Freelance Graphic Designer

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 18 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect.

The role:

This is a flexible, freelance opportunity for someone with strong design skills who can jump in as needed to help bring asset on various design projects. We're looking for a talented freelance designer to support our in-house creative team on a project-by-project basis.

What you'll be doing:

• Creating digital and print assets across skincare and haircare brands
• Working within brand guidelines to develop engaging visuals
• Supporting with anything from social media content, ecommerce assets, presentations, website assets, packaging mock-ups, language adaptations, print assets, and in-store POS.
  
  

What we're looking for:

• A degree in Graphic Design, Digital Design, or a related field
• Proven experience as a freelance or in-house designer (beauty or lifestyle sector experience is a plus)
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Basic understanding of After Effects (This is a bonus, but not essential)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work quickly and independently
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience working on beauty brands or a good understanding of beauty industry aesthetics
• Familiarity with video editing or animation
  
  

If you're a creative, reliable designer who can hit the ground running and enjoys working across beautiful, consumer-led brands, we’d love to hear from you.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 16 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/) or EMEA website (https://www.kao.com/emea/en/)

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