding of) marketing and sales and know how to use marketing principles in design. You should design with purpose, so every finalized file is optimized for conversion while still capturing the viewers emotionally. 

You’ll need to be proactive and able to take a brief and run with it. The ability to think outside of the box while remaining on-brand is key. You must be comfortable managing assigned tasks and fitting in edits wherever necessary, as well as taking feedback and incorporating it into future designs. 

The ideal person for the Graphic Designer role is someone who doesn’t just live for great design, but who’s also passionate about pets and genuinely cares about BestLife4Pets’s mission of improving the lives of animals through natural, holistic products. 

Good time management, organizational skills, communication, and interpersonal skills will be assets in this position and help you succeed and fit into our team environment. 

Key traits for this position:

Our ideal Graphic Designer will demonstrate excellent attention to detail, creativity, strong design skills, and an ability to create designs with purpose—to make sales, not just look pretty. You’ll need to be able to manage your time effectively, take action quickly when needed without waiting for instructions, and handle feedback like a pro (and learn from it). The ability to multitask is a bonus, and strong interpersonal and communication skills will help you succeed in this role. 

Key requirements:

The Graphic Designer position has the following key requirements:

• A portfolio showcasing your creativity in various types of design work 
• Marketing/sales experience or provable knowledge 
• An understanding of conversion-focused design 
• Product image optimization skills (with or without mockups) 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Keen attention to detail and good time management skills 
• An ability to manage multiple tasks while staying organized and focused 
• The ability to work from briefs but also to take the initiative where necessary 
• A positive, friendly, and empathetic attitude, reflecting our company’s commitment to our values 
• Familiarity with working autonomously and managing your own time independently and effectively
• Being open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism and improving on it
• Must be available and responsive during our office hours
• Must be able to meet deadlines and provide work of a consistently high standard 

Nice to Have (but not essential):

• Experience as a designer for an e-commerce business or agency (we’d still love to hear from you if you’re super creative but have less experience!) 
• Experience working with project management tools (Slack, ClickUp) 
• Experience with Amazon product listings 
• Video/animation creation/editing experience is highly beneficial 
• Any experience in the pet health industry will count in your favor 
• A passion for pets and making a positive difference 

As part of our fast-growing team, you get access to these benefits:

• A fully remote and flexible work environment that allows you to work from anywhere
• A competitive remuneration package
• Working with a team that values efficiency over micromanagement 
• A chance to be mentored by one of the most experienced, most knowledgeable brand managers in the industry 
• Directly impacting the success and growth of our company, BestLife4Pets
• Working alongside a team that shares your passion for animals 
• Continuous growth opportunities to develop your skills and advance within the company
• The chance to make a real difference in the lives of pets and their owners