Project Designer

  • Full-time
  • Department: Creative Development

Company Description

Welcome to Cricut® where transforming inspiration to creation reigns supreme. Here, customer experiences are what drive us, game-changing technology solutions are conceived, change is happening and technology is at the very heart of bringing our creative ideas to life. Clients aren’t just customers, they’re partners. Integrity and a team-driven environment serve as incubators for entrepreneurial minds. If you’re ready to be an idea engineer with some of the best collaborators in the industry, let’s see where you can put your talents to work.

Cricut® is a world leader in personal electronic cutting machines that help people achieve their creative best. For 50 years, Cricut® has inspired creativity and made DIY more capable and easier than ever with tools like the Cricut® electronic cutting machine, Cricut Craft Room® design software, and the Cricut Cuttlebug™ embosser and die cutter. Today, millions of people use Cricut® products to create masterful and surprisingly simple projects, and Cricut® products have won dozens of industry awards. Redefine DIY—join the Cricut® revolution!  

Job Description

Do you see something on Pinterest and think, “I could totally make that!”? Join our Project Design Team and make that a reality. Join the team that creates amazing DIY Craft projects made with the Cricut Explore family of machines. The team’s designs are featured in our various online, editorial, retail channel and community marketing efforts. The DIY projects are posted on Cricut.com/design where they can be re-created by any Cricut owner. Since you and your team have done most of the heavy design lifting, consumers are transformed from DIY newbies to DIY stars. 

Responsibilities

- Ideate & execute creative projects such as cards, party and home décor as well as fashion and jewelry projects for packaging, social media and marketing materials

- Create original, trend-setting DIY projects (as an individual & as a team) 

- Manage workflow and deadlines on multiple projects at once

- Ability to incorporate new and upcoming trends into your designs

- Write detailed instructions for your projects

- Storyboard and shoot step-outs for your projects

- Ideate new products and images sets 



Qualifications

Requirements

- Extensive experience in DIY Crafting, Fashion, Home décor, Party, and Paper Crafts. Portfolio must exhibit style and abilities.

- Ability to design in a variety of styles depending on client and purpose.

- Expert Knowledge of Cricut Design Space and the Cricut Explore family of machines.

- Expert knowledge and experience with the wide variety of crafting materials. 

- Intermediate Sewing Skills a MUST!

- Basic design knowledge: Color, Focus, Balance, Perspective, Shape and Emphasis

- Attention to detail

- Perfection of execution 

Additional Information

What to Do Next: 

Please send us a resume and a cover telling us why no one is more right for the position than you. Make sure to include examples of your work or portfolio. You can be sure that Cricut is a workplace that values individuality and variety, so write to us in your real voice and tell us what you’re all about. Please submit any online presence you may have (Twitter, Facebook, GitHub, Fan pages made because of you), and if you are a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, that means a lot to us, and we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!