Junior Designer

Our Snooze StoryWe are Snooze, the OG brunch leaders who have never stopped flipping the script on breakfast, powered by culinary creativity, unmatched hospitality, and a passion for our communities. Our Snoozers bring their authentic selves to work every day. This allows us to serve our Guests through genuine care and radical hospitality. Joining Snooze means joining a team that disrupts the ordinary. Our menu is built on responsibly sourced ingredients—cage-free eggs, respect for animal welfare, and no added hormones or antibiotics—and bold ideas that energize Snoozers and Guests alike. Our impact goes beyond the plate, we’ve invested over $1M into local communities and created inclusive, vibrant spaces for the neighborhoods we serve. We know that, just like pancakes, our people are better with passion, purpose, and pride. Here, you’ll find more than a job. You’ll find a place to fuel your future, be celebrated for who you are, and help us make mornings brighter, bolder, and better for everyone. Will you join us? What does your role bring to the table?The Junior Brand Designer is an entry-level opportunity for an emerging creative to build their skills while helping shape how Guests and Snoozers experience the Snooze brand. Reporting to the Senior Designer of Brand Creative, this role creates and adapts branded content across social, email, digital media, menus, merchandise, print, restaurant collateral, photography, and other evolving creative needs. Their work will support key business priorities, including driving Guest engagement, promoting menu launches and restaurant openings, strengthening brand consistency, and equipping restaurant and support teams with effective creative materials. Through hands-on experience, feedback, and collaboration with experienced creative leaders, the Junior Designer of Brand Creative will strengthen their creative and technical capabilities while taking on greater ownership as their skills grow. With curiosity, creativity, and attention to detail, this role will help Snooze show up consistently and meaningfully across every touchpoint while contributing to the continued growth of the brand. The Position SpecificsTaking on the role of Junior Brand Designer isn’t just about bacon and pancakes. The responsibilities of this position include: Creative Strategy & Brand:Support in bringing the Snooze brand's visual expression and voice to life across social, digital advertising, email, menus, print, restaurant environments, merchandise, web, and other channels.Apply established Brand Standards consistently while building an understanding of Snooze brand strategy, positioning, and storytelling.Participate in creative brainstorms and contribute ideas for campaigns, menu launches, restaurant openings and other brand initiatives.Stay current on relevant cultural, creative, and design trends and share ideas that help keep Snooze distinctive and relevantSupport the Senior Designer of Brand Creative in maintaining and evolving Brand Standard Guidelines. Content Creation & Design:Design and develop creative assets across Snooze brand activation platforms including email, social, digital media, web, restaurant collateral and print.Support creative development for seasonal campaigns, menu launches, restaurant openings, Snooze Rewards, catering, gift cards, merchandise, and other brand initiatives.Adapt, resize, and version approved creative across channels and formats while protecting the integrity of the original concept.Support menu design, layout, proofing and production.Create and maintain templates that improve consistency and speed across recurring creative needs including digital ads, presentations, brochures, posters and restaurant materials.Prepare production-ready files and work with internal partners and external vendors to ensure creative is executed accurately.Support photography and video projects including pre-production, shoot support, asset organization, image selection and post-production as needed.Perform basic photo editing, retouching and image preparation.Continue developing skills across photography, video, motion and other creative disciplines as opportunities arise. Project, Asset & Workflow Management:Manage assigned projects from creative brief through final production, meeting established timelines and communicating status, risks, and questions.Maintain organized project files and photography, design, and digital asset libraries using established naming, archiving, and workflow standards.Proof creative for accuracy, consistency, and quality before final production or distribution.Collaborate with Brand Marketing, Social, Digital, Operations, People & Culture, vendors, and other partners to execute creative needs accurately.Identify opportunities to make recurring creative work more organized, efficient, and scalable. Other tasks, duties, and responsibilities as assigned to meet Snooze’s business and operational goals and priorities. Is this role the right fit for you?If this is the right role for you, you must possess the following skillsets:A strong eye for typography, layout, composition, color, and visual storytellingAbility to execute within an established creative direction while contributing thoughtful ideasCuriosity to understand both what is being designed and why it mattersOpenness to giving and receiving feedback as part of the creative processExcellent attention to detail and pride in delivering polished, accurate workAbility to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and meet established timelines in a fast-paced environmentClear written and verbal communication skills, including the confidence to ask thoughtful questionsEffective collaboration skills and the ability to build strong cross-functional working relationshipsEagerness to learn new tools, mediums, and ways of workingA solution-oriented mindset and an entrepreneurial spiritExcellent organizational and time management skillsGood judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisionsExtensive computer skills with a high proficiency in Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPointA positive, upbeat and glass-half-full attitude about their workAbility to have fun, dance, and laugh under/during stressful situations (yes, seriously) The Bennie-FitsThis role comes with some sweet perks! See below:Competitive Annual Bonus ProgramSnooze equity program eligibility immediately upon hire or after one year in roleCompetitive Health, Dental, Vision, Pet and Accident Insurance Plans with employer contributionEmployer Paid Short Term Disability and Life insurance benefits401k/Roth 401k PlansSnooze Work Hard, Play Hard Days (Unlimited Time off Program)Five (5) paid sick days within a calendar year (up to 48 hours)Paid Holidays (RSC Holiday Schedule), Birthday and Snooze Anniversary DateSnooze Cell Phone ReimbursementSnooze Meal BenefitsOther benefits including field trips, community engagement, and personal and professional growth Let’s Talk Prerequisites! (Education, Credentials, and Experience)Must be authorized to work in the United StatesBachelor’s degree or higher in a graphic design-related field or other relevant discipline preferred1+ years of related experience in professional creative design experience preferred: relevant internships, freelance work, and exceptional portfolio work may be consideredExperience designing for both digital and print applicationsFamiliarity with Adobe AcrobatExperience with After Effects, Premiere, CapCut, basic web design trends, or videography is a plusRelevant hospitality industry experience preferred Let’s Get Physical (Additional Requirements)Must have the stamina to work 45 to 55 hours per weekMinimal travel requiredHome base is in Denver, CO at the Snooze Restaurant Support Center (3 days a week required in office) The Nitty Gritty DetailsDenver area base salary range: $50,000-$65,000 per yearThe base salary range above represents the low and high end of the Snooze salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to experience, education, training, location, merit system, quantity or quality of production, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel. The range listed is just one component of Snooze’s total compensation package for employees. At Snooze, we encourage Snoozers and Guests to show up as their true, authentic selves – because everyone has a seat at our table. We celebrate individuality and encourage our Snoozers to be their best selves every day. As a result, Snooze is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, it is the policy of Snooze to recognize the essential rights of all applicants and Snoozers as individuals and to recruit, hire and promote the best-qualified person to do a particular job without regard to race, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, or other protected classes. Our only consideration in selecting a person for a job is the person’s ability to perform the job in question. The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by a Snoozer to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship! This description is proprietary and confidential to Snooze HoldCo Inc.