Senior Graphic Designer

Position: Senior Designer 4 days in office REPORTS TO Creative DirectorLOCATION Glendale, CAFLSA STATUS Exempt - up to 125KDEPARTMENT Creative / MarketingPOSITION OVERVIEWThe Senior Designer works closely with the Creative Director and Senior Creative Manager to develop and execute elevated, cohesive creative across Tacori's digital, social, retail, print, campaign, and brand channels. This is a hands-on role for a designer with a strong point of view and an understanding of luxury, equally comfortable developing a campaign concept, designing a digital experience, or preparing production-ready files. KEY RESPONSIBILITIESBrand & Campaign Creative•    Partner closely with the Creative Director and Senior Creative Manager to execute and evolve Tacori's visual identity across all brand touchpoints.•    Develop creative for integrated campaigns, product launches, seasonal initiatives, brand storytelling, and events.•    Create sophisticated layouts and design systems that balance strong brand storytelling with a jewelry-first approach.•    Translate larger creative concepts into cohesive asset suites across multiple formats and channels. Digital, Social & E-Commerce•    Design assets across digital, social, e-commerce, email, print, retail, packaging, events, and presentations.•    Concept and develop creative for social media, including static, motion, video, and platform-specific content.•    Support website and e-commerce creative, including homepage updates, landing pages, collection pages, editorial content, and digital campaigns. Retail, Wholesale & Production•    Develop retail and wholesale materials including signage, displays, invitations, event collateral, selling tools, and retailer assets.•    Prepare production-ready files and work with printers, fabricators, developers, and external vendors to ensure accurate execution. Photography & Imagery•    Work with photography and retouching to ensure imagery meets Tacori's visual standards and jewelry is represented beautifully and accurately. Systems, Collaboration & Craft•    Build and maintain templates and scalable design systems that allow the brand to remain consistent across teams.•    Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Social, E-commerce, Retail, PR, and Product teams.•    Help manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high level of craft and attention to detail.•    Stay current on developments in luxury, fashion, jewelry, art, photography, typography, digital design, and culture, bringing relevant inspiration and ideas to the team.•    Explore and incorporate emerging creative technologies, including AI-assisted design and image-making tools, where appropriate. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLSExperience & Education•    5+ years of professional design experience, ideally within luxury, fashion, beauty, jewelry, editorial, or another highly visual consumer brand.•    A sophisticated portfolio demonstrating exceptional typography, layout, art direction, and brand design.•    Strong understanding of luxury aesthetics and the ability to create work that feels elevated, modern, and culturally relevant.•    Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and strong working knowledge of Figma and digital design workflows.•    Experience designing across both digital and physical environments, with a strong photo-editing, image-compositing, and retouching sensibility.•    Experience developing campaign creative and translating a concept across multiple channels, with an understanding of print production, file preparation, color, materials, and finishes.•    Strong attention to detail and an exceptionally high bar for craft, with the ability to take creative direction while also bringing thoughtful ideas and solutions to the table.•    Familiarity with motion, video editing, and AI image generation, with an interest in experimenting with new approaches to image-making and creative production. COMPETENCIESOperational Competencies•    Time Management:  Uses time effectively and efficiently•    Planning:  Develops schedules and task assignments, accurately scoping out the length & difficulty of tasks or projects.•    Assignment Hardiness:  Adapts comfortably to new and unfamiliar situations, curious about the unknown, maintains a positive attitude, resourceful and quick to get up to speed•    Proactive Visibility:  Eliminates surprises for leadership by accurately scoping task difficulty and flagging roadblocks early with a bias toward action•    Perseverence:  Pursues everything with energy and drive. Seldom gives up, especially in the face of resistance or set backs.•    Cross Cultural Agility:  Understands the need for flexibility; Is willing to start something and make adjustments along the way; Is not afraid to try something never done before; Will advocate with internal team for a regionally important initiative•    Priority Setting:  Spends time and the time of others on what's important; Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal. Eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.•    Organizational Agility:  Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network.•    Process Management:  Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others cant; can simplify complex processes•    Cross Cultural Resourcefulness:  Is a skilled negotiator; operates effectively under ambiguous, uncertain conditions•    Upward Partnership:  Eliminates "noise" for the leader by vetting issues and presenting 3 clear options and 1 recommendation (1-3-1) for final decision Interpersonal Competencies•    Interpersonal Savvy:  Relates well to all kinds of people, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably•    Humility:  Quickly admits flaws and mistakes; is authentic; encourages the viewpoints from all concerned; respects the views of others•    1-3-1 Self-Led:  Uses the 1-3-1 framework to self-coach through challenges; identifies "clues to improvement" in personal setbacks before seeking direction•    Peer Relationships:  Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; is seen as a team player; encourages collaboration•    Cross Cultural Sensitivity:  Understands and can empathize with differences in people and approaches; respects differences; is comfortable with diversity Strategic Competencies•    Learning on the Fly:  Learns quickly; is a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; enjoys the challenge of unfamilliar tasks•    Creativity:  Easily makes connections amongst previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings•    Dealing with Ambiguity:  Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isnt upset when things are up in the air; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty•    Business Acumen:  Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology and information affecting their business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace