Graphic Designer/Creative Lead - Full-time / Part-time

Come Join Our New Team!

Pei Wei is looking for a Graphic Designer/Creative Lead to play an instrumental role in the next phase of our growth as we build a new Restaurant Support Office team in the Las Colinas area of Irving, TX.  Pei Wei is the leader in fresh Pan-Asian fast-casual dining, with more than 200 restaurants in 21 states. We are looking for passionate team players to elevate an already exceptional brand. If you want to be part of something truly special where you can make a difference, then apply today to explore this exciting career opportunity.

What you will do:

The Graphic Designer/Creative Lead is responsible for creating, developing, maintaining, and evolving high impact, visual storytelling for the Pei Wei brand. The role involves the creation and design of original creative as well as modification and evolution of existing branding across multiple channels. This role will be strategic and collaborative, requiring the Creative/Design Manager to lead the creative process across multiple departments while partnering with the brand team through integrated marketing planning and execution. The ability to manage relationships with partner agencies, as well as direct the work of copywriters, photographers, videographers and web developers is paramount.

Essential Functions:

• Manage multiple creative projects and related teams, from pre-launch through completion
• Lead marketing teams in all creative endeavors
• Develop, present and execute creative design concepts that meet the business objectives of the organization and that advance our brand strategy
• Design (either original or modifying existing) logos and supporting branding, restaurant promotional and in-store materials, collateral, gift cards, menus, uniforms, advertising, microsites and special programs and events
• Write, provide direction and edit copy for advertising, radio and video scripts
• Produce and direct brand video shoots and manage completion of final videos
• Collaborate, manage and provide feedback to digital user interface designers on digital projects
• Work with brand team to develop and maintain brand guidelines/style guides
• Direct and manage in-house and external agency photography shoots
• Explore and implement quality and cost saving measures
• Create and manage brand asset libraries
• Serve as creative production/traffic manager for all internal creative projects
• Project leader for department and cross-functional projects; manage in-take, management output for all projects

What you need:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required

Experience:

• 3 years relevant experience required
• 2 years of graphic design experience required
• Working experience partnering with marketing teams by creating fully integrated campaigns and taking a strategic, holistic approach to design.
• Strong working knowledge of the production process and a solid knowledge of graphic design principles
• Expertise in the Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator and InDesign required. Flash, HTML, CSS strongly preferred
• Experience with creative project management software (i.e. Wike, Basecamp) preferred

Competencies:

• Ability to manage multiple projects creatively, efficiently, and thoroughly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Team player who works collaboratively with co-workers
• Strong communication skills
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Strength in delivering collateral, presentations, advertising, email campaigns, social media, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure, track details of multiple projects, and interact with people at all levels

Working Conditions:

• Position requires talking, hearing, walking, sedentary work, and visual acuity
• Normal office environment

What we offer:

• Growth opportunities in a fun and fast-moving environment
• 15 days of PTO per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans
• Company paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans
• Generous meal benefits

Pei Wei is proud to be an equal opportunity employer workplace.