Associate Designer, Email

Crate & Barrel; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Crate & Barrel is seeking an Associate Designer, Email to support digital marketing with a focus on Email and SMS. You will deliver brand-elevated designs using typography and photography, ensuring customer-focused email experiences in line with our brand standards.

This on-site role (Mon–Thu in Northbrook, IL) offers Friday remote work. You will collaborate with Sr Art Director and cross-functional teams to execute campaigns and develop best practices for efficient design workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design is required.
• 1+ years experience as production or visual designer preferred.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and web design basics.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative projects for email and SMS channels.
• Collaborate with design leads and external teams to uphold brand identity.
• Build cross-functional relationships and work with multiple internal teams on campaigns.
• Approach design projects with a user-centered perspective.
• Manage projects with schedule constraints and tight turns.
• Contribute to best practices for design workflows.

Skills

Visual design

Typography

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

MovableInk

Light HTML

Motion graphics

Communication skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

MovableInk

Job description

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings joy to the modern home. With a team of more than 8,000 associates spanning 130 store and distribution locations across the U.S. and Canada, we achieve together, drive results and innovate to inspire. Drawn together by a shared passion for our customers and a spirit of fun, we deliver high-quality home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced and bring beauty and function to people's homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is nearly 60 years in the making-and our story is still unfolding.

The Associate Designer will support digital marketing with a focus on Email and SMS. They will deliver compelling, brand elevated designs through typography, design, and photography. Ensure email designs are customer-focused, intuitive and meet all brand standards.

This is an on-site position (Monday through Thursday) based out of our Northbrook, IL office with the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays.

A day in the life as an Associate Designer, Email...

• Execute creative projects for the digital channel under the direction of the Sr Art Director or Art Director. This includes Email and SMS creative
• Collaborate with design leads and external teams to ensure new campaigns are produced at standards that uphold/elevate the company's brand identity
• Build cross-functional relationships and interact daily with multiple internal teams on creative initiatives
• Consistently approach design projects from a user-centered perspective
• Manage projects while working within schedule requirements and quick turn-arounds
• Contribute to the development of best practices and procedures, techniques and tools to optimize efficiency

What you'll bring to the table...

• Strong visual design skills with an ability to execute under the direction of other designers
• Detail oriented, with a keen eye for aesthetic quality and strong sense of typography
• Understanding of relevant software including Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. MovableInk experience is a plus
• Light HTML knowledge is a plus
• Animation/motion graphic skills are a plus
• Strong communication skills - including ability to present work with clear rationale behind design decision making, clear and concise written communication, and good interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational, time management and project management skills - able to manage multiple projects and meet all necessary deadlines
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative cross-functional team environment and partner with business stakeholders and other designers
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptiveness. Ability to problem-solve creatively

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

• Must provide a link to portfolio (including password) on resume or provide PDF samples of recent work including digital marketing campaigns
• 1+ years previous experience as a production designer or visual designer for an agency or in-house creative department
• Bachelor's degree in Design required
• Understanding of relevant Adobe Suite software
• Familiarity with retail industry a plus

Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, will be referred to as "the Company". The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to here and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US.

State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.