Graphic Designer

About Pirate Ship: Every ecommerce enterprise deserves access to the cheapest shipping rates. That’s why Pirate Ship’s free, simple shipping software levels the playing field for small businesses, unlocking uncompromised access to the deepest shipping discounts with absolutely no subscription fees or hidden costs. Operating as a progressive, remote-first crew, we discard corporate stuffiness in favor of a creative, fun, and transparent atmosphere where bold execution thrives and people always come before plunder.

Position Overview

We are seeking an exceptional creative pirate to join our crew as a Graphic Designer (formally known to us as the First Mate of Festoonery). In this hands-on design track, you will hold absolute ownership over maintaining visual cohesion, semantic relevance, and visually compelling layouts across every single consumer touchpoint. Balancing big-picture conceptual brand strategies with pixel-perfect, production-ready design assets, you will build social advertising units, design integrated multi-channel marketing campaigns, and evolve our central identity system without losing creative energy or conversion focus.

Key Responsibilities

• Multi-Channel Visual Execution: Translate brand strategy and creative briefs into highly compelling, visually arresting executions across the full marketing mix—including digital assets, social media ad creatives, out-of-home (OOH) media, and e-commerce portals.
• Brand System Stewardship: Maintain, iterate, and systematically scale an existing, robust visual identity system across all touchpoints while ensuring absolute stylistic coherence.
• Collaborative Ideation: Contribute bold, unexpected concepts to creative brainstorming loops, adopting a collaborative framework to elevate visual storytelling.
• Conversion-Focused Engineering: Design high-performing ad variations with a deep, data-informed understanding of how specific layouts drive acquisition and user conversion without compromising aesthetic integrity.
• Vendor & Fleet Management: Direct and partner with external creative assets—including professional photographers, retouchers, freelancers, and media agencies—to safeguard strict brand quality benchmarks.
• Stakeholder Presentations: Clearly communicate and present creative rationales, typographic choices, and layout frameworks to internal stakeholders and organizational leadership.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 6+ years of verified professional graphic design experience operating within brand-driven, digital-first agency environments or high-growth corporate software platforms.
• Master-level production proficiency navigating industry-standard design tooling ecosystems (specifically Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and generative AI design integrations).
• Impeccable mastery over visual design fundamentals—including advanced typography systems, asymmetric composition, color theory grids, and informational hierarchy.
• Demonstrated tracking background moving seamlessly from abstract initial creative briefs into massive, multi-threaded campaign rollouts.
• Outstanding interpersonal and technical communication skills with a native ability to thrive inside a fast-paced, remote-first workflow structure.
• Location Context: 100% remote working infrastructure flexibility open to qualified design professionals residing strictly within the following approved states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, or Wyoming.

Preferred Strategic Indicators (Nice to Have)

• A balanced hybrid background spanning both high-energy creative agency environments and dedicated in-house product brand design squads.
• The exceptional capacity to speak like a real buccaneer (YARRrrr!).

What We Offer

• Annual Base Salary Range: $100,000 – $115,000 USD (Final allocation calibrated cleanly based on portfolio depth and experience verification audits).
• Lucrative corporate performance-based bonus allocations.
• 100% company-covered premium medical, dental, and vision insurance for individual pirates (plus 50% comprehensive health coverage for eligible dependents).
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement investment match programs offering 100% company match up to 3% of annual salary.
• Generous time-off parameters including 144 hours of accrued vacation time to start, 80 hours of annual paid sick time, and 12 fully paid company holidays.
• Full 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster child placement scenarios.
• A one-time home office setup reimbursement stipend of up to $1,500 to acquire ergonomic desks and chairs, coupled with recurring subsidies for high-speed Wi-Fi and workspace snacks.
• Participation in our "Hey Taco!" peer-to-peer virtual recognition rewards engine.