Career Opportunities

Role Description

The lead design artist role is a dual role at PretendAgain where you both design story-driven products and also provide support through consulting with junior team members working on their design tasks. The lead design artist thinks quickly on their feet and is called upon frequently for ad-hoc tasks for both their own team and in a supporting role for other teams at PretendAgain. Your work is guided by your sense of design, business requirements, and clever thinking as you deliver exceptional experiences to our audience.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and design characters/mascots for use in company products and storytelling, including character design sheets and specifications.
• Design art assets for clothing, products, and promotional items.
• Verify that created designs are delivered according to the design brief provided.
• Deliver work as scheduled according to company project plans or deadlines as assigned by your supervisor.
• Support other teams by creating illustrations for advertisements for products and/or posts for company marketing/media channels.
• Serve as a positional printing subject matter expert. Provide expertise in placing the designs on multiple different items and their pros and cons.
• Design repeating pattern assets to be applied to multiple items, such as home furniture, clothing, or other textiles.
• Verify color codes and designs are accurate using PANTONE color management system for industrial printing.
• Analyze illustrations and designs from competitor products in order to determine areas of opportunity for PretendAgain’s future project plans.
• Provide consultation and support to junior product artist team members in the course of completing their duties.
• Other occasional duties as required by the business.

Necessary Skills and Qualifications

• Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Childlike sense of wonder and activate imagination.
• 5+ Years in the graphic design industry.
• 6+ Years of experience in commercial illustration, with an emphasis on character design.
• 4+ Years of experience in commercial printing.
• 4+ years of experience with digital art.
• Vector art skills are a MUST.
• 2+ years experience working with distributed teams and collaborating with distributed teams.
• 2+ years experience mentoring team members in a leadership or lead role.
• Experience in working with high-resolution canvases (7680x7320+ at 150 ppi).
• Ability to provide and accept clear, direct feedback on completed work.
• Ability to adjust and adapt to plan changes as required by the business.
• Advanced knowledge of color theory and product design structure.
• Be an active participant in the ageplay community (ABDL, babyfur, etc.)
• Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud suite, with emphasis on Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Fluent English skills, fluent Spanish skills are a plus.
• Experience with PANTONE color books preferred.
• Regular high-speed internet connectivity (100mbps down/30 mbps up, 1Gbps+ preferred).
• 5+ Years of experience with customer service is a plus.

Compensation

This role pays per project on a contract basis. Please submit your typical commercial rate card if possible. If you do not have one, then we are happy to accept a bid for projects you would be assigned. Please ask during your interview.

Additional Notes

Selected applicants will be asked to create a presentation using specific requirements as part of their consideration.

Please submit a link to your publicly available portfolio for review. Social media handles are not portfolios.

The eCommerce Marketing Manager role is dedicated to managing and delivering performance across all marketing and social media channels, as well as product campaigns and necessary product support. You will be expected to create, coordinate, and execute plans to effectively grow and maintain PretendAgain's products, brand image, and online presence.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and execute marketing projects, building and assigning tasks across all teams to ensure project progress.
• Coordinate ad photography and videography for releases or as needed by the business.
• Managing posts and engagement with user-generated content on all social media channels.
• Draft and execute marketing and social media campaigns, keeping a steady cadence throughout.
• Monitor and act on trends in social media relevant to PretendAgain.
• Respond, engage, and interact with target audiences on social media platforms in a timely fashion.
• Complete and maintain an analysis of customer types and preferences.
• Collaborate with other team members based on business needs to provide insight, feedback, or creative input
• Travel may be required based on business needs.

Necessary Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in eCommerce marketing, including 3+ years in high-pressure, white-glove service settings.
• 5+ years of social media content creation for companies OR social media account management for companies.
• 2+ years in a leadership or management role
• 2+ years in project management or similar experience
• 2+ years working with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Familiarity with social media analytics and methodologies.
• Associates degree in marketing OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to provide and accept clear, direct feedback on completed work.
• High flexibility; Social media doesn't always happen during work hours.
• Sensitivity training or similar experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion of varying demographics.
• Strong critical thinking skills and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Child-like sense of wonder and an active imagination.
• Active participant in the ageplay community (ABDL, babyfur, etc.)
• High tolerance to sensitive and NSFW content on social media platforms.
• Regular high-speed internet connectivity (100mbps down/30 mbps up, 1Gbps+ preferred).
• Fluent English skills, fluent Spanish skills are a plus.

Compensation

Compensation is negotiable and is on a contract basis. If you have a commercial rate card, please submit it with your application. If you do not have one, then we are happy to accept a bid for projects you would be assigned. Please ask during your interview.

Additional Notes

Please share any public examples of your work.