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Job Description
Headquartered in Seattle, WA, with operations in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia, Taphandles is the leading brand activation partner specializing in product design for the beverage industry.
Taphandles is seeking an entry level artist with a ‘can-do’ attitude to join our award-winning design studio where we partner with some of the largest beverage brands in the world designing tap handles, draft towers, and other custom draft solutions
Our design-to-delivery cycle is short, and you will see your artwork hit the market in a matter of months. A successful candidate will contribute to and assist in bringing beverage brands to life from concept ideation through design sign-off. You will work directly with beverage customers to understand their brands and objectives, sketch product ideas, and refine proposed designs with a collaborative approach until a final custom design is ready to order for manufacturing.
Responsibilities/Opportunities:
• Meet virtually and in person with customers
• Understand beverage brand and product objectives
• Produce high quality hand sketched ideas
• Refine the sketch designs with customer feedback
• Developing an understanding of our broad manufacturing capabilities such as: metal machining, wood working, urethane casting, die-casting, injection-molding, electroplating, powder coating, 3D printing, artwork decoration and more to incorporate into designs.
Requirements:
• A portfolio of work demonstrating strong character design
• Excellent hand sketching abilities for rapid thumbnail generation
• Willingness and interest to collaborate directly with customers
• Ability to deliver high-quality artwork against tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and visual communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Adobe Suite required (Rhino, Blender, or ZBrush a plus)
Application Details
Please submit your resume, cover letter, and PDF portfolio (<10Mb) to:
RecruitDesign@taphandles.com.
1. Portfolio screening
2. Introductory phone screening
3. Remote “Teams” interview
4. Skills test
Please note, this role is only open to those with US working privileges and unfortunately, we are unable to respond to all applications.
Taphandles, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.