The marketing communications group is responsible for developing breakthrough marketing campaigns that incorporate all communications disciplines. As a Designer working on projects with our Interactive team, you will work in collaboration with other creative and technical disciplines to create considered and elegant customer experiences and communications for the platform and interfaces of .com, Store App, direct marketing emails, and other digital experience & marketing initiatives both online and in retail stores.
The ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills, an impeccable design aesthetic, a demonstrated understanding of designing and leading cross-platform interactive experiences, style guides, systematic design rationale, and an extraordinary attention to detail. This role requires a proven record of graphic design in the digital space, with a particular focus on collaboration, thriving in a group environment and the ability to bring out the best in a team – design, copy, user experience, and development.
Key Qualifications
- Highly proficient in the formal elements of design, including typography, layout, balance, hierarchy, proportion, rhythm, emphasis, and unity.
- Ability to thrive in a challenging, fast-paced, creative workplace and to deliver quality design at a high volume in a tight timeframe. Diligent, flexible, resourceful, independent with a strong work ethic.
- Sketch, Photoshop, and Figma expertise, including intelligently organizing files for design iteration, web production, and print production. After Effects or Principle prototyping skills are a plus.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills across internal teams with the ability to speak to both creative and technical audiences, both in verbal and in written form.
- Passion for nurturing relationships and collaborating in teams to align around a vision.
- Reliable judgment to see when work may be “off track” and collaborate with others to find solutions.
- Ability to create simple prototypes that convey preferred states, motion, and behaviors for interactive concepts.
- Strong understanding of front-end web and mobile development, including HTML, CSS, iOS, and other technologies.
- Ability to distill complex asks into clear, elegant, and focused solutions.
- A minimum of 7-9 years of relevant interactive experience, specializing in visual design for web and mobile.
Description
- Update and maintain.com designs that align to project goals, creative direction, fluid templates.
- Update and maintain retail iOS and HTML global platforms to enhance existing experiences and optimize content ongoing.
- Collaborate with Art Directors, ACDs, and the larger project teams to explore concepts and iterate on design layouts. Anticipate and solve for potential design challenges, as well as existing conditions.
- Contribute to existing design systems libraries and templates for iOS and HTML platforms.
- Prepare for creative reviews by outputting optimized files and presentation materials.
- Design and update original direct marketing email content using existing design systems libraries and internal tools.
- Present persuasively and clearly articulate design rationale for project creative solutions.
- Consult with technical disciplines to ensure designs work within given limitations, and files are prepared with all necessary information to support the design intent.
- Replicate existing processes for file handoff to engineering teams, documentation, and design specs.
- Review final deliverables with an exacting eye, ensuring that layout, images, and typography are flawless.
- Continually seek opportunities to refine design thinking and improve workflows.
Education
BA or BFA in Graphic Design or other related design discipline preferred.
Hours may fluctuate based on project needs.
