Digital Graphic Designer

Spectrum Brands, Inc; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Brands, Inc. in Wisconsin Madison is seeking a Digital Designer to join the Digital Design Team to create branded digital content for eCommerce, social, online and collateral materials, ensuring timely delivery and quality. The role focuses on branded assets and site graphics while meeting budgets.

You will collaborate across IT, Marketing, Sales, and HR, manage CMS workflows, and help maintain an image library. Hybrid work model with on-site MAC equipment is provided.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Graphic Design and/or Multimedia.
• 3-5 years relevant experience graphic and web/digital design.
• Experience working in groups.
• Thorough knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Applications.
• CMS knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce digital graphics for eComm, social, and collateral.
• Direct .com product pages, banners, and promotional content.
• Collaborate with IT, eCommerce, Marketing, Sales, and HR to generate materials.
• Stay updated on industry standards and best practices for site design and UX.
• Organize and maintain digital image library.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Dreamweaver

Typography

Web design trends

Education

Associates or Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Graphic Design and/or Multimedia

Tools

CMS knowledge

Job description

Division Information

Spectrum Brands’ global enabling functions, including Finance, Legal, IT, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and Commercial Operations, provide enterprise-wide strategy, structure, and common processes to deliver the knowledge and expertise that helps our businesses grow. Enabling functions may operate as a center-led global team, providing a central strategy, structure, and standards; or as business partner teams, with resources embedded within the businesses to deliver business unit-specific results.

Job Summary

This position will work directly with the Digital Design Team, and other members of the DCX team, to create and produce a variety of digital design assets, assuring that in addition to budgets and delivery dates, corporate and professional quality standards are followed. The primary focus of the role will be in developing branded digital design content for eComm, Social, Online, and collateral materials.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Transactional (60%)

Design and execute a variety of digital graphic designs including, but not limited to:

• Direct .com product pages, website banners, responsive promotional pages
• Marketing content (product and landing pages, banners, ads) for retailer websites
• Digital ads, POP (point of purchase), online banner graphics and Merchandising materials
• On-trend social media content (paid media campaigns and organic)
• Digital marketing campaign graphics
• Create world-class optimized content for direct and retailer websites.
• Work within various content management systems to aid in the uploading of content to retailer websites.

Analytical (30%)

• Collaborate with the other departments like IT, eCommerce, Marketing, Sales, Multimedia & Video, HR and Legal etc. to generate sales and marketing materials for customer presentations.
• Achieve service excellence, meet and exceed organizational objectives.

Support (10%)

• Take on additional responsibilities for larger design projects/campaigns
• Provide direction and support to other members of the DCX team.
• Help organize and maintain digital image library and artwork files in our system.
• Stay updated on industry standards and best practices for site design and user experience.

Education and Experience Profile

• Associates or Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Graphic Design and/or Multimedia.
• 3-5 years relevant experience graphic and web/digital design.
• Experience working in groups.
• Thorough knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Applications.
• CMS knowledge.

Required Skills

• Excellent graphic and interactive skills with attention to detail.
• Exceptional talent and working experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver.
• Mid to high level expertise in developing relevant/on-trend social media content.
• Strong presentation development skills in layout and typography.
• Fluency in type, information design, and web design trends.
• Ability to thrive under challenging deadlines.
• Excellent organizational, communication and time management skills.
• Understanding and working knowledge of photography and video and how to apply those to the web.
• Strong ability to work both independently and cooperatively.
• Self-motivated to stay informed and up to date on current/future digital trends.

Work Environment

Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Hybrid role - M/F from home. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday on site. Will be issued a MAC computer (not PC).

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.