Welcome to Million Dollar Baby Co.!
We started in 1990 and are proudly family-owned and operated in Los Angeles. Since then, MDB Co. has grown to 7 distinct brands of children's furnishings ranging in style, aesthetic, and price point, while carrying some of the industry's most eco-conscious and award-winning designs. Our family of brands include: Babyletto, DaVinci, Nursery Works, Namesake, Monogram by Namesake, and Carter's by DaVinci. We can be found in mass retailers like Target and Amazon to your local mom-and-pop baby shop to specialty retailers like Pottery Barn Kids and Crate and Barrel.
At MDB Co., we credit all of our success to our mighty team of more than 110 smart, fun, and diverse individuals who make an impact every day! Our team members are our #1 priority and we partner with exceptional suppliers and retailers from around the world who share our values.
Lastly, we are proud that we have been awarded Great Place to Work in '21, '22, '23, Built in LA Best of List '22, '23, Fortune Best Places to Work '23. It's truly an amazing place to work!
We welcome you to learn more about our company and our fantastic team.
Teddy Fong
CEO
About the job:
As we continue to grow our beloved brands, we are looking for a Senior Digital Designer to join our team. This role is tasked with advancing the marketing goals of our brands through clever and captivating branding, sales, and promotional content. As a Senior Digital Designer, you will use visual storytelling to enhance our content on our social media channels, emails, websites, and retail partner sites. Our ideal candidate is consumer focused and able to follow brand guidelines to create content unique to each brand's aesthetic. You should be comfortable writing and developing copy, designing and laying out marketing content, crafting and editing still images and video, as well as managing multiple projects from beginning to end.
What you'll be doing:- Utilize graphic design skills to support the growth of our brands through curating and preparing visual content for use in digital advertising, Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, Pinterest, our own websites, retailer websites, YouTube, and newsletters
- Work closely with Design Team to deliver branded content to brand and marketing managers
- Partner with Digital, Marketing, Branding, and Photography teams to incorporate insights into content creation for advertising, social, and digital executions
- Combine compelling first-in-class creative with clear marketing messages and calls to action
- Ability to apply simple animation and GIFs to digital content to help highlight brand messaging and enhance storytelling
- Develop expert knowledge of brand and company goals, understand and follow brand guidelines, acting as a brand ambassador to ensure that all projects fit the brand style and voice
- Keep abreast of industry best practices and competitive trends, regularly informing the team of noteworthy news items and opportunities and incorporating them into our brands when applicable
- Effectively manage multiple projects, manage timelines, and communicate progress to key stakeholders
- Partner with the overseas creative team in content creation, ensuring that deliverables are on brand and on message
- Develop additional print and marketing materials as assigned (i.e. creative mood boards, trade show signage, posters, brochures, merchandise, and presentation decks)
- Edit video and stills to be used across all social channels, our own websites, and retailer partner websites
- Partner with the brand team in other marketing initiatives, such as attending trade shows, photo shoots, assisting with copywriting, and other content creation and design needs that support our annual brand plans. We are a small scrappy, fast-paced team that enjoys helping each other reach our goals
- Guide and mentor junior members of the team
What you will bring to the table:- Minimum of 5+ years of digital design experience
- Proven in-depth understanding of design fundamentals such as layout, color theory, and typography usage
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, XD)
- Expertise in designing for web, tablet, mobile, and email projects
- Working knowledge of photography and video production and editing a plus, but not required
- A solid understanding of digital video and social media platforms including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, and Pinterest
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Understanding of how to make shareable branded content for a variety of media and platforms
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills both verbal and written
- Strong background in conceptual and visual thinking with a branded mindset
- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- React positively to feedback and notes with a strong desire for learning and improvement
- Be a creative and resourceful problem solver that is solution oriented
- A creative eye with excellent taste, passion for interior design and décor a plus
- Self-motivated with strong project management skills
- A great attitude – enjoys building and contributing to happy, high-functioning teams
Our Benefits:- 100% of your health, dental, and vision insurance monthly premiums paid by us!
- Flexible PTO because we respect the need for work/life harmony
- Company matching 401(k)
- Vacation reimbursement and health & wellness subsidy programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Matching charitable donations to the nonprofit organization of your choice
- Company-wide monthly celebrations - lunch is on us!
- Dog-friendly workplace, yes! You can bring your best friend to work
- Free MDB Co. swag + generous employee discount on products
$80,000 - $95,000 a year
At Million Dollar Baby Co., we’re passionate about diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our diversity, inclusion and equity committee (DIEC) strives to break barriers for minority communities, help educate the company on pertinent topics, and work to ensure equal opportunities for existing and potential employees. Since its formation in 2020, our committee has focused on multiple areas, some include hiring, community involvement and continuous learning about Diversity, Inclusion and Equity.
As an important step in coming together as safely as possible, Million Dollar Baby Co. requires all employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 as a condition of employment unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.
Million Dollar Baby Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at TM@mdbmail.com