Designer, Digital Marketing

CB2; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Fridays

Job summary

CB2 in Chicago, IL is seeking a Designer, Digital Marketing to push creative boundaries across Email and E-commerce Marketing. The role extends to all marketing channels, with opportunities to engage in store openings, photoshoots, and product launches.

The position is on-site in our Chicago office (Mon-Thu) with the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays, offering collaboration with internal teams on campaigns and brand elevating design.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant design experience; retail experience a plus.
• Experience designing for email and understanding of email design best practices.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.
• Strong typography and graphic design skills bridging customer and business needs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present design decisions.
• Strong project management and ability to manage multiple projects to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create elevated email designs that are customer-focused and support strategy.
• Assist Senior Art Director on design, presentation and photography concepts for Email and digital creatives.
• Assist with planning and supporting photography art direction.
• Define and deliver email designs that drive sales and engagement.
• Collaborate with Production Designer on final design executions.
• Collaborate with design leads and external teams to uphold/elevate the brand identity.
• Build cross-functional relationships and interact daily with internal teams on email and other digital marketing initiatives.
• Consistently approach design projects from a user-centered perspective.
• Manage projects while working within schedule requirements.

Skills

Email design

Typography

Graphic design

Communication

Project management

Collaboration

Social media savvy

Motion graphics

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Taxi email

Job description

This Designer has an impeccable eye and a deep passion for design, and to push creative boundaries. While the core focus lies within Email and E-commerce Marketing, the role will also extend across all marketing channels, providing opportunities to engage with store openings, photoshoots, and product launches.

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

A day in the life as a Designer, Digital Marketing...

• Create elevated Email designs that are customer-focused and support the creative/business strategy
• Assist Senior Art Director on design, presentation and photography concepts for Email and digital creative
• Assist in planning and supporting photography art direction
• Define and deliver email designs that drive sales and engagement
• Collaborate with Production Designer on final design executions
• 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 internal teams on email and other digital marketing initiatives, as appropriate
• Consistently approach design projects from a user-centered perspective
• Manage projects while working within schedule requirements
• Direct the Production Designer to make creative edits through buyer review
• Review HTML Proofs (final design/rendering check)
• Manage asset requests

What you'll bring to the table…

• Experience in designing specifically for the email channel and possess a complete understanding of email design best practices
• Strong typography skills
• Extensive knowledge in graphic design with an ability to design solutions that bridge customer and business needs
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to present work with clear rationale behind design decision making
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet all necessary deadlines
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, and ability to collaborate effectively with the digital marketing team on new designs and campaigns
• Social media savvy with an innate interest in modern culture and trends

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

• Must provide a link to portfolio (including password) on resume or provide PDF samples
• 3+ years of relevant experience; retail experience a plus
• Extensive knowledge of graphic design including Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Experience with animation and motion graphics
• Experience with TAXI or other template driven e-mail software preferred