Click Rain: Senior Designer

AAF-SD; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

AAF-SD in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is seeking a creative lead to support multiple client teams. You will design websites, produce digital assets, and guide campaigns while collaborating effectively with the team.

Successful candidates should have advanced skills in Adobe CC, experience with digital marketing strategies, and excellent presentation skills. The role requires adherence to brand guidelines while innovating ideas and maintaining high visual standards.

Qualifications

• Advanced ability to use Adobe CC and similar software.
• Proven experience creating design work for marketing campaigns.
• Excellent presentation skills and knowledge of digital marketing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on creative direction across marketing channels.
• Create responsive website mockups and UI.
• Lead cross-discipline strategy and design collaboration.

Skills

Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Figma

Digital marketing

Usability best practices

Front-end development knowledge

Project management systems

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Job description

About This Role

This role will serve as a creative lead as well as support multiple client teams, collaborating on creative direction and executing across relevant mediums and marketing channels. You’ll play a key role in shaping ideas and bringing them to life across digital touchpoints.

You will design websites with a strong understanding of UX best practices, while also producing email templates, simple animations, social media and banner ads, and supporting graphic production and photo editing.

Excellent communication with Director of Creative and other team members on an ongoing basis to receive feedback and ensure deadlines are being met

Guide & produce digital assets such as social media graphics, banner ads, email templates, web designs and more

Present and rationalize design work to clients and meaningfully contribute to client discussions

Lead and assist in execution of art direction on key design projects and production across various digital platforms

Adhere to brand guidelines while fostering out-of-the-box approaches to enhance and expand brand visual identity

Develop responsive website mockups and UI utilizing UX principles

Maintain high visual standards, and a strong attention to detail, client, audience, story, and context.

Initiate collaboration to manage workload and priorities to ensure timely delivery while maintaining excellence across design work.

Innovate and provide new ideas, recommendations, and best practices

Assist with campaign concepting and development of video storyboards

Lead/assist in campaign and creative strategies to address marketing and business objectives, while creating actionable plans and timelines

Assist with the development of accurate and realistic project estimates

Lead and initiate effective, cross-discipline strategy and design collaboration by working closely with cross-functional teams including copywriting, marketing, content, and web development.

Stay current with new innovations, industry, and social media trends.

Required Skills

Advanced ability to use Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD or similar software

Proven experience creating original design work through campaign marketing assets and websites

Excellent presentation skills

Advanced knowledge of digital marketing

Advanced knowledge of usability best practices

Knowledge of on-page SEO strategies and how to implement into design

Knowledge of front-end development in order to communicate with developers

Proven and effective delegation abilities

Working knowledge of information architecture, user experience and usability best practices

Effective and timely communication with the team with ability to provide and receive constructive feedback

Demonstrate problem-solving skills to overcome creative or technical challenges.

Experience with project management systems and workflows

Create simple web and video animations (GIFS, SVGs, Basic Video Ads)

Familiarity with digital, web and print execution and limitations

Experience with photo manipulation and image optimization

Proven experience using and understanding artificial intelligence in the design industry

Company Expectations

Starts being able to lead a client through most business challenges within the scope of the project

Stays calm under pressure and calms those around you

Has mastered the knowledge of proactive & professional communication in every facet of their role

Ability to mentor others to success

Knows what resources are available to problem solve and can effectively use them to find solutions

Models professionalism to all and is able to mentor younger team members in their knowledge

An excellent manager of time - embodies on time and on budget