Published: August 28, 2024 - The Creative Assistant supports proofing, scheduling, and coordination of new item copy, and facilitates the editing process while managing the organization of files, samples, and photography assets. This role involves daily interactions with internal partners, assisting the Web Team with product presentation accuracy, and contributing to exhibition designs, space planning, and the creation of marketing materials from concept to production. Additionally, the Creative Assistant helps develop content for social media platforms that align with brand strategy and conducts market research to optimize the design elements of marketing campaigns according to company guidelines.
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1. Creative Assistant, Artify Studios, Portland, OR
Job Summary:
- Assist in managing the creative calendar, deliverables, and deadlines
- Assist in building catalog pagination plans that support the design concepts and merchandising plans
- Participate in building outfits and compelling merchandising stories
- Help with researching presentation ideas, collecting swipes
- Coordinate props and accessories needed for creative stories
- Track and organize photo samples
- Assist in preparing Turnover Documents to the Art Director & Copywriter, schedule Turnover Meetings and participate in meetings
- Coordinate the photography booking and arrangement of samples to the studio or location
- Occasional communication with the printing house
- Coordinate sending of swatches to the printing house, assist in proofing for color printing accuracy
Skills on Resume:
- Creative Calendar Management (Soft Skills)
- Catalog Pagination Planning (Hard Skills)
- Merchandising Story Development (Soft Skills)
- Presentation Research (Soft Skills)
- Props Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Photo Sample Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Turnover Document Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Photography Coordination (Hard Skills)
2. Creative Assistant, Luna Creations, Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Assist with proofing processes
- Schedule and coordinate new item copy requirements and help facilitate the editing process
- Organization with files, samples and photography assets, coordinated images with Web Team, and ensures the Web Team has appropriate alternate images
- Daily communication with internal partners
- Assist Web Team with item ranking and product presentation accuracy
- Develop and execute exhibition designs, space planning, graphic design requirements, marketing materials and deliverables of proposed visuals from concept stage to production.
- Present during ingress, event proper and egress in all of Company’s events.
- Assist with social media platforms, coordinate and supply ideas that align with brand strategy
- Creates effective design and layouts for internal and external marketing materials according to company brand guidelines.
- Completes market research to find answers about consumer requirements, habits and trends regarding the design elements of marketing projects/campaigns.
Skills on Resume:
- Proofing Process Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Copy Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Asset Organization (Hard Skills)
- Internal Communication (Soft Skills)
- Web Content Management (Hard Skills)
- Exhibition Design Execution (Hard Skills)
- Event Presence (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Strategy Coordination (Soft Skills)
3. Creative Assistant, Blossom Marketing, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Support and collaborate with the marketing team and other departments in organizing and executing marketing and communication efforts.
- Design various collateral using Adobe Creative Cloud incorporating established brand guidelines.
- Brainstorm and develop ideas for creative marketing campaigns to enhance and grow the company's brand.
- Assist with the production of marketing materials and literature, such as content for web, social media, brochures, emails and presentations, by formatting content and graphics.
- Prepare, format and edit a range of documents.
- Provide marketing support for internal events
- Manage updates to the company website.
- Plan and execute initiatives to reach the target audience through marketing mediums (social media, e-mail, TV etc.).
- Manage marketing collateral inventory and supplies.
- Undertake individual tasks of a marketing plan
Skills on Resume:
- Marketing Campaign Development (Hard Skills)
- Adobe Creative Cloud Design (Hard Skills)
- Content Creation and Editing (Hard Skills)
- Brand Guidelines Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Marketing Material Production (Hard Skills)
- Event Marketing Support (Soft Skills)
- Website Management (Hard Skills)
- Marketing Plan Execution (Soft Skills)
4. Creative Assistant, Bright Ideas Agency, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Utilize established project management tool to ensure effective collaboration with team members, project ownership and achievement of deadlines.
- Plans and executes initiatives to reach the target audience through effective design.
- Effectively undertakes individual tasks of a marketing plan
- Conducts regular and scheduled analysis of design for effectiveness, reports out, and acts on results.
- Collaborates with content development on effective design that increases content engagement.
- Assisting the digital marketing team and existing designers in the creative positioning of the brand
- Content creation for digital and social media channels
- Interpreting digital marketing plan to conceptualize and create effective digital content
- Plan and coordinate posts for social media both locally and internationally
- Graphic and digital design, create video, static and animated content
Skills on Resume:
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Design Initiative Planning (Soft Skills)
- Marketing Plan Execution (Soft Skills)
- Design Effectiveness Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Content Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Creative Brand Positioning (Soft Skills)
- Digital Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Social Media Coordination (Hard Skills)
5. Creative Assistant, Infinite Visions, Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Organizing and caring for Plant and Hardware Samples
- Maintain upkeep of the NPD area
- Admin (including Data Entry) with a vision to find ways to reduce these tasks.
- Arrange Couriers and pack up samples for delivery to customers
- Participate in Customer and Supplier research days
- Supporting the Marketing Manager, Design Manager and Head of Logistics on operational and logistical aspects of shoots, events, exhibitions and presentations i.e. organizing lunch and refreshments.
- Creating sets of new collection samples for stylists and others.
- Assisting on the day (ironing/lunches/packing etc.)
- Implement design within a broader digital strategy to meet business objectives
- Work on artwork and execution with resident designers
Skills on Resume:
- Sample Management (Hard Skills)
- NPD Area Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Administrative Efficiency (Soft Skills)
- Courier Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Research Support (Soft Skills)
- Event and Shoot Logistics (Soft Skills)
- Sample Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Design Implementation (Soft Skills)