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Employer & Industry UsageDesign agencies, marketing firms, in-house teamsDesign agencies, corporate marketing departments

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Center Associate / Graphic Designer

The UPS Store

Pewaukee, WI • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago

The UPS Store rating

5.7

Company rating: 5.7 out of 10

Based on 643 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

460th of 734 rated retailers

Job description

The UPS Store provides a variety of services - shipping, returning, package handling, shredding, notarizing, packing, faxing and a variety of mailing tasks.  Graphic design is only ten percent of this dynamic and fast-paced business.  If you are looking for a full time graphic design position, this is not the job for you.  It is ideal for people seeking to learn business skills and start to build a portfolio of design work and production expertise. 

Graphic Designer / Center Associate delivers world-class customer service and design-to-print products to all retail customers - including business owners, corporate professionals, and busy families.

This entry-level graphic design position offers a unique opportunity to build turn-key skills.  Center associates learn how to promote, communicate, understand customer needs, cost, create, produce and supply design and final print work. As compared to a full-time graphic design position, you must produce what you design and design what the customer requires. 

The ideal candidate has a strong desire to learn, a friendly and genuinely helpful demeanor, and a professional appearance. He or she is driven to succeed and is an energetic self-starter and team-player who is trustworthy and a fast learner.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Understands and fulfills the needs of walk-in customers
  • Communicates effectively and continuously practices good listening with customers, co-workers, vendors, and leadership
  • Empathizes and manages demanding, impatient, and/or frustrated customers to turn a stressful event into a positive experience
  • Takes ownership of customers’ returning, packing, shipping, and/or print problems and offers viable solutions
  • Manages the logistics of small to medium projects, follows through to completion, and updates all parties as needed
  • Produces/designs, proofs, and updates materials for print projects using Adobe products
  • Operates all equipment, software, and devices in an expert fashion and is willing to teach others
  • Prioritizes and optimizes the work load to streamline the production flow
  • Frequently multi-tasks while maintaining extreme attention to detail and high quality control
  • Maintains a clean, organized, and safe working environment
  • May open and/or close the store and perform end-of-day accounting, etc.
  • Takes action to learn NEW products, services, alternative solutions, and industry trends as well as occasionally reviewing/retraining on lesser used services
  • Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

  • One year of customer service experience required (more preferred)
  • Minimum one year of experience in a print production/graphic design role or a two-year degree in graphic design or a related field
  • Aptitude to learn commercial printing and cutting equipment
  • Able to work weekend days as required
  • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Suites
  • Knowledge and application of printing concepts
  • Good communication and people skills
  • Strong analytical and math skills
  • Highly organized and detail oriented
  • Good project and time management skills
  • Able to work and complete tasks independently in a quick turn environment
  • Able to work collaboratively
  • High energy level
  • Prompt, reliable, and responsible
  • Able to lift 40+ pounds

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About UPS Store

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The UPS Store Inc., is a subsidiary of UPS, and is the world’s largest franchisor of retail shipping, postal, printing and business service centers. UPS and The UPS Store Headquarters offer a unique promote-from-within culture where you’ll always find exciting new career opportunities at every level of the organization. From training and education to growth and empowerment, you have the freedom to forge a career path that can take you anywhere you want to go. UPS and The UPS Store Headquarters job categories include: Package Handlers and Helpers, Drivers and Mechanics, Customer Solutions and Sales, IT, Corporate, and Logistics and Operations.

Industry

Retail, printing and printing services, print media publishing, office supplies and stationery stores, couriers and messengers services and plastics packaging film and sheet (including laminated) manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

San Diego, CA, US

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