OVERVIEW 

Established in 1980, Sun & Ski Sports calls an unexpected city home – Houston, Texas! Contrary to popular belief, cowboys love snow. Our journey began with a vision to help more people explore the outdoors. After four decades, with 32 locations across 13 states, we stand as experts in our field, committed to offering a variety of top-quality gear. Whether it's watersports, biking, running, skiing, or snowboarding, our goal remains unchanged: to make everyone an outdoor adventurer. We're dedicated to going the extra mile—26.2 of them, to be exact—to provide you with the right gear and guidance.

We offer top brands, including The North Face, Patagonia, Hoka, On, Cannondale, UGG, Sorel, K2, Salomon, and Yeti, along with expert advice to ensure enjoyable adventures. We’re looking for enthusiastic team members who embody our active lifestyle and prioritize customer service. If you thrive in a dynamic environment focused on enhancing the customer experience, we want to hear from you! We’ve been making outdoor dreams come true with quality merchandise and service. Sun & Ski Sports – Find Yourself Outside.

SUMMARY

The Visual Designer is part of our growing in-house Brand & Creative team who will develop and shepherd marketing materials for Sun & Ski Sports that elevates our brand’s expertise, culture, product and service offerings. You must show fluency in crafting engaging design, as well as production solutions for a variety of marketing media, including web, digital, print, video and display advertising. Must have experience adhering to brand standards and provide a body of work showcasing creative, and effective, use of marketing concepts. The Visual Designer must think strategically to provide solutions in line with overall business objectives and priorities and must collaborate with designers and writers to develop and push creative solutions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Create pixel-perfect, high-resolution digital assets (screen layouts/elements, typography, iconography, video and animations) from wireframes for print advertising, store signage, digital display banners, packaging, websites, mobile, social media, etc.Collaborate with creative team to produce creative that is on strategy, on target, in brand and consistent with what is currently in the marketParticipate in strategy discussions and provide creative solutionsFollow best practices and provides input towards improved solutionsAdopts a customer-centered approach to decisions and actions in all facets of the business that are centered on a customers’ well-being Stays up to date on current industry and design trends Reports to Creative Manager

REQUIREMENTS

3-5 years of experience in an agency or in-house creative groupExtensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, and InDesign)Video Production, Editing, and Sound Design across multiple formats and sizesProduces motion design, dynamic interaction, illustration and/or photographyPrioritizes timeliness of delivery versus quality of workPractices excellent written and oral communication skillsExhibits exemplary business acumenAdapts quickly to a changing work environmentMultitasks and delivers in a time-sensitive environmentShows self-motivation and sets high personal standardsBachelor’s degree is preferred

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Company Benefits

Available to Full-Time Employees

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance

Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance, ID Theft & Legal 

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Hybrid or work-from-home options 

401 (k) Plan + Company Match 

Employee Purchase Discount 

Monday-Thursday: In-Office
Friday: Work from Home